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Corinthian tops freshmen with 80 yearlings in catalog


Frankie Brothers gone from track, but not from horses


Keeneland September auction searching for stability


Back to dirt at the Fairplex Park bullring


Keeneland vice president Wilkinson announces retirement


Midshipman retired at age 4


Evangeline Training Center has big role in 'Secretariat' film


Majesticperfection retired following surgery

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Featured Horse Profile: Boys At Tosconova
Boys At Tosconova moved to the head of the 2-year-old class with a professional score in the Hopeful.

Countdown to the Cup: The Road Keeps Going
Quality Road is back on track on the Classic trail following his Woodward victory.

Run to Victory Sires First Winner
Stakes-placed Run to Victory came through with his initial winner when his son Victor Man won at Northlands Park Sept. 6 in his first start.

Ruler's Court Sires First Winner
The first winner by grade II winner Ruler's Court won by seven lengths Sept. 4 at Evangeline Downs in his first start.

Majesticperfection Retired From Racing
Padua Stables' grade I winner Majesticperfection, who suffered a condylar fracture in his right foreleg during a workout at Saratoga Sept. 5, has been retired from racing after undergoing surgery.

Featured Horse Profile: Quality Road
Woodward winner Quality Road will make his next start in the Breeders' Cup Classic.

Ellis Park Reports Solid Numbers for Meet
Unlike 2009, when purses and live racing days were cut, Ellis Park reported solid numbers for its 27-day meet that ended Sept. 6.

Keeneland VP Wilkinson Announces Retirement
Saying the "timing was right" for the change, he plans to pursue other interests such as teaching and consulting.

KY Panel Approves Out-of-Competition Testing
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, operating on a tight schedule, approved a regulation Sept. 7 governing out-of-competition equine drug testing with plans to have it in place in advance of the Nov. 5-6 Breeders' Cup.

Trail Talk: Sept. 7, 2010
Evan Hammonds recaps some of the performances from the weekend, including Quality Road, Boys At Tosconova, Tell A Kelly, and more.

Champion Midshipman Retired
Midshipman, champion 2-year-old male of 2008 and winner of that year's Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I), has been retired from racing and will stand his first season at Sheikh Mohammed's Darley near Lexington.

Terms Given for Santa Anita Surface Waiver
The California Horse Racing Board said Sept. 7 it is working with Santa Anita Park management and horsemen on a waiver for the MI Developments-owned racetrack to replace its synthetic surface with dirt.

Bonuses Tied to Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
MI Developments announced Sept. 7 the Black-Eyed Susan 2.2, a bonus program similar to its Preakness 5.5 bonus unveiled in last August.

Saratoga Diary: Kiss Goodbye
Hopeful Stakes winner leaves three opponents hopeless.

Saratoga Diary: Bridle Wear
Free tee-shirts inflate racecourse attendance as wedding bells ring at the polo grounds.

Blame Works for JC Gold Cup
Blame turns in his first work at Keeneland since his victory in the Whitney Handicap.

Monmouth Park Meet Enjoys Record Gains
Reduced racing days results in record gains at Monmouth Park's "elite summer meet."

Saratoga Meet Declared a Success
Handle and attendance decline at Saratoga but surpass projections and industry trends.

Gotta Have Her Wins Duel for Palomar Repeat
Even-money choice Gotta Have Her survived a stretch-long duel with the outsider Go Forth North to score a repeat victory by a neck in the Palomar Handicap (gr. IIT) on the Del Mar turf Sept. 6.

Keertana Squeezes Through in Glens Falls
Keertana, squeezing through at the hedge, quickly separated herself from the rest of the Glens Falls Handicap field to register a 3 1/4-length win in the final stakes race of the 2010 Saratoga meet Sept. 6.

Thiskyhasnolimit captures Smarty Jones Stakes
Jamie Theriot scores Labor Day double with Thiskyhasnolimit in the Smarty Jones Stakes and Chamberlain Bridge in the Monster Turf Handicap.

Dade Babe Kisses Pucker Up Rivals Goodbye
In her stakes debut, Dade Babe sped away from her rivals on the first turn and was never caught, winning the $100,000 Pucker Up Stakes (gr. IIIT) on the Arlington Park turf by 3 3/4 lengths Sept. 6.

Boys At Tosconova Shows Class in Hopeful
Odds-on choice Boys At Tosconova, under a hand ride from jockey Ramon Dominguez, showed his class with a measured win in the $250,000 Three Chimneys Hopeful Stakes (gr. I) on closing day at Saratoga Sept. 6.

