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Colt wins third straight
December 14, 2006
The 3-year-old Cam's Card Shark colt Philos Hanover was slow to get to the races but fast to get to the winner�s circle and is now unbeaten in all three of his lifetime starts, cruising around the Meadowlands oval in 1:52.2 Wednesday night for his latest score. With Brian Sears aboard, Philos Han
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Pompano announces series
December 14, 2006
Nomination forms are now available for the 2007 edition of the $250,000 Isle of Capri Pacing Series and the $125,000 Mack Lobell Trotting Series at Pompano Park in February. Both series will again feature preview events plus two weeks of elimination races, followed by a final for the top nine point
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Drivers invited overseas
December 14, 2006
Ron Pierce and Mike Lachance are headed to Italy on Sunday to drive at two racetracks in a special promotion designed to put a spotlight on the two North American Hall of Famers. �They needed a couple of guys from North America to compete so Mike and I will go and race at one track in Venice and
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Woodbine reports on meet
December 14, 2006
Woodbine's Thoroughbred 2006 meet, which concluded Dec. 10, posted a 4.2 percent increase in handle for the portion of its meet held over the new Polytrack surface, but overall handle for the 162-program session declined by 8.6 percent. According to a Woodbine press release, total handle during t
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December 14, 2006
Andrew Cohen has plenty to say about harness racing this week as he has a column about the thrills of owning a Standardbred race horse in this week's edition of Barron�s, the business and financial weekly, and more thoughts about what he�d do as commissioner of harness racing in his new Wire To Wire
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Alberta driver hurt in spill
December 14, 2006
Driver Warren Grant has reportedly suffered serious head and chest injuries as a result of a race accident at Northlands Park Wednesday night. Grant, 63, was driving a horse that fell over a fallen horse, sending him head first into the hub rail. According to reports, Grant is listed in "serious" co
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Jag's trainer fined $14,500
December 14, 2006
Swedish racing authorities have fined Christofe Gallier, the trainer of Jag de Bellouet, approximately $14,500 for Jag�s positive test in the 2006 Elitlopp. Some reports have stated the fine was in excess of $100,000. The fine was officially 100,000 Swedish kroner. Jag de Bellouet tested positive
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Chester adds new stakes
December 14, 2006
The Battle of the Brandywine, last raced at the now-defunct Brandywine Raceway in 1989, is being brought back in 2007 by Harrah�s Chester Downs, with the $200,000(est.) race for 3-year-old pacers scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 19. A $500 nomination fee will be due March 15, 2007, with a $1,000 declarati
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Miller reaches milestones
December 14, 2006
Erv Miller, the 2005 winner of the Glen Garnsey Memorial Trainer of the Year, reached two milestones recently. The Illinois native celebrated his 40th birthday on Dec. 11, and he surpassed $5.6 million in earnings for the year, already eclipsing his 2005 total. �Yes, I thought everything went pre
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Ont. trainer gets 20 years
December 14, 2006
The Ontario Racing Commission has reportedly issued a total 20-year suspension and $200,000 fine to Ontario-based horseman Brian Scott for the illegal distribution of drugs and the use, possession and acquisition of drugs. Scott, 25, received two suspensions of 10 years that will run consecutivel
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