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McDermott's luck of Irish
March 18, 2005
Police officer-turned trainer John McDermott had all the luck of the Irish Thursday afternoon at Monticello Raceway as he directed Trotting Rabbit to a 4 ½-length victory in the St. Paddy Pace. Although Trotting Rabbit had won his last three races on the front end, McDermott elected to come from
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Maywood offers reward
March 18, 2005
A $10,000 reward has been offered by Maywood Park for information leading to the arrest of the two gunmen who robbed the racetrack March 2 and the return of the undisclosed amount of cash. According to the Cook County sheriff's statement, the two men confronted a security guard at about 8 a.m. sh
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VLT differences in Md.
March 18, 2005
Maryland's state Senate voted Thursday to send its slot machine bill to the House of Delegates, amending the state House bill to be an exact copy of the bill it passed earlier this year. The Senate bill will allow up to 15,500 in seven locations, including racetracks. The House bill calls for 9,500
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Elsu wins Interdominion
March 18, 2005
Elsu became New Zealand's first $2 million pacer when he won the $750,000 Interdominion final Thursday night at Alexandra Park. The win comes one week after Elsu's trainer, Geoff Small, reportedly fell asleep while transporting the horse back to his farm after the Interdominion eliminations. Smal
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Loyal Opposition repeats
March 18, 2005
Repeating her winning effort in last week's opening round of the Overbid Series at the Meadowlands, Loyal Opposition captured Friday night's $50,000 second leg after receiving a perfect trip from driver George Brennan. Brennan sat the pocket with Loyal Opposition as Burning Point and Ascending ba
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Matt's Scooter winners
March 18, 2005
Gryffindor and You Tell Gordy won their respective $16,000 divisions of the second leg of the Matt's Scooter Series Friday night at the Meadowlands. Gryffindor was clocked in 1:52.1 while You Tell Gordy scored in 1:53.1. Eric Ledford directed Gryffindor to the victory, edging Jo Pa's Shark (David
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