27 Horses Killed in West Virginia Barn Fire
An early morning fire on Labor Day killed at least 27 horses stabled at three barns located across from Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in Ranson, W.Va.

English Champion Dar Re Mi Retired
Dar Re Mi, a 2009 English champion and a group I winner in Dubai this year, has been retired from racing because of minor problems

Leading Sprinter Majesticperfection Injured
Leading sprinter Majesticperfection suffered a condylar fracture in his right foreleg during a workout Sept. 6, according to Daily Racing Form.

Turf Writer Summers Dies at Age 66
Bob Summers, a veteran turf writer and handicapper for the Buffalo (New York) News, died Sept. 4 at age 66.

R Heat Lightning Strikes in Spinaway
R Heat Lightning collared the speedy Alienation at the sixteenth pole and sped away to a decisive victory in the $250,000 Spinaway Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Sept. 5.

'Candy Leaves Trouble Behind in Del Mar Derby
Undefeated Twirling Candy, as expected, easily won the $300,000 Del Mar Derby (gr. IIT) as the 1-5 favorite, but his backstretch antics in the Sept. 5 turf event caused some controversy.

Get Serious Takes It to Red Bank Foes Again
An ultra-game Get Serious was at it again at Monmouth Park Sept. 5, holding off the charging Nownownow by a neck for a repeat win the $197,500 Red Bank Stakes (gr. IIIT) on the turf before a crowd of 16,017.

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Grooms anxiously awaiting The Caretaker's Classics
They?re ready and champing on the bit. The caretakers, that is.

Holiday Road to skip Canadian Trotting Classic
Things are getting bumpy on the Holiday Road. The 3-year-old trotting colt, who went off stride and finished last in the Hambletonian on August 7 after wins in the Historic-Dickerson Cup and a division of the Stanley Dancer Memorial at the Meadowlands, was not entered in the Canadian Trotting Classic.

Flex The Muscle installed as 4-5 pick in $80,000 Charles I. Smith
Flex The Muscle has been installed as the 4-5 morning line favorite in the $80,000 Charles I. Smith Trot on Friday at Freehold Raceway.

Isle Pompano?s 47th season: a popular winter choice
When the call went out for stall applications from The Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park for the 2010-2011 season, Director of Racing Operations John Yinger wasn't quite sure what to expect.

Won The West moves up in poll
Won The West?s win in the Canadian Pacing Derby helped the older pacer move up to the No. 7 spot in this week?s Top 10, but little else changed.

Marie Hill Youth Writing Contest winners announced
With a total of 23 entries from around the country, this year?s Marie Hill Writing Contest was among the best in recent memory.

Labor Day highlights from Plainridge
Although the winners of the Beckwith Memorial and the Stanley Bergstein Pace grabbed the spotlight at Plainridge on Labor Day, there was plenty else to cheer about.

See You At Peelers headlines NYSS action at Batavia
The unbeaten freshman filly pacing sensation See You At Peelers puts her eight-race winning streak on the line when she takes on seven other rivals in a $44,820 New York Sires stakes event on Wednesday at Batavia Downs Casino.

A new Italian trotting star is born
The European Grand Circuit race Campionato Europeo, at the track in Cesena, was won by the unknown Looney Tunes, driven by Mark Esper and trained by Holger Ehlert.

Plainridge's Marsland wins Billings leg
The Billings series made their stop at Plainridge Racecourse on Labor Day, but to everyone's surprise the out of town favorites weren't able to get the job done.

Signature Series highlights Van Wert card
The Van Wert County Fair at Van Wert, Ohio held its third session of harness racing on Monday night.

Costa Rica takes C$239,786 Simcoe Stakes division
The Jimmy Takter trainee Costa Rica survived a first-over trip for driver Ron Pierce to capture the C$239,786 Simcoe Stakes for 3-year-old trotting fillies on Monday at Mohawk Racetrack.

One More Laugh sets stakes record in Cane Pace
One More Laugh withstood an early challenge from Delmarvalous and rolled to a wire-to-wire 1:50.3 stakes and track-record win in Monday?s $300,000 Cane Pace at Freehold Raceway.

D.T. Sumner wins the Beckwith, Hartmann and Pasquantonio
Bert Beckwith could not have picked a more beautiful day for his memorial race, because the sky was a bright blue, the weather was picture perfect and Plainridge Racecourse was packed as the day belonged to D.T. Sumner.

