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Yada etc. takes Dover open
January 31, 2007
Yada Yada Yada A and Steve Warrington shared the spotlight Tuesday at Dover Downs. Yada Yada Yada A made good use of starting from the rail in the $27,500 mares open/handicap pace turning in a 1:51.4 victory while Steve Warrington drove Dance Hall to his 5,000th career win in the $23,000 mares Jr. O
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Yonkers increases purses
January 31, 2007
Yonkers Raceway has announced a purse increase effective Monday, Feb. 5, with the rise being across the board except for the bottom-level claimers and conditioned horses. The trio of weekly Open Handicaps--for trotters, pacers and distaff pacers--will now race for $35,000, a $10,000 jump. When Yo
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NJSEA's Zoffinger resigns
January 31, 2007
George Zoffinger, the president and CEO of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, which operates the Meadowlands, has reportedly resigned his $195,000-a-year position as soon as a replacement is named. The unexpected resignation comes reportedly during an ethics investigation that center
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18 year old to drive in NJ
January 31, 2007
Devan Miller, the 18-year-old daughter of driver David Miller, will make her Meadowlands debut Wednesday night when she climbs into the sulky behind Maltese Malcom, the 5-2 morning-line choice in the eighth-race $12,800 conditioned trot. �Yes, I�m actually nervous, and I haven�t got nervous about
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Witmer pleads guilty
January 31, 2007
Published reports state Dr. John Witmer, arrested last spring along with Seldon and Eric Ledford and Ryan and Ardena Dailey, has pled guilty to the fourth-degree crime of maintaining false medical records. The Ledfords and Daileys earlier reached an agreement with the New Jersey attorney general on
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Monticello miracle dies
January 31, 2007
Don Karkos, who received an inordinate amount of media attention back in December when it was learned that from a bump on the head from a trotter named My Buddy Chimo the sight was restored to his right eye, has died at the age of 82. Pegged the "Monticello Miracle� by the area's biggest local
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Two hot number at YR
January 30, 2007
If you're number two you're supposed to try harder and, sure enough, those saddle pads tried the hardest Monday night at Yonkers Raceway as five "two horses"--all in succession--found the winner's circle during the 10-race program. Odds-on favorite Ketystone Rideau ($2.60) and leading driver S
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Pierce takes Dover features
January 30, 2007
It was d�j� vu all over again in Monday's double-feature events at Dover Downs. Just as the previous Monday, Fake Denario N in 1:50.1 and Black Cat Bone, in 1:52.4, both driven by Ron Pierce, turned in impressive victories in the $37,500 Preferred pace and $35,000 Delaware Special, respectively.
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Scotty beams into circle
January 30, 2007
Ashcos Scotty benefited from an ideal second-over trip and a strong three-wide move to prevail in the $8,000 feature trot from Pompano Park on Monday. Driven from post five by David Ingraham, Ashcos Scotty dropped back to fourth place along the rail as post time favorite Absolute Resolve (Wally H
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Waples wins in return
January 30, 2007
The charitable night at Western Fair Raceway on Monday was supported by one of Canada�s best known drivers, Randy Waples, who timed his return from six months of healing and rehabilitation from a Mohawk racing accident last July 30 to support Western Fair�s life saving heart defibrillator acquisitio
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Trotter back after 6 years
January 30, 2007
Cherry Hills, an 11-year-old trotter that has not competed in a pari-mutuel race since Dec. 31, 2000, will make his return to the track in Wednesday�s fourth race $4,700 trot from Pompano Park. �When I first shipped in I saw him (Cherry Hills) jogging,� Cherry Hills� former trainer Bill Gallagher
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$65,000 bid tops Fla. sale
January 29, 2007
Deale Hanover, a 2-year-old daughter of Western Ideal out of the mare Deer Valley Miss, brought a sale-high bid of $65,000 at Sunday's South Florida Sunshine Sale held at the South Florida Trotting Center. Consigned by All In Stable, Deale Hanover's winning bid came from Robert Cooper of Boca Raton,
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Offshore Dream wins in Paris
January 28, 2007
Offshore Dream, a 5-year-old son of Reve d�Udon, has pulled a stunning upset in the $1.3 million Prix d�Amerique at Vincennes racetrack in Paris, France, winning by open lengths in a record mile rate of 1:55.4 for the 2,700 meter race, which is about 1 3/4 miles. On a cloudy and cool, but not col
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He Wants It All wins debut
January 28, 2007
He Wants It All, the two-time defending champion of the Isle of Capri Pace, won his seasonal debut at Pompano Park on Saturday, taking the third-race featured event, a $10,000 Open Handicap Pace in 1:52.1 Driven from post seven by Wally Hennessey, He Wants It All quickly cleared the field to make
