News Archive

Balmoral cancels after 7
March 23, 2005
Balmoral Park was able to get seven races in before cancelling the remainder of its card due to unsafe track conditions. A mixture of freezing rain and sleet pelted the track just after the start of the 11-race program. Earlier, a 20-minute power outage in the area delayed the program. Despite t
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Crossfire N repeats
March 23, 2005
Crossfire N captured her second straight $27,000 Open Handicap Pace for mares at Dover Downs, winning on Tuesday night in 1:52 for driver Mike Cole. Just as she did last week, Crossfire N raced from the back of the pack and last season's Horse of the Meet responded with a strong come-from-behind
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Track mark at Meadows
March 23, 2005
Durgin Hanover, a 4-year-old gelded son of Lindy Lane who had an encounter with a deer just one week earlier, set a track record of 1:55.2 at The Meadows Tuesday night, holding off the late rush of Rose Time. Durgin Hanover, who has the distinction of being placed from third to out of the money i
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Shark bites horse
March 23, 2005
Australian Associated Press has reported that a Standardbred who was being exercised in the Brisbane River by his trainer was bitten and then dragged underwater by a bull shark. The date of the incident was not given but according to trainer Alan Treadwell, the 6-year-old gelding Glen-burns Arm s
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Daley questions answered
March 23, 2005
The Horseman has received questions regarding the horse Night Mystery testing high for TCO2 following a three-day quarantine period requested by trainer Noel Daley after the horse had a positive test after winning at the Meadowlands Feb. 25. The primary question was if a trainer receives advance
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