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This Month in Harness Racing History: May 2007

May 1, 1988 – Mack Lobell wins the Invitational trot in 1:57 at the Meadows in Pennsylvania.

May 2, 1988 – Kingwood Tog, Jack Des Rivieres, and H F Elaine finish in a triple dead heat to win at Hippodrome Trois Rivieres.

May 3, 1996 – Riyadh wins a leg of the Graduate Series in 1:53.4 at Foxboro Park in Massachusetts.

May 4, 1948 – Hall of Fame driver Bill O’Donnell is born in Springhill, Nova Scotia.

May 5, 1849 – Hambletonian, the most important American Standardbred sire in history and the horse for which harness racing’s top race for trotters is named, is born.

May 6, 2000 – Dragon Again wins the McLoone Cup in 1:51.3 at Freehold Raceway in New Jersey.

May 7, 2002 – Jeff Gregory reaches win No. 3,000 by driving Mack Mcgwire to victory at Freehold Raceway in New Jersey.

May 8, 1993 – Presidential Ball wins the Miller Memorial at Rosecroft Raceway in Maryland.

May 9, 2001 – Cam Fella, who was Horse of the Year in 1982 and 1983, dies at the Kentucky Horse Park.

May 10, 1998 – Ultimate Falcon sets the world record for pacing horses on a larger than one-mile track, winning in 1:47.4 at Colonial Downs in Virginia.

May 11, 1996 – Ball And Chain wins the Graduate in 1:52.2 at the Meadowlands Racetrack in New Jersey and becomes the only back-to-back winner in the race’s history.

May 12, 1990 – Jake And Elwood wins the Windy City Pace in 1:57.2 at Maywood Park in Illinois.

May 13, 1980 – Fulla Promise, Quite Guy, and Ron finish in a dead heat for win at Pocono Downs in Pennsylvania.

May 13, 1989 – Jaguar Spur wins the George Morton Levy final in 1:55.2 at Yonkers Raceway in New York

May 14, 1979 – Cam Fella, the Horse of the Year in 1982 and 1983, is born. May 14, 1988 – Wealthy Skipper wins the Windy City Pace in 1:55 at Maywood Park in Illinois.

May 15, 1998 – B Cor Pete wins the first Arthur J. Cutler Memorial in 1:53.2 at the Meadowlands Racetrack in New Jersey.

May 16, 1992 – Shady Daisy equals the world record for 4-year-old mares pacing on a five-eighths of a mile track by winning in 1:52.2 at Scioto Downs in Ohio.

May 17, 1961 – Western Fair Raceway opens in London, Ontario.

May 18, 1986 – Turola Hanover equals the world record for female pacers on a five-eighths of a mile track by winning in 1:54 at Northlands Park in Edmonton, Alberta.

May 19, 1995 – She's A Great Lady wins the Scarlett O'Hara in 1:54 at Scioto Downs.

May 19, 1877 – Goldsmith Maid celebrates her 20th birthday by trotting 2:14½, just half a second off her world record performance set three years early.

May 20, 1950 – Yonkers Raceway achieves $1 million in handle, a first in harness racing.

May 20, 2000 – Western Ideal wins the richest Graduate ($325,000) in a then stakes-record 1:48.3 at the Meadowlands.

May 22, 1977 – Town Drunk sets the record for 4-year-old geldings on a five-eighths of a mile track by pacing 1:56.1 at Brandywine Raceway in Delaware.

May 23, 1936 – Hall of Fame driver Carmine Abbatiello, the winner of 7,170 races and $50 million in purses, is born in Staten Island, New York.

May 24, 1987 – Driver Herve Filion reaches win No. 10,000 during the Westchester County Fair at Yonkers Raceway.

May 25, 1998 – Galleria wins the Miss New Jersey in a stakes record 1:50.1 at the Meadowlands in New Jersey.

May 26, 1984 – Hobo Willy sets the world record for geldings pacing on a mile track by winning in 1:53 at the Meadowlands.

May 27, 1990 – Mack Lobell wins his second Elitlopp at Solvalla, Sweden.

May 28, 1947 – Hall of Fame trainer-driver Ray Remmen, who conditioned 1990 Horse of the Year Beach Towel, is born in Canada.

May 28, 1989 – Au Crombie wins the Battle of Brandywine in 1:55.4 at Brandywine Raceway.

May 29, 1979 – Roses Are Red wins the first Mistletoe Shalee in 2:01.3 at the Meadowlands Racetrack in New Jersey.

May 29, 1988 – Mack Lobell wins the Elitlopp at Solvalla, Sweden.

May 30, 2001 – Brett Miller wins seven consecutive races at Northfield Park in Ohio.

May 31, 1977 – Rosemary wins the first Merrie Annabelle in 2:04.3 at the Meadowlands.

May 31, 1998 – Moni Maker sets the world record for female trotters on a five-eighths of a mile track, winning the Elitlopp in 1:53.3 at Solvalla, Sweden.