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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Inside Harness Racing Episode - August 22, 2012


“CATCHING UP WITH 2011 HAMBLETONIAN/ZWEIG WINNER BROAD BAHN”

Inside Harness Racing visits the 2011 champion ahead of this year’s race


NICHOLS, NY – With the 2012 edition of the $700,000 Zweig Memorial Trot scheduled for this Sunday at Vernon Downs, “Inside Harness Racing” hits the road to visit 2011 champion Broad Bahn at Winbak Farm, where he has completed his first year at stud.

The Broad Bahn story, plus a full preview of Sunday’s 6th Annual Drivers’ Championship, airs today (Wednesday) at 6:00 PM and again at 10:30 PM on Time Warner Cable Sports throughout Upstate New York. It’ll also be replayed Saturday at 11:00 AM. The show can also be seen each week on HPI TV in Canada. Viewers can also watch this episode online at the Tioga Downs and Vernon Downs YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/tiogadowns).

This week’s show also looks back at the New York Sire Stakes for 2-year-old pacing colts at Tioga Downs and the emergence of Doctor Butch as the Empire State’s divisional leader.

Plus, get to know Vernon Downs horseman Rick Plano, who recently recorded his 6,000th career driving victory.