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California Dreamin in 1:52.4
January 28, 2007
The best pacers on the grounds met up on Saturday night at Cal-Expo Raceway in an Invitational Handicap for a purse of $10,000, in which California Dream remained razor sharp. Before being assigned post-position six in a field reduced to five with a scratch, driver Rick Kuebler had every reaso
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Longshots at Rosecroft
January 28, 2007
In Rosecroft�s top event of Saturday evening, longshot Keystone Demi paced three-wide to win in 1:57.3 for driver Corey Callahan. The 4-year-old Western Hanover mare, owned by Robert Rudolph of N.J., left the gate from post six to close strongly through a second-over trip. Trained by Arthur Allen
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Kahrig gets first win
January 27, 2007
Spencer Kahrig picked up his first career win at The Meadows Friday night when he steered Time To Speak, an 8-year-old trotting mare, to a 2:00.2 victory. The 20-year-old Kahrig was making just his third pari-mutuel start. Kahrig gave Time To Speak a second-over trip en route to the victory. The
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Muscular upsets Tweedle Dum
January 27, 2007
A first-over move and a grueling stretch duel with track record holder Tweedle Dum could not prevent Muscular from taking the Friday feature from Pompano Park, a $10,000 Open Handicap Trot, for owner, trainer, and driver Dave Mercer of Springfield, Il. Starting from post four, Muscular settled al
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Pompano announces nominees
January 27, 2007
Nominations for the $250,000 Isle of Capri Pacing Series and the $125,000 Mack Lobell Trotting Series, the premier events on the Pompano Park racing scheduled, have been released by race secretary Greg DeFrank. The Isle of Capri Pace has attracted 25 potential starters, with 14 trotters eyeing a spo
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Nuclear Breeze rebounds
January 27, 2007
Nuclear Breeze fired on all cylinders and drew off to a 1 1/4-length victory in the $116,600 Presidential Series Final Saturday night at the Meadowlands. Nuclear Breeze, sent off at even-money odds, returned $4.20, $2.80, $2.40. Load The Dice, who cut the fractions, was second, paying $2.60, $2
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Kiwi takes Complex final
January 27, 2007
New Zealand invader Ewie Duncan N, in only his third start in the U.S., powered off a second-over trip and captured the $85,000 Complex Series final Saturday night at the Meadowlands in 1:51 with David Miller up. Armbro Dublin and Andy Miller found an opening in the middle of the field to close from
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Willowdale to Mister Big
January 27, 2007
After just missing in the opening round and then capturing the second leg, Mister Big was sent off as the 4-5 post time favourite in the $56,300 final of the Willowdale Pacing Series Saturday evening at Woodbine and the son of Grinfromeartoear didn't disappoint. With pilot Luc Ouellette at his
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Morgan wins 6 at Dover
January 27, 2007
Midnight Express and Winbak Len won the co-feature races Saturday at Dover Downs. Spicy Sport took the $30,000 Claiming pace. Tony Morgan drove six winners while Brad Hanners and trainer Josh Green won four baggers. In the first of the co-feature $13,800 races, Midnight Express made it three win
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Jan-E-Lu wins for Mullinax
January 26, 2007
Up Front Jan-E-Lu, who had her winning streak snapped at nine last week, rebounded to capture the $50,000 White Ruffles Final on Thursday night at the Meadowlands. The 4-year-old Dragon Again mare paced to a 1:53.3 score, a lifetime best. Up Front Jan-E-Lu took the lead just past the half and pow
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Pick 6 carryover at Big M
January 26, 2007
Two big longshots lit up the toteboard on Thursday night at the Meadowlands, fueling a $15,029.40 carryover for the Friday night Pick 6. The Meadowlands Pick 6 is a $1 minimum wager with a 20 percent takeout. lthough four winning favorites were part of the Pick 6 sequence, including two horses at
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Payoff snafu at Philly Park
January 26, 2007
The new casino at Philadelphia Park has been in the news this week because of a mistake that led a player to believe he had won $102,000, but instead had won nothing. According to a story in the Philadelphia Inquirer, the player was at a Wheel of Fortune machine on Monday afternoon when a video scre
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Field for Prix d'Amerique
January 26, 2007
The starters for Sunday�s Prix d�Amerique have been announced, and the race will be simulcast by the Meadowlands, with post time at approximately 9:40 a.m. for the race, one of five which will be simulcast from the Vincennes in Paris. The field of 18 will include Jag de Bellouet, who won last year�
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Bouchard wins 5 at Monti
January 26, 2007
Stephane Bouchard won five races on the Thursday card at Monticello Raceway, giving him a quick lift in defense of his 2006 Monticello driving crown. Last year Bouchard�s 410 driving victories topped all other reinsmen at Monticello Raceway and his purse earnings of $2,747,822 is an all-time record
