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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Tgdn5/8, VD7/8 - WHAT A DREAM IT WAS AT TIOGA DOWNS

"Inside Harness Racing” recaps Dreamfair Eternal’s second Artiscape win
NICHOLS, NY – Eight-year-old pacing mare Dreamfair Eternal broke her own track record in capturing her second Artiscape Open Mare Pace over the weekend at Tioga Downs.

The historic win is chronicled on this week’s episode of “Inside Harness Racing.” The program airs at a special time of 9:00 PM with a repeat at 10:30 PM on Time Warner Cable Sports throughout Upstate New York. The show can also be seen each week on HPI TV in Canada. Viewers can also watch every episode online at the Tioga Downs and Vernon Downs YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/tiogadowns).

“This is such a great mare,” said winning driver Jody Jamieson. “It doesn’t usually matter where she draws, she always gives 100%. She’s just an amazing mare and I can’t say enough about her.”

Also at Tioga Downs, a three-horse photo finish determined the winner of this year’s Bettor’s Delight Open Pace. Clear Vision “out-nosed” stablemate Foiled Again and defending champion Bettor Sweet to score the win.

At Vernon Downs, Archangel continued his march towards the Hambletonian with a powerful win in the rich final of the Empire Breeders Classic while For A Dancer maintained her position as the Queen of New York’s female trotters with a win in the EBC Filly final.

Plus, two-time O’Brien Award winner Mark MacDonald discusses his move to New York and his comeback one year later after a horrific racing accident.

“Inside Harness Racing” will return with brand new episodes June 27.