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This Month In Harness Racing History:

October 2006

October 1, 1980 – Niatross sets the pacing world record of 1:49.1 in a time trial at the Red Mile.

October 1, 1994 – Jim Morand drives two horses that finish in dead heats for wins at Rosecroft Raceway in Maryland.

October 2, 1982 – Fan Hanover sets the world record for female pacers by finishing a time trial in 1:50.4 at the Red Mile in Lexington.

October 3, 1884 – Johnston takes nearly four seconds off the pacing world record, finishing in 2:06¼ at Chicago, and becomes the first pacer to eclipse 2:10.

October 3, 1938 – Rosalind trots 1:56¾ in a time trial at the Red Mile, setting a record for female trotters that would stand until the mid-1970s.

October 3, 1969 – Lindy's Pride wins the Kentucky Futurity in straight heats at the Red Mile to complete a sweep of the trotting Triple Crown races.

October 4, 1960 – Adios Butler sets the pacing world record of 1:54.3 in a time trial at the Red Mile.

October 5, 1980 – Classical Way sets the trotting world record for fillies and mares by finishing a time trial in 1:55.2 at the Red Mile.

October 5, 1984 – Workaholic wins the first Breeders Crown race, taking the two-year-old colt trot in 1:57.1 at the Red Mile.

October 6, 1955 – Scott Frost wins the Kentucky Futurity at the Red Mile to claim the inaugural trotting Triple Crown series.

October 6, 1972 – Super Bowl wins the Kentucky Futurity on a flat tire to finish a sweep of the trotting Triple Crown. October 6, 2000 – Moni Maker and Hall of Fame jockey Julie Krone set the world record for trotting under saddle, a 1:54.1 mile at the Red Mile.

October 7, 1966 – Bret Hanover lowers his pacing world record to 1:53.3 at the Red Mile.

October 8, 1976 – Keystone Pioneer sets the world record for females trotting on a five-eighths of a mile track by winning in 1:58.1 at Liberty Bell Park in Philadelphia.

October 9, 1883 – Johnston sets the pacing world record of 2:10 at Chicago.

October 9, 1964 – Ayres wins the Kentucky Futurity in straight heats to complete a trotting Triple Crown sweep.

October 10, 1980 – Fan Hanover sets the world record for two-year-old fillies pacing on a five-eighths of a mile track by winning in 1:56.4 at Liberty Bell in Philadelphia.

October 11, 1980 – Niatross wins the Messenger at Roosevelt Raceway to complete a sweep of the pacing Triple Crown.

October 12, 1879 – St. Julien trots a world record 2:12¾ at Oakland, California.

October 13, 1845 – Lady Suffolk becomes the first trotter to go a mile in under 2:30, trotting 2:29½ at the Beacon Course in Hoboken, New Jersey.

October 14, 1988 – Sweet Reflection wins the Breeders Crown for three-year-old filly pacers in 1:55.4 at Hazel Park in Detroit.

October 15, 1987 – Lizzie Lee Brook sets the world record for two-year-old fillies trotting on a half-mile track by winning in 1:59 at Freehold Raceway in New Jersey.

October 16, 1976 – Silk Stockings sets the world record for four-year-old pacing mares by winning in 1:55.2 at the Meadowlands Racetrack in New Jersey.

October 16, 1999 – Blissfull Hall wins the Messenger in 1:51.2 at the Meadows, near Pittsburgh, to become the ninth pacer to win the Triple Crown.

October 17, 1992 – Artsplace caps his career by winning the Stewart Fraser Memorial at Northlands Park in Edmonton, ending 1992 a perfect 16-for-16 and earning Horse of the Year.

October 18, 1996 – His Mattjesty, Malabar Man, Before Sunrise, and Armbro Prowess claim Breeders Crown titles at Mohawk Racetrack in Ontario.

October 19, 1976 – Green Speed equals the world record for two-year-olds trotting on a five-eighths of a mile track, winning in 2:01 at Liberty Bell Park in Philadelphia.

October 20, 1891 – Sunol breaks the trotting world record, held for six years by Maud S., by finishing in 2:08¼ at Stockton, California.

October 21, 1988 – Leah Almahurst wins the American-National for three-year-old filly pacers in 1:55.2 at Sportsman’s Park in Illinois.

October 22, 1988 – Totally Ruthless wins the Presidential Pace in 1:57.2 at Rosecroft Raceway in Maryland.

October 30, 1994 – Village Jiffy wins the Stewart Fraser Memorial Pace in 1:53.2 at Northlands Park in Edmonton.

October 31, 1986 – Halcyon wins the Breeders Crown for two-year-old filly pacers in 1:58 at Rosecroft Raceway in Maryland.