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Big penalty in Ontario
January 26, 2007
The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has suspended horseman Pat Hudon for 10 years beginning Jan. 25 and also slapped him with a $100,000 fine for �acquisition, possession and use of drugs.� According to an ORC statement, an investigation revealed that Hudon has used the prohibited substance Arane
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HTA announces honors
January 26, 2007
Carol Cramer and Ray Brienza, two veteran contributors to harness racing, have been named the 2007 recipients of Harness Tracks of America�s Distinguished Service Award and Dan Patch Award, respectively. Cramer, editor of the U.S. Trotting Association�s annual Stakes Guide, one of the sport�s mos
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JK CU Later Rallies Again
January 26, 2007
For the second week in a row JK CU Later tracked down the favored Devilfish and captured the $85,000 Clyde Hirt Series final in 1:51 Friday night at the Meadowlands. Western Shore was third. Andy Miller sent Devilfish into the lead at the :27.4 opening quarter and took the field to the half in :5
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Super Bowl to Euro Hanover
January 25, 2007
Euro Hanover opened up a big lead in the $70,000 Super Bowl final, but needed nearly all of it to capture the race Wednesday night at the Meadowlands in a lifetime best of 1:54.3. The time also set a stakes record, eclipsing Rumsfel's 1:56 mark, turned in back in 2005. Euro Hanover, sent off as t
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You're Next wins 13th
January 25, 2007
You�re Next set a Pompano Park track record Wednesday night as he trotted to his 13th consecutive victory to remain undefeated in his career, despite racing over a sloppy, rain-soaked track. Starting from post four in the $4,700 third-race trot, You�re Next wasted little time finding his way to
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Tetrick wins five in a row
January 25, 2007
The sport's leading driver in 2007, Tim Tetrick won seven races including five in a row, while Mighty Moses and Armbro Corbin both came from behind to win the $27,500 Open/Handicap and $23,000 Jr. Open trots on Wednesday at Dover Downs. Tetrick's seven winners are only topped by an eight-win night e
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Cohen donates breeding
January 25, 2007
Marsha Cohen, one of the owners of Trotting Triple Crown winner Glidemaster has donated a lifetime breeding to the Standardbred Retirement Foundation. �Racing Glidemaster was really like a dream come true for myself and my partners,� said Cohen. �Standardbreds have been a big part of my life for
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HHYF to honor Wolf
January 25, 2007
Steve Wolf, senior director of racing operations at Pompano Park Harness Track, has been selected to receive the Harness Horse Youth Foundation�s (HHYF) Service To Youth Award for 2006. Wolf has made significant contributions to the HHYF over the last 22 years, serving as a trustee and holding
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More Ledford case news
January 25, 2007
The Thursday edition of the Newark Star-Ledger newspaper includes a report on the case of horsemen Eric and Seldon Ledford. To read the Star-Ledger story, click here.
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Gingras ready for finals
January 25, 2007
Driver Yannick Gingras has solid chances in all three series finals this weekend at the Meadowlands �the $85,000 Clyde Hirt Final on Friday night and the $116,600 Presidential Final and $85,000 Complex Final on Saturday night. �I chose Renoir in the Clyde Hirt Final even though I think Crawdad is
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January 24, 2007
In this week�s Wire To Wire column, Andrew Cohen presents the feedback he received from owners, trainers, track officials and bettors about his column on horse doping. �I received dozens and dozens of emails, almost all of them thoughtful and thought provoking and certain to push the debate a little
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You're Next Goes For 13th
January 24, 2007
The undefeated trotter, You�re Next, sidelined nearly 10 months due to an injury, will try to set the track record for most consecutive wins at Pompano Park Harness Track Wednesday. You�re Next, a 5-year-old gelding by Yankee Paco, is 12 for 12 lifetime and tied with the pacer, Lady Netty N (1999
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Small Willowdale final
January 24, 2007
Mister Big and Predator DVM look to be the sharpest performers set to contest the $56,300 final of the Willowdale Pacing Series for 4 year olds Saturday evening at Woodbine. Only five horses were entered in the Willowdale, which will be the first race on the 11-race card from the Toronto oval. Ha
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Slots open in Chester
January 24, 2007
Harrah�s Chester Casino & Racetrack opened its doors for its first full day of slots play Tuesday in suburban Philadelphia. According to reports, hundreds of customers were in attendance by mid-day, causing a slight traffic tie-up at lunchtime. Because of its location not far from Delaware Park,
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Tougher rules for California?
