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New mark for 11 year old
June 29, 2006
He found himself in a new stable, but retained his regular pilot, and the 11-year-old Claddagh N posted his 11th win of the year Wednesday night at Cal Expo, scoring in a lifetime best of 1:52.3 for the Summersby Stable, which claimed the horse on June 21. Claddagh N shook loose in time for the
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Rip finally wins PM race
June 29, 2006
Rip Rock And Roll finally won a pari-mutuel race after 98 career tries in four years of competition at Pompano Park Wednesday night. A 5-year-old Florida-bred gelding, bred, owned and trained by Ralph Collins, Rip Rock And Roll scored a 1 1/4-length victory in a $3,080 race for driver Justin Mahar.
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A snazzy DSBF victory
June 29, 2006
Nanticoke Racing's All This Snazz remained perfect with his fifth lifetime win in as many starts Wednesday in the second $15,000 leg of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) stakes for 3-year-old colt trotters. The Les Givens-trained and driven Loge colt scored a 2:00.4 triumph over Happ
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Handle increase at Hoosier
June 29, 2006
Hoosier Park concluded its 13th season of Standardbred racing Saturday, June 24. The meet offered 60 days of live racing, beginning April 1. Total wagering reached $57,431,099 for the 60-day meet compared to $52,853,306 during the 61-day meet in 2005. Given the differences in race dates year over ye
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Dave Panlone set for Big M
June 29, 2006
Dave Panlone, who won his North America Cup elim and then finished fourth in the final, will make his next start in the Meadowlands Pace eliminations. The colt’s trainer, Jim Arledge Jr., says of his chances in the Meadowlands Pace, “He seems real good right now.” Dave Panlone raced two heats in
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No budget, no racing?
June 29, 2006
Despite a budget showdown between New Jersey Gov. John Corzine and the state legislature that theoretically could close the racetracks, the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority is planning for racing this weekend at the Meadowlands and Monmouth Park. If there is no state budget passed, stat
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Alastor skipping Big M Pace
June 29, 2006
Meadowlands Pace eligible Alastor Hanover will be skipping the race. Roger Hammer reports that Alastor Hanover will be staying in Canada to race. Alastor Hanover is by the Ontario sire Camluck, thus he is eligible to the rich Ontario-sired events. Alastor Hanover started his season by competing i
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Artstanding recovering
June 29, 2006
According to trainer Tom Fanning, as of Thursday, June 29, Artstanding was questionable for the Meadowlands Pace. “When he came back from Canada (where he competed in the North America Cup elims) he got sick; he just didn’t immediately show it,” said Fanning. “Right now I’m not sure about enterin
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PA track ruling appealed
June 29, 2006
Pennsylvania's executive branch has appealed to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court a lower court decision which ruled that the Pennsylvania State Harness Racing Commission should reconsider the Bedford Downs racetrack application. Earlier this month the Commonwealth Court ruled that the Harness Racin
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Medication council meets
June 29, 2006
During its meeting on Tuesday, June 27, at the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, the Board of Directors of the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) finalized a two-part plan to establish model policies for withdrawal times for therapeutic medications in racehorses. In part one, the RMTC will
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Chocolatier tastes victory
June 29, 2006
Reigning divisional champion Chocolatier won his first race of his 3-year-old season Thursday night at the Meadowlands, overcoming a first-over journey from the halfway point on to cross the wire in a career-best 1:53.2. "He was perfect tonight; couldn’t have been better,” said D.R. Ackerman, the co
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Tioga closed until Monday
June 29, 2006
Impassable road conditions on West River Road, where standing water has measured up to six feet deep in some places, have forced Tioga Downs to cancel racing this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The Susquehanna River Trotting Series final has been moved to Tuesday, July 4. Post positions will remain t
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2YOs in action at Big M
June 29, 2006
Whats Up Now (1:5.2.1) and Artzina (1:53.2) captured $53,500 divisions of the Goshen Cup for 2-year-old pacing colts while Donato Hanover (1:57.2) and Peyton Way (1:59.3) won $55,675 divisions of the E.H. Harriman Cup for 2-year-old trotting colts at the Meadowlands Thursday night. Whats Up Now
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