Anndrovette leads NYSS winners at Vernon
The nifty filly Anndrovette continued her winning ways with a career-best 1:52.1 performance in the opening division of Labor Day?s $146,073 New York Sires Stakes headliner for 3-year-old pacing distaffers at Vernon Downs.

Racing Roundup: Bad Rusty upsets in Harrington Open
Bad Rusty utilized his customary late charge to prevail in the $20,000 Open at Harrington Raceway on Monday.

Victory Is Coming defeats Jesse's Messenger in Scioto stake
Victory Is Coming beat reigning Ohio Horse of the Year Jesse?s Messenger in the $36,000 Ohio Sires Stakes for sophomore filly trotters at Scioto Downs on Monday afternoon.

Sophomores in action in Stoneboro
The Great Stoneboro Fair in Mercer County, Pennsylvania hosted 16 stakes events for sophomores on their annual Labor Day card.

Post-PaSS Championships notes
Here are some notes after this past weekend's Pennsylvania Sire Stakes Championships.

Two-year-old PASS finals held at Chester
The 2010 stakes season at Harrah's Chester came to its conclusion on Sunday, with four $200,000 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes finals highlighting the Labor Day Eve card.

Rockincam wins another stake at The Red Mile
Rockincam improved to six-for-six lifetime as he scorched around the red clay oval in a lifetime best 1:50 in winning the lone $30,000 KYSS leg for 3-year-old colt pacers.

PA Fair Report: Stoneboro
The Great Stoneboro Fairgrounds opened its two-day harness racing meet in Mercer County, Pennsylvania on Sunday with 17 stakes events for freshmen.

Adielsson has big weekend in Europe
The top Swedish driver Erik Adielsson came close to winning two trotting derbys this weekend, but had to settle for one win and a second.

Put On A Show delivers as expected in Simcoe Stakes
With the Fan Hanover Stakes winner Western Silk scratched from the event, it was the lone millionaire in the field, Put On A Show, taking home the C$235,786 Simcoe Stakes on Sunday at Mohawk Racetrack.

Racing Roundup: Petes Elect A captures Sunday Tioga feature
It was a thrilling finish in the top test for Open pacers on Sunday afternoon at Tioga Downs with seven horses on the wire separated by just a length, but Petes Elect A had his nose on the wire first.

Centaur receives one month extension
Centaur, Inc., which had sought a two-year extension of its license to build a harness racetrack in western Pennsylvania from the Pennsylvania Harness Racing Commission, received instead a one month extension to secure at least one bona fide written offer for the license.

Sights & Sounds from the Metro Pace
With this year's edition of the Metro Pace now over, the Woodbine Entertainment Group has provided a short video of the sights and sounds from this year's event.

Scioto ceremony to honor Justin Hall
Prior to the start of the Labor Day afternoon racing program at Scioto Downs, there will be a brief ceremony to pay tribute to Ohio horseman Justin Hall.

Legends are big Plainridge attraction
The legends driving series on Monday's Labor Day card at Plainridge Racecourse is always a big attraction.

Joey The Czar sets new track record at Batavia
Joey The Czar set a new track record for a sophomore pacer when he scored in 1:52.1 in a New York Sire Stakes race on Saturday.

Ready Cash flops again in France
Ready Cash was destined to be the next top French international trotter, but in the Criterium des 5 Ans at Vincennes on Saturday afternoon, he went off stride and was disqualified.

Mystician pulls off upset in C$1 million Metro Pace
Mystician exploded in mid-stretch to pull off a 29-1 shocker in the C$1 million Metro Pace, the richest harness race on the continent for 2-year-olds, on Saturday at Mohawk.

Won The West conquers Canadian Pacing Derby
Won The West powered his way to victory in the historic C$780,000 Canadian Pacing Derby on Saturday over a rain-soaked Mohawk oval.

Idyllic upsets stablemate Pretty Katherine in C$688,000 She's A Great Lady
The Casie Coleman trainees, Idyllic and Pretty Katherine, finished 1-2 in the C$688,000 She's A Great Lady final for 2-year-old pacing fillies on Saturday night at Mohawk.

Muscle Massive jogs in Simcoe Stakes
Muscle Massive easily wired six rivals while winning the first C$127,947 division of the Simcoe Stakes on Saturday at Mohawk.

