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Yonkers to race Dec. 21
December 13, 2006
Yonkers Raceway has been granted permission to add a live harness program Thursday evening, Dec. 21. First post is 7:40 pm. "Since we are dark both Christmas Eve and Christmas Night, we wanted to make up one of those programs, and we'd like to thank the (New York State Racing & Wagering) Board for i
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Shake Away equals her mark
December 13, 2006
Shake Away, whose first foal, a Western Hanover colt, was sold as a yearling at Harrisburg last month, scored the first win of her comeback, conquering seven rivals in a powerful 1:51 triumph to win the $24,000 Filly and Mare Open-Handicap Pace Tuesday night at Dover Downs. In her seventh start b
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NJ starts marketing program
December 13, 2006
Nancy Webster Peck has been selected to head a newly formed New Owners and Marketing Program under the auspices of the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey (SBOA). Peck will focus on developing marketing strategies, materials, seminars, and events to educate and entertain those
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A saksy shoot at Pompano
December 13, 2006
Pompano Park was transformed into a photo studio last weekend complete with models, lighting, make-up, wardrobe, and the constant clicking of cameras as the senior art director, Victoria Greiss, from Saks Fifth Avenue and photographer, Anders Overgaard, shot photographs for their March 2007 women’s
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TCS makes starting change
December 13, 2006
The Classic Series (TCS) will have an important change for the 2007 edition of the Series: There will be no starting fee for the $250,000 finals, which represents a savings of $5,000 for the connections of those horses qualifying for and racing in the rich events. The starting fee for each of the
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Mardi Gras fails slots test
December 13, 2006
Florida’s Gulfstream Park has already opened its slots parlor, and Pompano Park is scheduled to join them early next year, but Mardi Gras Racetrack and Gaming Center (formerly Hollywood Greyhound Track) has had their opening delayed after failing to pass a facility test on Monday. Inspectors from
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SONACC finance questioned
December 13, 2006
SONACC, which formerly operated the four racetracks in Quebec, including Hippodrome de Montreal, has been cited for several alleged misuses, according to a story in Wednesday’s Montreal Gazette. SONACC turned over control of the tracks earlier this year to a private company. In the report prepare
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Churchill sells HoP interest
December 13, 2006
Centaur Inc., an Indiana-based company that has been instrumental in developing the business of horse racing in Indiana, has reached an agreement to purchase the majority interest in Hoosier Park from Churchill Downs Inc. and become the property’s sole owner. “We’ve been part of this project sinc
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Gingras blows whistle at MR
December 13, 2006
In late September Daryl Thomas was watching races from Grand River Raceway in Canada and saw a horse that he just had to have. Thomas excitedly contacted his trainer, Sarita Mosher, and together they went across the border and plunked down $7,.500(US) for Whistle Bear, a 5-year-old Armbro Operative
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