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Cal Expo enticed 187 horses
December 31, 2006
Thanks to offtrack betting and a strong State Fair meet, Sacramento Harness Association's business continues to grow, according to a story by Debbie Arrington in the Sacramento Bee. Its fall meet, which wrapped up Dec. 16, averaged $857,217 a night in wagering, up 5.7 percent from SHA's debut mee
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Isn't he just a dreamboat?
December 31, 2006
It was billed as a slugfest between the young newcomer, JK Big Shot, taking on older rivals in the $10,000 Open Handicap Pace at Pompano Park Saturday and the youngster ended up feeling the bitter taste of defeat as Welu’s Dreamboat ($32.60) scored an upset win in 1:53.3. The 11th race main event
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Nuclear Breeze 7 straight
December 31, 2006
Nuclear Breeze coasted to a 3 1/4-length victory, his seventh in a row, in the tenth race on Saturday night at the Meadowlands in 1:50.1. It was the 4-year-old's fifth straight victory in the $35,000 winners-over class at the Meadowlands. Pacific Renegade got up for second, and it was four and
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Morgan wins Dover feature
December 31, 2006
Cash Only Please gave Tony Morgan, the sport's leading dash win driver of 2006, his third win of the night and number 1,004 in 2006 in the feature race on Saturday, Dec. 30, at Dover Downs. Apparently locked in sixth as the horses turned for home, Morgan found room to take Cash Only Please to th
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Tigerama now a millionaire
December 31, 2006
With his second-place finish in the $45,000 Open Pace Saturday evening at Woodbine, hard-knocking Richard Griffiths pupil Tigerama sent his career earnings past the $1-million plateau for owner Robert Hamather of Exeter, Ontario. Pilot Mark MacDonald, who was at Tigerama’s lines, left alertly fro
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Two 3YOs close '06 sharply
December 31, 2006
Devilfish and Western Shore, two Erv Miller trainees that looked so sharp earlier this year, both sneaked wins onto their respective 3-year-old ledgers at Balmoral Saturday night. Devilfish won his conditioned pace in 1:52.1 with Ryan Anderson aboard. The Cam’s Card Shark gelding popped eyes with
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Penn Nat'l buys in Bangor
December 31, 2006
Penn National Gaming Inc. has completed the final land purchase necessary to build a permanent slot machine center near the Bangor Raceway, according to AP reports. The 116,000-square-foot casino will open with 1,000 slot machines and will have the capacity for up to 1,500. It will also have a ho
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