Tom?s Ok Lady ties her Northfield record in Scarlet And Gray
Northfield Park hosted the Scarlet And Gray Stakes for veteran Ohio-breds on Saturday night.

Freshman colt pacers in NYSS action at Tioga
Roadside Delight was looking for his third New York Sire Stakes victory in a row on Saturday night at Tioga Downs.

Dancinwiththestarz wins second straight PASS championship
World champion Dancinwiththestarz enhanced her status as Pennsylvania?s best pacing filly on Saturday as she captured her second straight PA Sires Stakes championship at The Meadows Racetrack & Casino.

Joe De Fino wins $108,300 Babic Memorial Pace
Joe De Fino moved first-over at the half-mile mark and held off a stretch challenge from Howard?s Rock to win the $108,300 Lou Babic Memorial Pace on Saturday at Freehold.

Racing Roundup: Gray and Switzer dominate Saturday's card at Scarborough
Shawn Gray and Kevin Switzer engineered five-win performances, claiming victory in 10 of the day?s 13 races.

Mae Jean Allen recuperating after fall
Mae Jean Allen, widow of the late trainer/driver Carl Allen, is recuperating from surgery for a broken leg suffered last week in her home.

NY County Fair finals contested at Batavia
The start of Labor Day weekend at Batavia Downs Casino featured four New York County Fair finals for 2- and 3-year-old pacers and trotters, worth $8,000 each.

Mach Dreamer extends streak in winning OSS Gold Final
Mach Dreamer came storming from off the pace to capture Friday night?s C$130,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Final for 3-year-old colt pacers.

Trio of Champlain Stakes contested at Mohawk
A trio of C$103,673 Champlain Stakes took place Friday night at Mohawk Racetrack for 2-year-old trotting colts.

NYSS for 3-year-old filly trotters highlight Tioga?s Friday program
Tuesdays With Mom turned in a sparkling performance on Friday night at Tioga Downs in the final division of the New York Sire Stakes for 3-year-old filly trotters.

Sophs displayed in NYSS Armand Palatucci Trot
The week's downstate New York Sire Stakes agenda concluded Friday night, with Yonkers Raceway hosting the $282,548 Armand Palatucci Trot for 3-year-old colts and geldings.

Perfect Photo sweeps The Stallion Series
Perfect Photo swept The Stallion Series, winning the $40,000 championship final for sophomore trotting fillies on Friday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.

Chapter Seven sets record in winning NJSS championship
Chapter Seven dominated a field of 2-year-old trotting colts to win the $100,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes championship in a record-setting 1:57.2 on Friday at Freehold Raceway.

BG's Folly scratched from Cane Pace
BG?s Folly, who drew post eight for the 56th Cane Pace Final on Labor Day at Freehold Raceway, was declared out this morning due to sickness.

Racing Roundup: Palazzo Princess upsets in Meadows F&M Preferred
Palazzo Princess rallied wide through the stretch and scored a 10-1 upset in Friday?s $22,500 Filly & Mare Preferred Handicap Pace at The Meadows.

Racing continues at Van Wert Fair
The Van Wert County Fair at Van Wert, Ohio hosted another nine-race program during its second session of racing on Friday night.

Shark Gesture looking to repeat in 'Derby'
Shark Gesture will be looking to defend his Canadian Pacing Derby title from post eight.

Vogel to wait for auction to buy Rosecroft
Mark Vogel, the Maryland developer who once owned Rosecroft Raceway and would like to own it again, says he now will wait for the property to go on auction, and feels confident he will be able to buy it then.

Major computer play tops agenda for Simulcast Conference
The 18th annual International Simulcast Conference in Clearwater Beach, Fla. will feature discussion among representatives of some of the North American pari-mutuel industry?s largest computer players.

Forward, Piroski and Wallis suspended by ORC
The suspensions and fines are a result of an investigation into allegations that certain licensees racing at Windsor Raceway were conspiring to affect the outcome of horse races.

Post positions drawn for Beckwith
Post positions for the 15th edition of the Bert Beckwith Memorial Pace were drawn Thursday at Plainridge Racecourse.

Top Jug Contenders - Week #3
Here are the Top 10 contenders for the 65th Little Brown Jug, as ranked by Assistant Publicity Director Jay Wolf.

Fast pacing colts at Batavia on Saturday
A field of 22 3-year-old New York bred colt and gelding pacers will square off in three divisions, worth a total of $149,076 in New York Sire Stakes purse money.

