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The annual Miami Valley “Survivor Series” for male $5,000 claimers got underway on Monday (Feb. 1) afternoon with eight divisions of 10 horses, each going for a $5,000 purse. The top five finishers from each elimination race advance to round two next Monday (Feb. 8), when the purses will be $6,000 Round three will feature the 20 horses still standing chasing $7,500 purses, and the series will culminate with a $20,000 championship tilt on Monday, Feb. 22. A total of 10 of the 80 horses in round one were claimed. They will be the only ones carrying claiming tags in round two, but with a 30...

Driver Dan Noble will have an enviable decision to make following the draw for the $30,000 championship of the Claim To Fame series for $20,000 claiming trotters to be held next Monday. He managed to win Monday’s divisions of the final preliminary leg, guiding both Here Comes Moony (1:56, $8) and Another Breath (1:56.4, $7.60) to relatively easy victories. There were no repeat winners in the two weeks of preliminaries, so the final should be contentious. In order of series earnings, which determined the final combatants, the championship field will be comprised of Another Breath, Majestic ...