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This Month In Harness Racing History: JULY

July 2005

July 1, 1950 – Scarborough Downs opens near Portland, Maine.

July 1, 1953 – Vernon Downs opens near Utica, New York.

July 1, 1989 – Armbro Feather, driven by Buddy Gilmour, equals the world record for female pacers on a five-eighths of a mile track by winning the Roses Are Red Pace in 1:53.1 at Greenwood Raceway in Toronto.

July 2, 1994 – Cam's Card Shark, driven by John Campbell, wins the Messenger in 1:51 at Rosecroft Raceway in Maryland.

July 3, 1988 – Runnymede Lobell, driven by Yves Filion, wins the Cane Pace in 1:55.2 at Yonkers Raceway in Yonkers, New York.

July 4, 1986 – Falcon Seelster, driven by Tom Harmer, sets the world record for pacing on a five-eighths of a mile track, winning in 1:51.3 at the Meadows in Pennsylvania.

July 5, 1913 – Delvin Miller, voted harness racing's most influential person of the 20th century, is born in Woodland, California.

July 6, 1996 – Continentalvictory, driven by Mike Lachance, wins the Yonkers Trot by two lengths over Kramer Boy in 1:56.2 at Yonkers Raceway in New York.

July 6, 2001 – Mystical Mike, driven by Ross Leonard, equals the track record for pacing at Maywood Park near Chicago, winning in 1:51.2.

July 7, 1978 – Dudate Windswept, driven by Stephen Guy, sets the world record for geldings trotting on a five-eighths of a mile track by winning in 1:58 at Laurel, Maryland.

July 8, 1994 – Beat The Wheel, driven by Catello Manzi, wins in 1:51.4 over Pine Chip at the Meadowlands Racetrack in New Jersey, breaking Mack Lobell’s seven-year-old trotting world record.

July 8, 1995 – CR Kay Suzie, driven by Rod Allen, wins the Yonkers Trot in 1:56, equaling Peace Corps' world record for 3-year-old filly trotters on a half-mile track.

July 9, 1999 – Lovelytobehold, driven by Jim Doherty, wins the Delvin Miller Memorial Trot in 1:54.3 at the Meadowlands.

July 10, 1992 – Carlsbad Cam, driven by Rod Allen, wins the Meadowlands Pace in 1:51 at the Meadowlands.

July 11, 1976 – Meadow Blue Chip, driven by Ross Hayter, sets the world record for fillies and mares pacing on a five-eighths of a mile track by winning in 1:55.1 at Brandywine Raceway in Delaware.

July 12, 1977 – Escort, driven by Carl LeCause, wins the inaugural Meadowlands Pace in 1:54.4 at the Meadowlands Racetrack in New Jersey.

July 13, 1991 – Crown's Invitation, driven by Mike Lachance, wins the Yonkers Trot in 1:59.3 at Yonkers Raceway in New York.

July 14, 2000 – Sammie's Girl, driven by Don DuPont, wins the Delvin Miller Memorial Trot in 1:56 at the Meadowlands and pays a stakes record $80.20 to win.

July 15, 1965 – Pocono Downs opens near Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, with more than 12,000 fans in attendance.

July 15, 1966 – Buffalo Raceway in Hamburg, New York, sets its all-time attendance record of 12,779 as Bret Hanover wins a stakes race there.

July 16, 1874 – Goldsmith Maid lowers the trotting world record to 2:16½ at East Saginaw, Michigan, then drops the mark to 2:16 in the next heat of the day.

July 16, 1955 – Adios Harry, driven by Luther Lyons, equals Billy Direct’s pacing world record by finishing in 1:55 at Vernon Downs in New York.

July 16, 2002 – John Campbell wins his 9,000th race by driving Scandalous Affair to victory at the Meadowlands.

July 17, 1993 – Presidential Ball, driven by Jack Moiseyev, wins the Meadowlands Pace in 1:50.

July 18, 1986 – Laughs, driven by Buddy Gilmour, wins the Meadowlands Pace in 1:52.1 at the Meadowlands Racetrack in New Jersey.

July 19, 1984 – Gotham Hanover, driven by Claude Huckabone Jr., sets the world record for four-year-old mares trotting on a half-mile track, winning in 1:57.4 at Saratoga Raceway in New York.

July 19, 1986 – Quite A Sensation, driven by Terry Kerr, equals the world record for geldings pacing on a half-mile track, winning in 1:54.4 at Northfield Park in Ohio.

July 20, 1984 – Bobbo, driven by Norm Jones, sets the world record for geldings trotting on a half-mile track, winning in 1:58.2 at Yonkers Raceway in New York.

July 21, 1978 – Passing Glance, driven by George Sholty, sets the world record for three-year-old fillies pacing on a five-eighths of a mile track by winning in 1:56.2 at the Meadows near Pittsburgh.

July 22, 1995 – Luc Ouellette wins nine races at Yonkers Raceway in New York.

July 23, 1994 – Duke Duke, driven by David Miller, equals the world record for three-year-old geldings pacing on a five-eighths of a mile track by winning in 1:52 at Scioto Downs in Ohio.

July 24, 1993 – Red B, driven by Danny Johnson, wins the Motor City Pace in 1:52.4 at Hazel Park near Detroit.

July 25, 1927 – Stanley Dancer is born in Edinburgh, New Jersey. Dancer trains five Hambletonian winners, tying William Haughton for the most in history.

July 25, 1977 – No No Yankee, driven by Wally Ross, wins the inaugural Woodrow Wilson Pace in 1:57.4 at the Meadowlands Racetrack in New Jersey.

July 26, 1959 – Pat Kuno wins at Laviolette Raceway in Quebec and pays a then-record $1,120 to win.

July 27, 1980 – Lindy’s Crown, driven by Howard Beissinger, sets the world record for trotting on a five-eighths of a mile track by winning in 1:57.1 at Brandywine Raceway in Delaware.

July 28, 1990 – Jake And Elwood, driven by John Campbell, wins the Art Rooney Pace in 1:55 at Yonkers Raceway in New York.

July 29, 1992 – Lady Starlet, driven by Mike Lachance, wins the Merrie Annabelle in 1:59.2 at the Meadowlands.

July 30, 1867 – Dexter beats Brown George in a trotting world record 2:19 at the Riverside half-mile track in Boston.

July 30, 1885 – Maud S., driven by William Bair, sets the trotting world record of 2:08¾ at Cleveland.

July 30, 1980 – Casper T, driven by Dick Richardson, sets the world record for two-year-old geldings on a five-eighths of a mile track by trotting 2:04 at Scioto Downs in Ohio.

July 31, 1881 – Maud S., driven by William Bair, trots a world record 2:10¼ at Pittsburgh.