Freshmen make final push for Super Night at The Red Mile
Kentucky-sired freshmen were the main attraction on the Thursday night card at The Red Mile.

Pair of track records posted on Thursday at Vernon
Southwind Wasabi and Dejarmbro each crafted track record performances during Thursday night?s 10-race program at Vernon Downs.

Jimmy Marohn repeats in Godfather Pace
Monticello Raceway?s Godfather Pace was won for the second consecutive season by Jimmy Marohn.

Racing Roundup: Ubetterthink Think scores in Mares Open at Saratoga
UBetterthink Think made her return to Saratoga a winning one on Thursday as the classy Mark Ford trainee won her second Fillies and Mares Open of the season at the Spa.

Racing begins at Van Wert Fair
A nine-race card tipped off the Van Wert County Fair at Van Wert, Ohio on Thursday evening.

Rookie trotting fillies dazzle in Champlain Stakes
Crys Dream, Global Desire and Martiniontherocks were all victorious in their respective Champlain Stakes divisions for 2-year-old filly trotters over a track rated as good on Thursday night at Mohawk Racetrack.

Iza Bella sets track record at Scarborough Downs
The summer of speed has hit homeric proportions at Scarborough Downs, as track record after track record continues to tumble at the Seaside Oval.

One More Laugh favored in $300,000 Cane Pace final at Freehold
One More Laugh drew the rail and is the morning line favorite at 2-1 in the 56th edition of the Cane Pace to be held at Freehold Raceway on Labor Day.

Tioga adds live race day on September 8
Tioga Downs, in conjunction with the Southern Tier Harness Horsemen?s Association, have added a live race day to the 2010 schedule on Wednesday, September 8, with a 1:30 p.m. post time.

Stallion Series Championships set for Friday at Pocono
Four champions of the 2010 Stallion Series will be crowned Friday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.

$80,000 Charles I. Smith Final will feature six
Six colts are scheduled to go postward in the $80,000 Charles I. Smith Trot on Friday, September 10, at Freehold Raceway.

Championship Day at The Meadows: More than $1 million in purses
When The Meadows Racetrack & Casino hosts the ?$1 Million Pennsylvania Harness Championships? on Saturday, September 4, more than $1 million in purses will be on the line, but the card also will boast a line-up of compelling stars and sagas.

Young horses with potential top Blooded Horse Summer Sale
The 2-year-old trotting filly Evening Escort topped the Blooded Horse Sale at $16,500.

Jug to be limited to 24 starters beginning in 2012
Starting in 2012, for the 67th Little Brown Jug, the maximum number of starters will be 24.

KD Nicol has been trotting against the odds
It?s safe to say that the homebred trotter KD Nicol has been an overachiever at this Cal-Expo meet, much to the delight of his owner/driver/trainer Keith Willey.

Jezzy sets Monticello track record and remains undefeated
The daughter of Credit Winner jogged to yet another easy victory in winning her division of the $160,000 New York Sire Stakes for freshman trotting fillies at Monticello Raceway.

Racing Roundup: Sedona Canyon takes Wednesday Open at Harrington
Sedona Canyon earned his first career win at Harrington Raceway on Wednesday with a 1:57 triumph in the $20,000 Open Trot.

Straight Character sets all-age mark at Wattsburg
The Erie County Fair in Wattsburg, Pennsylvania wrapped up its two-day meet on Wednesday with a new all-age track record and several other stellar performances.

Pilgrims Truffles trots to NJSS championship
Pilgrims Truffles, a daughter of Chocolatier-Glide Chip, won the biggest race of her young career with a 2:00.2 victory in the $100,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Premium Division championship final for 2-year-old trotting fillies Wednesday (Sept. 1) at Freehold Raceway.

One More Laugh ready for Cane Pace
Meadowlands Pace champion One More Laugh will tackle a field of eight in the Cane Pace on Labor Day.

Scarlet and Gray stakes featured on Northfield's richest night of 2010
Saturday will be Northfield?s richest night of racing in 2010, with $260,000 in purses on the 14-race card.

Buck I St Pat named August's Horse of the Month
Buck I St Pat, who captured the Perretti Farms Matchmaker and the Maxie Lee Memorial during the month of August, has been named Horse of the Month by the United States Trotting Association.

County Fair Finals Friday at Batavia
The Batavia Downs Casino stakes season goes into overdrive beginning on Friday night.

