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Grand Junction wins finale
December 21, 2006
Grand Junction Co. won Wednesday night's $10,000 final of the Incredible Finale Series for Illinois-bred 2-year-old colt pacers at Balmoral Park. Coming off a pair of tough-luck third and fourth-place finishes in the two preliminary legs of this series Desyllas Racing, James Stieren, William Beck an
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Vet trotter scores at DD
December 21, 2006
Jake's Nordic returned to top form on Wednesday at Dover Downs to score a wire-to-wire victory in the $25,000 Open Handicap Trot, while Saint Johns Boy took the $20,000 Jr. Open. Tim Tetrick and Ross Wolfenden won three each. Using his usually quick speed leaving the starting gate, Tim Curtin u
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EVH proof needed at PPK
December 21, 2006
Management at Pompano Park in cooperation with the Florida Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association has announced to all horsemen stabled on the grounds of the racetrack and to everyone planning on shipping horses to the racetrack, that they must have proof of a Equine Herpes Virus (EVH-1) vacci
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Grin To Wins wins memorial
December 21, 2006
Grin To Win and driver Kevin Wallis was able to hold off a late charge by Fox Ridge Eric (Sean MacAleese) and post a neck triumph Wednesday at Pompano Park in the $4,800 feature pace in 1:54.4. The race was named in memory of trainer Linda Pitre, who died Monday. Pitre, 53, owned and trained harn
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Mickey Burke has positive
December 21, 2006
Harnessracing.com has learned Mickey Burke, recently named 2006 Trainer of the Year, has received a positive test for the Class 2 drug Lidocaine on his horse Doggone Incredible at the Meadowlands earlier this month. Burke, 70, is the leading dash-winning trainer on the continent this year with 433 v
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Divisional honorees named
December 21, 2006
Five of the newly-announced Dan Patch divisional champs were runaway winners: 3-year-old trotting filly Passionate Glide, 3-year-old trotting colt Glidemaster, 2-year-old trotting colt Donato Hanover, older male pacer Lis Mara and older mare trotter Peaceful Way. No other horses in those division
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New Palone welcomed
December 21, 2006
Bethann Palone, daughter of Bill Zendt, gave birth to her first daughter Thursday morning--Alana Marie--with husband Dave Palone by her side. Bethann, 28, gave birth to Alana Marie at 4:03 a.m. at Magee-Womens Hospital in Pittsburgh. She weighs 3 lbs. 8 oz., and has brown hair. Bethann wasn’t due
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NJSS honors 2006 best
December 21, 2006
Artistic Fella, who sported a 10-race winning streak and was ranked among the nation’s top 3-year-old pacers during most of this year’s racing season, has been selected New Jersey Sire Stakes Horse of the Year for 2006. The award, which is voted annually by the Sire Stakes Board of Trustees, is b
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Mardi Gras to open slots
December 21, 2006
Mardi Gras Racetrack & Gaming Center--formerly Hollywood Greyhound Track--has received the state of Florida's approval to open it slots parlor and is hoping that next Tuesday, December 26, will be its unveiling. A delay could come as state regulators finish the approval process of some of Mardi Gras
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