January 24, 2007
The California Horse Racing Board gave initial approval Tuesday to an overhaul of the state's equine drug policies�both Thoroughbred and Standardbred. The plan would include the first ban of anabolic steroids and stiffer penalties for TCO2 positives. According to a report by Debbie Arrington in t
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McNaught reappointed
January 24, 2007
Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels has reappointed Sarah McNaught as Chairman of the Indiana Horse Racing Commission. McNaught's term expires in 2010. Governor Daniels also appointed Steve Schaefer to the panel. Schaefer replaces Will Koch, who resigns due to time constraints of managing his family's
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Yonkers requires vaccine
January 24, 2007
Effective Monday, Feb. 5, Yonkers Raceway will require all horses boarding and/or racing on the grounds to show proof of an Equine Herpes Vaccine (EHV) within the past 90 days. The edict comes after Cornell University's Cooperative Extension in Dutchess County, NY, announced an EHV-1 diagnosis in th
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Roddy ready for big final
January 24, 2007
The $116,600 Presidential Final on Saturday night headlines a week rich in stakes action at the Meadowlands and Roddy�s Bags Again, trained by Tim Torbert, is among the eight contenders. Also highlighting the week are the $70,000 Super Bowl for trotters on Wednesday, $50,000 White Ruffles for pacing
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Could Eric return to bike?
January 24, 2007
According to a Wednesday news report on the Asbury Park Press, New Jersey, web site, horseman Eric Ledford, his father, and two associates pleaded guilty Wednesday in Superior Court, but there is also a deal in the works that could allow Eric Ledford to be back racing soon. The four--Eric, his fa
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SBOANJ honors Southwind
January 24, 2007
The Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey is honoring Allen and Connie Skolnick�s Southwind Farm in Pennington as Breeder of the Year for 2006. A special presentation will be made Sunday, January 28, at the annual New Jersey Equine Awards dinner at the Freehold Gardens Hotel.
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Fake Denario N in 1:50.4
January 23, 2007
Fake Denario N won the $37,500 Preferred Pace in a flashy 1:50.4 and Black Cat Bone took the $35,000 Delaware Special in 1:52.4, both driven by Ron Pierce, who completed the card with five wins on Monday, Jan. 22 at Dover Downs. Ron Pierce almost canceled his drives because of the onset a stomac
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Banker Ablaze by a nose
January 23, 2007
Banker Ablaze and driver Brett Miller had the lead when it mattered most, getting up in the shadow of the wire to win by a nose in 1:59.2 in the third race at Pompano Park Monday, a $7,000 Claiming Handicap Trot. Content to settle in third place as post-time favorite Lovin For Money (Bruce Range
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Riedel awaits Lady Godiva
January 23, 2007
After winning two of the first four Lady Godiva Paces at Monticello Raceway, Jody Riedel is looking forward to this year�s event like a kid looks forward to Christmas. The fifth annual Lady Godiva Pace, a race strictly for lady harness drivers, is slated for Valentine�s Day, Wednesday, Feb. 14. I
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Perretti named NJSS chair
January 23, 2007
Anthony J. Perretti, general manager of his family-owned breeding farm in Cream Ridge, N.J., has been elected chairman for 2007 of the board of trustees that administers the New Jersey Sire Stakes program in the New Jersey Department of Agriculture. For the past five years, Perretti has been resp
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Fargo New Ill Bureau Chief
January 23, 2007
Charlyn Fargo is the new bureau chief in the Illinois Department of Agriculture�s Bureau of County Fairs and Horse Racing. She was appointed to the post by Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich to replace Tex Moats, who resigned late last year. Ms Fargo, 50, comes to her new job from the State Journa
