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DeFrank named at Pompano
September 26, 2006
Greg DeFrank has been named as the new racing secretary at Pompano Park. DeFrank, whose experience dates back to the early 1980s, will assume his position immediately as Pompano Park moves closer to the opening date of its new casino, now expected early in the first quarter of 2007. DeFrank began
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Mr. Muscleman just jogs
September 26, 2006
Mr. Muscleman made his final tune-up before his 2006 debut this Saturday with a fourth-place finish in a 1:59 qualifying mile at The Red Mile this morning. With Ron Pierce in the bike Mr. Muscleman sat last in the five-horse field through fraction of :29.3, :59.3 and 1:30.3 before finishing fourth,
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Night Mystery wins at Harr
September 26, 2006
Linda Taylor and Pohl Lander Farms' Night Mystery ($6.20) set sizzling fast fractions Monday night, Sept. 25, but would not be denied in the $16,500 winners-over co-featured pacing event at Harrington Raceway with a 1:52.4 victory. Driven by Yannick Gingras for trainer Mike Hall, the 6-year-old A
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Red rose opener at Red Mile
September 26, 2006
Pennsylvania Sire Stakes champion 3-year-old filly trotter Hidden Viggorish cruised to a 1:54.3 victory in an $11,500 late-closing event Tuesday at the Red Mile. With Brian Zendt driving, Hidden Viggorish took the lead coming out of the first turn and led the rest of the route to post her ninth win
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OSS 2ft draw delayed
September 26, 2006
The draw for next week�s Ontario Sire Stakes Gold final for 2-year-old filly trotters at Mohawk Racetrack has reportedly been delayed until Wednesday after an Ontario Racing Commission hearing to hear an appeal of a judges� ruling against possible starter Carolyn As. Carolyn As, driven by Steve Skil
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New barns open at Pompano
September 26, 2006
Horsemen at Pompano Park were celebrating Tuesday with the �christening� of three new barns on the racetrack backstretch. The celebration took place at 11 a.m. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring Pompano Park�s all time winningest driver-trainer Bruce Ranger and his appropriately-named pacer: E
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Filly trotters star Wed. at Lex
September 26, 2006
The Red Mile 2006 Grand Circuit begins Wednesday with six divisions of 2-year-old filly trotters racing in the Bluegrass Stakes for a purse of $80,000 each. Titled the �Norman Woolworth Memorial� in remembrance of one of the greatest personalities in the sport�s history, the race is sponsored by a g
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