This Week In Harness Racing History - July 12-18
July 12, 2004
Courtesy Harness Racing Communications - www.ustrotting.com
July 12, 1977 - Escort, driven by Carl LeCause, wins the inaugural Meadowlands Pace in 1:54.4 at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Nat Lobell is second.
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, 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. "


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