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Mare now 2 for 3 at Monti
January 23, 2007
Percee Angus turned in a gate-to-wire, 1:57.2 victory in the $15,000 Preferred for mares Monday, Jan. 22. Last year Percee Angus won 21 races. Now she's two for three this years. On Jan 2, the opening day of the 2007 campaign at Monticello Raceway, Percee Angus picked up where she left off last s
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Tetrick, Morgan win three
January 22, 2007
Tim Tetrick and Tony Morgan drove three winners each on a snowy Sunday at Dover Downs. Tetrick took the $16,000 Delaware pace feature with Flaming Moe, who scored in 1:54.4 over a track labeled as "good." Todd Wise and Jeff Franklin's former Maritime standout Flaming Moe made his first 2007 start
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Two more arrests in CA case
January 22, 2007
Following the bribery sentencing of a former cohort, two more Cal Expo drivers--Todd Ratchford and Jason Maier--were arrested between races Jan. 18 in connection with an alleged conspiracy to fix a May 5, 2006, race at the Sacramento harness track. Ratchford, 42, and Maier, 24, posted bail the fo
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Court to hear Centaur appeal
January 22, 2007
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court said Friday that it will hear an appeal by Centaur, an Indianapolis-based company, which was denied a license by the Pennsylvania State Harness Racing Commission. Centaur owns and operates Hoosier Park. In a two-page statement Friday, the high court said it would he
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Tom Walsh Jr. dies
January 22, 2007
Tom Walsh Jr., who owned 1994 Little Brown Jug winner Magical Mike, '96 Jug winner Armbro Operative, and 1993 Adios champion Miles McCool, died Friday, Jan. 19, in Stuart, Fla., at the age of 78. Walsh was also a benefactor of the Delaware, Ohio, County Fair. He was a major contributor to build the
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Saratoga gaming expansion
January 22, 2007
As it approaches its third anniversary, Saratoga Gaming and Raceway, New York's first video gaming property, is in the midst of a construction project that will include a 45,000 square foot addition. The addition will include 431 more video gaming machines, the 300-seat Garden Buffet restaurant, and
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Split sample is positive
January 22, 2007
According to the New Jersey Racing Commission, the split sample taken from Doggone Incredible after a Dec. 9 race at the Meadowlands has come back positive for lidocaine. The horse trained by Mickey Burke finished second in the race. Lidocaine is a local anesthetic which can produce pain relief w
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Three trainers to Ill Hall
January 22, 2007
Trainers Erv Miller, Tom Simmons and Nelson Willis have been selected for induction into the Illinois Harness Racing Hall of Fame. Sonny Graham and Brian Pinske have been selected as immortal inductees into the Hall of Fame, while Fox Valley Memory and Kadabra will be the equine inductees. In oth
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Star Role wins Ppk Open
January 21, 2007
Star Role and driver Wally Hennessey gutted out a first-over trip to prevail in 1:53.2 in the third race feature event at Pompano Park Saturday, a $10,000 Open Pace. Driven alertly from the gate, Welu�s Dreamboat made the lead in the eight-horse affair and took the field through opening fractions
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Boom Shakalaka is Special
January 21, 2007
Boom Shockalaka lowered the boom to win Saturday night's $13,800 feature at Dover Downs in 1:55.3. Dash win leader Tim Tetrick and 2006 champion Tony Morgan each drove five winners. Mike Horn and Bobby Rice's Boom Shockalaka made it two-in-a-row as Kevin Sizer drover the Blissfull Hall gelding to
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Load The Dice rolls in Pres.
