News Archive

Daguet Rapide ready
March 08, 2005
The Jean-Pierre Dubois champion Daguet Rapide, a son of Pine Chip, will make his season's debut in France at the Laval track on March 16. The $1.8 million winner will race in the Grand Prix du Conseil Général de la Mayenne, which is an international event. As a 4 year old Daguet Rapide was the
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Sears hits 5,000 mark
March 08, 2005
Brian Sears, 37, became the 49th driver in harness racing history to win 5,000 win races when he scored with Thomas Thomas Monday night at Dover Downs. Sears used the passing lane to drive Juliana Swinford and Wendy Crissman's Thomas Thomas to a 1:53.3 victory in a $25,000 claiming race. Earlier
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More $ for Bobnoxious
March 08, 2005
It's getting to be a habit for Bobnoxious. For the seventh time at the current Dover Downs meet, the 5-year-old pacer has picked up the biggest paycheck in the Preferred Handicap. This time he turned in a 1:51.1 victory in a $35,000 event on Monday, bringing his season bankroll to $106,300. On a
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New CEO at Magna
March 08, 2005
Just two weeks after Magna Entertainment Corp. announced a loss of $95.6 million for its 2004 fiscal year, the racetrack owner has announced that it has a new chief executive officer. Thomas W. Hodgson has been appointed CEO, replacing Jim McAlpine. A Magna press release said McAlpine has been ap
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Snowstorm hits New Jersey
March 08, 2005
A sudden snowstorm which pummeled sections of the northeast forced the cancellation of the final six races on the 10-race card of live racing at Freehold Raceway today. The late afternoon and evening simulcasting schedules were scrapped as well. Freehold will resume live racing Wednesday after
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Early returns in Florida
March 08, 2005
According to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel newspaper web site, early returns showed Broward County voters approving slot machines at the county's pari-mutuel facilities. With 621 of 810 Broward precincts reporting, 75,396 votes, or 56 percent, were cast in support of the plan to permit Las Vegas-st
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