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John Campbell turns 50
April 08, 2005
The man who holds nearly every driving record in harness racing history and is the sport's all-time leading money winning driver at $227 million turns 50 years old today. For John Campbell, turning 50 is just another milestone to check off during a long and illustrious career. John Campbell will spe
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Driver sweeps Fox opening
April 08, 2005
Driver David Miller captured both $19,000 Fox Sports Net Series divisions among the four winners he recorded in the first five races of the night Thursday at the Meadowlands. In the opening round of the three-week Fox Sports Net Series, Miller won with Hop Sing in the third race and Shu Hanover i
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Big M qualies Saturday
April 08, 2005
Because of a forecast for rain on Friday morning, this week's qualifying races at the Meadowlands have been moved to Saturday morning.
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3 years for Brittingham
April 08, 2005
The Delaware Harness Racing Commission has reportedly upheld a 3-year suspension and $5,000 fine against trainer-driver Bret Brittingham for a positive EPO test on his horse Judy's Beach Towel last December. Brittingham reportedly admitted he gave the horse the druge erythropoietin (EPO) in April
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Dover Downs director dies
April 08, 2005
Melvin Joseph, 83, one of the original founders of Dover Downs, a prominent name in motor sports, and a longtime harness horse owner, died April 6 at his home in Georgetown, Del. Joseph is best know in The First State and in racing as the man who brought motorsport racing to Delaware. The Melvin
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Ouellette taken off drives
April 08, 2005
Luc Ouellette was taken off his drives Thursday night at Woodbine when he failed to pass a breathalizer test. In a posting on the harnesslist, Greg Reinhart, who maintains a website for Ouellette, explained Ouellette admitted he had a "couple of beers over the noon hour, went for his afternoon nap,
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Balmoral averts shutdown
April 08, 2005
Balmoral Park has averted a possible shutdown after removing potentially dangerous door latches from buildings that could have trapped persons in a fire. Officials at the track were told Wednesday by the state fire marshal's office that if the latches, which locked doors from the outside on its w
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Bluegrass winner qualifies
April 08, 2005
Green Dot, a winner of a Bluegrass Stakes division for 2-year-old colt trotters at The Red Mile last fall and a Pennsylvania Sire Stakes champion, qualified with a 1:59 win in his 3-year-old debut at The Meadows Friday morning. Dave Palone handled the driving for trainer Steve Bush. Palone got aw
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