January 21, 2007
After having his own four-race streak snapped by Nuclear Breeze last week, Load The Dice turned the tables on his foe in the $50,000 second leg of the Presidential Series on Saturday night at the Meadowlands in 1:50.3. Driven by Yannick Gingras, Load The Dice sat third along the pylons as 4-5 fav
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Wide Angle seizes glory
January 21, 2007
One week after making a break during the second leg of the Glorys Comet Trotting Series, Wide Angle Hanover bounced back beautifully with a narrow 1:53.4 victory in the C$89,500 final for older horses, Sunday afternoon at Woodbine. Jody Jamieson drove the 7-year-old Muscles Yankee gelding to the
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Win streaks end for mares
January 19, 2007
The the second night in a row, a big payoff occurred in series action at the Meadowlands. Thursday night Mysterious Dragon posted her first victory in seven weeks and paid $70.40 to win a division of the White Ruffles Series. In the process, Mysterious Dragon's 1:54.1 score also snapped the winning
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Blizzard winner a 116-1 shot
January 19, 2007
Armbro Decal and driver Jack Moiseyev pulled a massive upset Thursday evening at Woodbine in the $48,600 final of the Blizzard Pacing Series, triumphing in 1:54.3 at odds of 116-1 and returning $235 on a two-dollar win wager. Moiseyev and the 4-year-old Blissfull Hall mare left well from post 10,
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Devaux wins five at MR
January 19, 2007
Thursday, Jan. 18, was just another day at the office for Stephane Bouchard. He reined three winners on the Monticello Raceway program: Rocket Laag (1:58:2) in the third, Mannart Sound Wave (2:01) in the 12th and The Big Don N in the 13th. However, Bouchard had to take a back seat to Jimmy Devau
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JK beats Devilfish
January 19, 2007
The first division of hte Clyde Hirt Series on Friday night featured three previous leg winners, JK CU Later, Devilfish and Michelle's Gemstone. The three crossed the wire 1-2-3, but not in the order expected as JK CU Later edged Devilfish by a neck in 1:51.2. JK CU Later, who paid $12 to win, e
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Shark Time in Snowshoe
January 19, 2007
Shark Time won the $45,200 final of the Snowshoe Pacing Series Friday evening at Woodbine, scoring in 1:55. Shark Time and driver Rick Zeron went to the lead before the half and never trailed thereafter, thus sweeping the event for 4 and 4 year olds. Bet down to 1-5 odds at post time, the pair le
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Ceiling collapse at PPk
January 19, 2007
The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported late Friday that a 200-foot-by-50-foot section of ceiling drywall collapsed Friday morning at the new building under construction for the Pompano Park slots casino. No one was hurt when the ceiling fell in about 10:45 a.m. Friday, said Sandra King, spokeswoman
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$120.40 payoff in series
January 18, 2007
Fortysecondstreet narrowly got up to win the second of four $12,500 divisions of the Super Bowl and ignite a win payoff of $120.40 Wednesday night at the Meadowlands. He edged Jack Halloran Road by a nose in a lifetime best of 1:56.4. Fortysecondstreet, a son of Lindy Lane, is trained by Neal Eh
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Quintuplets at Pompano
January 18, 2007
Five Kids and trainer-driver Tom Haughton made a three-wide sweep of the field from sixth place on the final turn and was able to pass by the field in the stretch to win the $4,700 feature trot at Pompano Park Wednesday. It was the first start of the year for Five Kids, a 7-year-old gelding by SJ
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Self Professed repeats
January 18, 2007
Self Professed made it two-in-a-row in scoring a 1:55.4 victory in the $24,000 Open Handicap Trot while Racsan Jenny put away eight rivals to win the $21,000 Jr. Open on Wednesday at Dover Downs. Tony Morgan had a driving triple. In the feature, Martin Scharf's Self Professed enjoyed a perfect tw
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Bouchard seven-bagger
January 18, 2007
The Wednesday night tally sheet from Yonkers Raceway's 10-race extravaganza saw Greg Grismore win a couple of races, Bonnie Rush close stoutly with her trotter, and Stephane Bouchard shamelessly hoard the remaining seven events. The Raceway's leading driver won the evening's first five races, ta
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Magna to close Great Lakes
January 18, 2007
Magna Entertainment Corp. has told Michigan Thoroughbred horsemen it will close Great Lakes Downs--formerly Muskegon harness racetrack--following the conclusion of the 2007 meet in November. That will leave Michigan once again without a Thoroughbred racetrack. �(Magna) just didn�t want to continu
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Art's Chip to Kentuckiana
January 18, 2007
Kentuckiana Farms has announced that Art's Chip, a 7-year-old son of Artsplace, will stand the 2007 breeding season at its nursery near Lexington, Ky. Art's Chip retired with a lifetime mark of 1:49.3 and earnings of $726,999. His victories include the U.S. Pacing Championship at the Meadowlands
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New harness show on tap
January 18, 2007
Television Games Network (TVG) will be introducing a new harness racing-dedicated show to its line-up beginning Friday as �Drive Time� becomes part of its schedule. The show will be hosted by harness veteran Gary Seibel and Dave Weaver, whose brother, Mark, owns Standardbreds. �The show will basi
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January 18, 2007
In a new installment of Wire To Wire, Andrew Cohen wonders why the recent positive tests incurred by Mickey Burke and Erv Miller haven�t caused more discussion in the U.S., especially in light of developments in Canada.
