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Sand or photo in Patriot?
October 11, 2006
Breeders Crown winner Sand Vic and 2005 Hambletonian winner Vivid Photo will renew their rivalry as the headliners in a full 10-horse field for the $100,000 Patriot Invitational at Colonial Downs Friday, Oct. 13. Sand Vic owns two narrow victories over Vivid Photo in important races this season.
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Frosh trotters star at Bmlp
October 11, 2006
Trotters garnered all the attention on Tuesday night at Balmoral Park as Illinois best 2-year-old colts and fillies competed in the Cardinal and Violet Stake finals. The $53,200 Violet final kicked off the action as a full field of 10 ladies faced the starting gate in race number three. In a divi
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DSBF divisions held
October 11, 2006
Three $15,000 divisions of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) stakes for 2-year-old pacing fillies were contested Tuesday at Harrington Raceway. John Celii's Honeyland (1:57.2, Brad Hanners) and Winbak Farm, John and Earl Wagner's Double Flip (1:57.2, Tony Morgan) were the two fastest
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Harvey Rice dies at 89
October 11, 2006
Harvey Rice, longtime (50+ years) horseman, died Tuesday from injuries sustained last week while breaking a yearling. He was 89 years young, and will be missed by all at the Champaign County Fairgrounds and the surrounding area. An avid pool shooter and Moorman Feeds salesman, Mr. Rice was also
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Black Book 2 online
October 11, 2006
The mixed portion of Standardbred Sales Company's 2006 sale is now online. It may be accessed through the company's website at www.theblackbook.com. In addition to the pedigrees of all the horses consigned, racelines for all of the racehorses are available. Black Book 2 consists of 1,173 lots con
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Opening has controversy
October 11, 2006
With a cut of the ribbon, the first phase of the racino at Yonkers Raceway--Empire City at Yonkers Raceway--opened Wednesday morning. But the opening of the first phase is causing controversy as New York horsemen are reportedly not happy and plan to protest the decision to open the site before it re
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Temptress in Cour. Lady
October 11, 2006
The connections of Jugette runner-up Art�s Temptress have put up a $10,000 supplemental fee to enter their 3-year-old filly in Northfield Park�s $120,000 Courageous Lady this Saturday, as owners Brittany Farms and Val D�or Farms and trainer Erv Miller look for a solid prep heading into the Breeders
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Man dies in fall at Pompano
October 11, 2006
The South Florida Sun Sentinel reported that a Tennessee man died Wednesday morning after falling about 40 feet from a building under construction at Pompano Park. The story said Clay Fletcher, 53, was working on a beam on the top floor of the building at 1800 SW Third Street when he fell around
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