News Archive

Horsemen's Trot action
January 10, 2005
Just A Lad and Abbey Road C both found the winner's circle Sunday afternoon at Woodbine in a pair of $55,000 second leg divisions of the Horsemen's Trotting Series. Driven by Rick Zeron, Just A Lad went to the lead after the half in the first division and held off the rest of the field for a one-
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Bail out cruise ships?
January 10, 2005
The Florida Sun-Sentinel newspaper is reporting that Broward County officials may soon have to decide if they should bail out the gambling ships that sail out of Port Everglades because of declining business. Port administrators are warning the three daily cruise lines will fall more than $700,000 s
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New baby for trotting
January 10, 2005
Nancy Takter, the daughter of horseman Jimmy Takter and his wife Christina, and the wife of driver Marcus Johansson, gave birth to her first child, a baby girl, Sunday night at a New Jersey hospital. Christina Takter reported that the baby girl, her first grandchild, weighed 7 lb., 5 oz. at birth
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Malabar Man to Italy?
January 10, 2005
According to reports in Europe, the Italian Breeders Association is close to a deal to purchase the trotting stallion Malabar Man. Malabar Man currently stands at stud at Winbak Farm in New York for owner Mal Burroughs, who also bred the horse and drove him to a victory in the 1997 Hambletonian.
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Hambo winner under saddle?
January 10, 2005
The $1 million Prix d'Amerique is the feature of the prestigious winter meet at the Vincennes track in Paris, but first up on Jan. 22 is the $900,000 Prix de Cornulier with trotters racing under saddle, and Scarlet Knight may be one of the starters. Nathalie Henry, the talented female who rode Va
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