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More slots in Florida?
January 26, 2005
According to reports in South Florida, as Broward and Miami-Dade counties prepare to vote on adding slot machines at local pari-mutuel tracks, the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians has written Gov. Jeb Bush a letter, arguing that putting the slots referendum on the ballot gives them the green light for sl
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Rumsfeld wins Super Bowl
January 26, 2005
Rumsfeld had the strategy and the firepower to win the $71,035 Super Bowl Final Tuesday night at the Meadowlands, turning in a 1:56 effort for owner Antoinette Nigito. John Campbell sent the 4-year-old trotter three wide on the final turn, taking the lead in the final strides for a three-quarter
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PPK slots by November?
January 26, 2005
Bernie Goldstein, chairman of Isle of Capri Casinos, which owns Pompano Park, was quoted in Wednesday's Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel that he hopes to have 3,000 slot machines operating by December at the racetrack. Final approval for the slot machines still must come from Broward County voters, who
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Pacers fly to wins
January 26, 2005
The honors of the continent's fastest miles Tuesday might lead to a person wanting to take to the friendly skies. Pacing to 1:52.3 victories, Jett Away captured the $22,000 Mares Open Handicap Pace at Dover Downs while Armbro Airborne captured a conditioned pace at the Meadowlands. For Jett Away,
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Girls sweep Aussie card
January 26, 2005
It was definitely girl's night out at the Ararat racetrack in Australia Tuesday night as female drivers swept all eight races on the program. Australia's leading driver Kerryn Gath accounted for six of the wins while D'Arne Bellman and Brooke Hansen captured the other two events. For Gath, her wi
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