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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives are |
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| pleased to congratulate racehorse Mini Me and owners Robert and |
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| Linda Grider and Roger and Dawn Samson on Mini Me being named |
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| Illinois Horse of the Year by the U.S. Trotting Association for |
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| 2003; and
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| WHEREAS, Mini Me is the gelded son of 1986 Illinois Horse |
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| of the Year Incredible Finale and is the first two-time winner |
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| in 35 years, having had the same honor in 2001; Mini Me is four |
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| years old and his victories last year came in either open or |
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| invitational company at the Meadowlands, racing against the |
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| best older horses in the business; and
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| WHEREAS, Mini Me is trained by William Popfinger, and was a |
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| very fast and consistent horse in 2003; he finished first, |
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| second, or third in 16 of his 25 races; his fastest race was |
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| timed at 1 minute and 49 seconds, when he won a $75,000 |
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| invitational pace on one of the biggest days in the sport, |
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| Hambletonian Day at the Meadowlands; he was driven by USHWA |
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| Driver of the Year, David Miller; and
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| WHEREAS, Mini Me was a world champion at age two; his 2003 |
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| campaign saw him earn $464,661 and push his career earnings to |
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| $1,078,922, becoming the ninth Illinois-bred horse to win more |
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| than $1,000,000; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| congratulate racehorse Mini Me and owners Robert and Linda |
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| Grider and Roger and Dawn Samson on Mini Me being named |
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| Illinois Horse of the Year by the U.S. Trotting Association for |
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| 2003; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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