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Top races of 2006 available
January 18, 2007
The Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the arrival of this year�s edition of the finest harness racing to be found worldwide, a collection of races sold on DVD or VHS. The collection of 36 races includes the Meadowlands Pace, Hambletonian, North America Cup, New Zealand Cup,
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Robert Everett dies
January 18, 2007
Delaware Harness Racing Commission member Robert Lewis Everett II died Tuesday in Bayhealth-Kent General Hospital, Dover. He was 57. Mr. Everett was born Aug. 4, 1949, in Dover, son of EveLynn P. Ford Everett and the late Robert L. Everett. He was a 1967 graduate of John Bassett Moore High School
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Buffalo to drop weekends?
January 18, 2007
Officials at Buffalo Raceway are reportedly considering dropping weekend racing following the 2007 season, offering live programs only on weekdays�and possibly with an afternoon post time so it would compete with fewer racetracks. This year�s meet at Buffalo opens Friday, three weeks earlier than
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New PJ at Meadowlands
January 18, 2007
It was just a coincidence, but in his first race as presiding judge at the Meadowlands on Wednesday night, Jan. 17, Michael J. McCarthy posted an inquiry. McCarthy, whose first job in harness racing was as a night watchman for the W.R. Haughton Stable, had previously worked in the stand at Freehold
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Riddlemethat, Batman
January 17, 2007
I'm All In took the lead at the start for driver Ron Pierce and set all the fractions in a 1:53.1 mile to win the $24,000 Mares Open Pace Tuesday at Dover Downs, while Riddlemethat won the $20,000 Jr. Mares Open. Pierce finished the day with five winners; Tim Tetrick had three. Stepping up from
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Georgian dispute continues
January 17, 2007
The impasse at Georgian Downs continues and the Ontario racetrack appears to be likely closed for a period of time as track management has now taken its latest offer to the Ontario Harness Horseman Association off the table. A letter sent Jan. 13 from Georgian Downs to OHHA CEO John Walzak has be
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Lady Godiva to ride at MR
January 17, 2007
Monticello Raceway is now in search of female drivers for its fourth edition of the Lady Godiva Pace, scheduled to Valentine's Day. The Feb. 14 event is part of Monticello's 2007 Heritage Drivers Series. �We call our lady drivers' race the �Lady Godiva Pace� and by presenting it on Valentine's Da
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'Deal or no deal' at Mighty M
January 17, 2007
You will be able to find gold in them thar hills in July�actually you will be able to find gold in the Catskill Mountains�as the connections of the winning horse in the $500,000 Monticello Gold Rush for 3-year-old colt pacers will have the option of taking the $250,000 winner�s share in gold bars. T
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HFW lends to WTD change
January 17, 2007
Last year The Red Mile announced the long-standing two-heat format of the Kentucky Futurity would change in 2008, and now the World Trotting Derby has announced an immediate change to also eliminate its two-heat concept, a decision prompted by a Horseman And Fair World article "Is Heat Racing On Its
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Eligibles for Prix d'Amerique
January 17, 2007
With just a few days left, there are still 26 trotters on the eligible list for the Prix d'Amerique, the French trotting classic which will be held Sunday, Jan. 28, in Paris. Among the eligibles for the maximum 20-horse field is Jag de Bellouet. In order of earnings, the eligibles are: Jag de Be
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Speed is king Monday at DD
January 16, 2007
Fake Denario N won the $32,500 pace, Clinton Longshot had just enough to take the $30,000 Delaware Special, while Sharky Osborne romped in the $24,000 Open Pace on a speed-filled Dr Martin Luther King card Monday at Dover Downs. Ron Pierce raced David Scharf's Fake Denario N from off the pace mo
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Lights out in Williams Trot
January 16, 2007
The lights went out at Pompano after the sixth race, prompting the remainder of the card to be canceled, but the situation was after Battleshoe Victor led from start to finish to capture the sixth annual Lew Williams Memorial Trot by a half length over U Toe The Bike and Muscular in 1:56.3. The r
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Spare Time wins Wdb final
January 16, 2007
She had displayed her dominance through the opening legs of the Lifetime Dream Trotting Series and Monday evening at Woodbine Spare Time Rozie continued her torrid trend by recording a 2 3/4-length victory in 1:57 in the $54,300(C) final. With her trainer, Rick Zeron, obligated to drive Gyration
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11 bring six-figure prices
January 16, 2007
The Tattersalls January Select Mixed Sale, held Monday, Jan. 15, in the race paddock at the Meadowlands, was buoyed by two conditions: the influx of purse money at tracks with expanded gaming and a catalog full of top racing and breeding prospects. As a result, the 302 horses that were sold broug
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Daniel Maier charged
January 15, 2007
More than seven months after the original incident, a second driver has been arrested in connection with possible race fixing at Cal Expo. Daniel R. Maier, 22, was taken into custody Jan. 12 at New York's Monticello Raceway, said Maggy Krell, California deputy state attorney general. State authoriti
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Moh/Flmd qualifiers canceled
January 15, 2007
With a major snowstorm zeroing in on the province of Ontario, qualifiers at both Mohawk Racetrack and Flamboro Downs on Monday have been canceled. Mohawk's next qualifiers are scheduled for Friday while Flamboro will hold its next morning events on Thursday.
