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$50,000 on the line
April 01, 2005
Handicappers from across North America will be descending on the Meadowlands Racetrack Saturday night for the chance to walk away with a guaranteed $50,000 first prize in the inaugural National Harness Handicapping Championship. Among the nearly 100 entrants will be Gordon Waterstone of The Horseman
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Top colts Jug eligible
April 01, 2005
Village Jolt, Rocknroll Hanover, Shanghai Phil and Speed Demon are among the 176 horses eligible to this year's $650,000 (estimated) Littled Brown Jug, which will be held Sept. 22 at the Delaware (Ohio) County Fair Other outstanding colts eligible to the Jug include Allamerican Inca, Syncro's Z
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Slots drafts in FL
April 01, 2005
According to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, the Florida legislature's first stab at setting the regs for slots at Broward County pari-mutuel facilities was a disappointment to some. The first slots bill to clear a committee in the state legislature would allow only electronic bingo. Also, inste
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Gordon gears for contest
April 01, 2005
Hi! My name is Gordon Waterstone and I'm a handicapper--at least I think I'm a handicapper. I'll find out just how good I am as I travel to the Meadowlands Saturday to compete in the National Harness Racing Handicapping Championship. I've been the author of tip sheets sold at Hazel Park and for o
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NY budget bill passes
April 01, 2005
New York lawmakers have passed a budget on time for the first time in 21 years and the $105 billion spending plan, passed on Thursday, also includes a new video lottery terminal bill. The new VLT bill raises the fee paid to the track operators and specifies monies for a Breeding Fund that will pay p
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Rainbow Blue in 1:51.4
April 01, 2005
Rainbow Blue, last year's top 3-year-old pacing filly of the year and certainly one of the greatest fillies of all time, qualified at the Meadowlands Friday morning with a wire-to-wire 1:51.4 effort. As usual, Ron Pierce was in the sulky behind the now 4-year-old mare by Artiscape. Rainbow Blu
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Georgia Pacific qualifies
April 01, 2005
Georgia Pacific tuned up for his 4-year-old campaign with a 1:52.1 qualifying victory at the Meadowlands Friday morning. Also qualifying on the card were Glowing Report (1:53.4), who won by 13 1/4 lengths over Apple Krisp, and Boulder Creek (1:52.4).
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Six wins for Kisses
April 01, 2005
Stonebridge Kisses posted her sixth victory in nine starts this season when she won the $47,500 Mares Open at the Meadowlands Friday night in 1:51.1. Carolina Sunshine was a head back in second while Artbitration took third. Stonebridge Kisses, a 5-year-old daughter of Artiscape, was taken off th
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