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[email protected] The European Scene...p5 www.harnessracingupdate.com Graduate To Vernon, Cutler To Tioga? Won The West, Qualifies, Takes Aim At Gallo By Bill Finley Blue Chip Record Two rich stakes races on the 2011 Meadowlands stakes By Bill Finley schedule appear headed to New York State and Jeff Won The West (Western Hanover) was back on the Gural-owned tracks. Working in tandem with Meadowlands track yesterday, winning a qualifier at Pocono Downs. With racing secretary Peter Koch, Tioga and Vernon Downs trainer Ron Burke in the bike, he racing officials are in the process of reaching out to owners completed the mile in 1:54 and won and trainers with horses nominated for the Graduate and by 5 ½ lengths. the A.J. Cutler Memorial seeking their permission to move “Everything went fine today and the races. Once a consensus is reached with horsemen, he’ll probably qualify again next which appears likely, the races will move to their new week and then go for the Graduate,” homes for 2011. Burke said. “We’re hoping for one The eliminations for both more big year and that we can make races are currently scheduled a real run at Gallo.” for May 7 at the Meadowlands, With career earnings of but with the current impasse $3,487,024, Won The West is within between Gural and the Mead- hailing distance of Gallo Blue Chip owlands mutuel clerks, it ap- (Magical Mike) ($4,260,959), the pears highly unlikely that the richest pacer of all time.