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Local hopes in Rooney
November 10, 2006
Gimmebackmybullets was the 3-year-old pacer of the year at Monticello Raceway this season and though he has been on the board 11 times in 13 starts with seven victories, the New York bred-son of Bettor’s Delight will face his most formidable task when he takes on four others in the $490,904 Art Roon
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Rich races at Dover
November 10, 2006
Two of the biggest event of the late 2006 season come to a close this weekend at Dover Downs. The $348,900 Progress Pace featuring an outstanding eight-colt field is the week's major event. Leading off Saturday's festivities are four lucrative Matron Stakes finals for 2 year old colt and filly t
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Vernon brings in a mil
November 10, 2006
According to reports, first-week revenues at Vernon Downs’ newly-opened 777-machine video gaming parlor were more than $1 million. From that $1 million, about $82,500 will go to the purse account, although the horsemen’s contract with Vernon calls for the first $250,000 of the money that would go to
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Yonkers gets green light
November 10, 2006
The New York State Racing and Wagering Board Friday issued a conditional track and simulcast license to Yonkers Raceway. A five-day-a-week racing schedule for a season commencing Friday, Nov. 17, was also approved allowing for racing to return to the facility after a year and a half absence. “
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2001 HOY goes to Hanover
November 10, 2006
Bunny Lake, the 2001 Horse of the Year and currently in foal to 2005 Horse of the Year Rocknroll Hanover, was purchased for $400,000 by Hanover Shoe Farms Friday at the Standardbred Sale in Harrisburg. The 7-year-old mare earned $2,843,476 on the racetrack with a career mark of 1:49. Overall the dau
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Yonkers schedule set
November 10, 2006
Yonkers Raceway's conditional license granted Friday by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board is contingent pending a walk-through next Tuesday by the state fire marshall and the Office of General Services. Tne track plans to re-open for both live racing and simulcasting Friday, Nov. 17, with
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Bullets fired in Rooney
November 10, 2006
Raced for the first time since 2003, and for a purse more than $100,000 higher than it had ever been contested for in its previous 15 renewals, Friday's $490,904 Art Rooney for 3-year-old male pacers went to favored Gimmebackmybullets. The race--with just five going postward--was originally schedule
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Miss Wisconsin-$485,000
November 10, 2006
Miss Wisconsin, the winner of the 2005 Merrie Anabelle Trot and 2006 World Filly Trotting Derby runner-up sold for $485,000 Friday at Harrisburg to John Duer, agent, from Lexington, Ky. The daughter of Muslces Yankee has a mark of 1:55 from her seven career wins and earnings of $515,074. Miss Wis
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Moats resigns in Illinois
November 10, 2006
According to sources in Springfield, Ill., last Monday, Nov. 6, Tex Moats resigned his position as Chief of the Illinois Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of County Fairs And Horse Racing. During his tenure at the Department of Agriculture, Moats developed a two-class system of races at Illinois co
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