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This Month in Harness History: NOVEMBER 2008

November 1, 1996 – Michelle's Jackpot wins the Three Diamonds in 1:54.4 at Garden State Park in New Jersey.

November 2, 1990 – Peace Corps sets the world record for female trotters on a five-eighths track by winning the Breeders Crown for mare trotters in 1:54.2 at Pompano Park in Florida.

November 10, 1969 – Dover Downs in Delaware opens.

November 11, 1884 – Maud S. trots a world record 2:09-1/4 at Lexington.

November 11, 1994 – Camourous sets the world record for female pacers on a five-eighths track by winning in 1:52 at the Meadows near Pittsburgh.

November 12, 1994 – Village Jiffy wins the William Haughton Memorial in 1:54.2 at Yonkers Raceway in New York.

November 13, 1987 – Mack Lobell sets the world record for trotting on a five-eighths track by winning the Breeders Crown in 1:54.1 at Pompano Park in Florida.

November 14, 1998 – Badlands Hanover sets the world record for 2-year-old pacers by winning the Breeders Crown in 1:50 at Colonial Downs in Virginia.

November 15, 1987 – Gentle Stroke sets the world record for older gelding trotters on a five-eighths track by winning in 1:56.3 at Pompano Park.

November 16, 1996 – Riyadh sets the world record for pacing on a five-eighths track by winning in 1:49.1 at Dover Downs in Delaware.

November 16, 2001 – Stephane Bouchard wins nine races at Yonkers Raceway.