Vintage Master scratched from Canadian Pacing Derby
Vintage Master, who was scheduled to compete in this Saturday's C$780,000 Canadian Pacing Derby at Mohawk Racetrack, has been withdrawn after spiking a fever.

World record performance and Beauty Contest highlight ?Inside Harness Racing?
Temple Of Doom?s world record performance and Lucky Chucky?s win in the Zweig Memorial Trot highlight the newest episode of ?Inside Harness Racing at Tioga Downs and Vernon Downs.?

Karen Isbell looking to make some history
Karen Isbell is looking to put herself into the record books at Cal-Expo on Friday night, as she attempts to add a harness winner?s circle picture to the ones she already has for guiding Thoroughbreds, Arabians, Quarter Horses and Mules to victory.

Special Sunday card this weekend at Mohawk
Racing fans are reminded that Mohawk Racetrack will host a special Sunday program of racing this weekend with first post scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

Big cheering section expected for Big Jim this Saturday
Longtime horse owner Jim Carr has a million reasons to be excited about this coming Saturday night as his colt, Big Jim, will headline the C$1 million Metro Pace at Mohawk Racetrack.

Yacht King leads NYSS Late Closer winners at Saratoga
The 2-year-old pacing colts were featured at Saratoga Gaming and Raceway on Tuesday as part of the New York Sire Stakes Late Closers.

Beckwith eliminations held at Plainridge
This coming Monday, the 11th running of the Bert Beckwith Memorial Pace will take place at Plainridge Racecourse.

PA Fair Report: Indiana and Wattsburg
A total of 23 stakes -- all for freshmen -- were held at two venues in Pennsylvania on Tuesday.

City Delight in a record stakes win at the Hilltop
August may be done, but the state-breds' stay continues: Tuesday night, Yonkers Raceway offered up the $236,456 Frank Becerra Pace for 2-year-old fillies. Four divisions, at $59,614 a pop, went postward.

Racing Roundup: Don't Know Chip knows how to win at Pocono
Don?t Know Chip, driven by Tyler Buter, won the $24,000 Open Handicap trot at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs on Tuesday night.

Monticello seeking pacers for Little Grey Jug
Calling all greys -- that?s what Monticello Raceway?s Director of racing Eric Warner is doing now. He?s seeking grey-colored horses for the track's annual Little Grey Jug.

Power-packed Metro Pace card at Mohawk
Many of North America?s best trotters and pacers will assemble at Mohawk Racetrack this Saturday night.

Tioga helps local girls with Horseplay Car Giveaway donations
Tioga Downs, along with its fans, horsemen and employees, just finished up the charity for the month of August for the 2010 Horseplay Car Giveaway for Chloe Mulcahy and Aliesya Abrams.

CHRB terminates license of Christopher Lefebvre
The California Horse Racing Board terminated the temporary occupational license of harness trainer Christopher Lefebvre.

Harness exhibit on display at Batavia Downs
It?s a tribute to the men and women who flirted with harness racing immortality, and the Harness Racing Hall of Fame exhibit will be on display this weekend at Batavia Downs Casino.

Little movement in this week's Top 10 Poll
There was little activity from Top 10 horses last week, and not surprisingly, little movement in the poll.

Second New Jersey Gaming Summit set for September 10
The second New Jersey Gaming Summit will be held September 10 at Meadowlands Racetrack's Pegasus restaurant.

The Caretakers Classic set for Sept. 8-9 at Monticello
The Mighty M will present the Caretakers Classic and a race on each date will see the horses driven by caretakers from the track's backstretch.

In this case, experience does count
Two veterans combined to win the final race at Cal-Expo last Thursday night as 58-year-old Jim ?Chip? Lackey guided the 10-year-pacer Fearless Sahbra to a coast-to-coast score.

Anndrovette's track record leads NYSS Rye Pace
New York Sire Stakes action continued Monday night, with Yonkers Raceway hosting the $276,912 Rye Pace for 3-year-old fillies.

PA Fair Report: Indiana
Sixteen stake races were carded on opening day at the Indiana County Fairgrounds in Indiana, Pennsylvania.

Grand Circuit Report: Week of August 29, 2010
Here is the weekly report from The Grand Circuit.

Pitchfork Diaries Part 22: Oh, baby!
On Wednesday night, we got to see She's Game someplace she had never been before - the winner's circle. Hopefully, it will be the first of many visits.

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