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Simmonds win MLK Pace
January 15, 2007
Monticello Raceway�s sixth annual Dr Martin Luther King Jr Pace last Friday was won by Donald Simmonds, who could have lamented "if at first you don't suceed, try, try again," as he was finally able to find a spot in the sulky in race for African-American drivers. �For the past three years I have
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Dancer tribute earns award
January 15, 2007
A tribute to the late Hall of Famer Stanley Dancer, produced by the television department of the Meadowlands Racetrack, captured first prize in the 2006 John Hervey Awards for broadcast journalism. The U.S. Harness Writers Announced the winners of the Hervey Awards for broadcast journalism. The s
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$200,000 for Glass Pack
January 15, 2007
With nearly a half-million dollars in earnings, the 5-year-old trotting mare Ticket To Glide sold for $220,000 Monday afternoon at the Tattersalls January Select Mixed Sale. Other top prices included $200,000 bids for Glass Pack, Cactus Creek and Givemebackmybullets. A daughter of Yankee Glide, T
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Eight in a row a Breeze
January 13, 2007
Nuclear Breeze cruised to his eighth straight victory and won the opening leg of the Presidential Series Saturday night at the Meadowlands. Nuclear Breeze, the 1-5 betting favorite, hit the wire in 1:49.3, with Load The Dice second and Hop Sing third. The 9-horse race got underway with GEorge Bre
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Predator in Willowdale
January 13, 2007
The first leg of the Willowdale Pacing Series for 4 year olds got underway at Woodbine Saturday night and Predator DVM showed he's much more than a New York Sire Stakes champion. The son of Bettor's Delight won the Willowdale opener with a handy 2 1/2-length score in 1:51.3. Mark Ford trains Pred
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Judge says group stays
January 12, 2007
According to reports, on Wednesday a judge rejected a legal challenge to the certification of the Harness Horse Association of Central New York by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board. Last year the board certified the Harness Horse Association of Central New York as the representative horse
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Mares contest White Ruffles
January 12, 2007
Up Front Jan-E-Lu extended her winning streak to nine in the second of four $12,500 divisions of the opening round of the White Ruffles Series on Thursday night at the Meadowlands, with the other splits going to Perfect Sign, Ima Sporty Lady and Incredible Kitty. Although pressed a bit early on
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Slots bills filed in Indiana
January 12, 2007
It appears Indiana legislators will soon be considering another bill to put slot machines at the state�s racetracks, and some observers in the state think the conditions for a favorable vote are the best in years. Two bills have already been filed in the House. The proposals will be debated in the H
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Donerail brother wins at DD
January 12, 2007
Impeccably-bred My Huckleberry, a half-brother to trotting standouts Donerail and Gramola, romped to a four-length win in 1:58 in an $8,000 conditioned event at Dover Downs Thursday night. Owned by the Crystal Ball Stable, it was the first win of the year for the 4-year-old son of Angus Hall. Tim
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Promysquous winner at Wdb
January 12, 2007
Promysquous Lady and Dee Dee Blue remained perfect in this year's Blizzard Pacing Series with solid victories in Thursday night's second leg at Woodbine Racetrack. In the opening $16,000(C) division, Carmen Hie eased Dee Dee Blue off the wings early and waited for things to settle before moving t
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Drink up at Pompano til 4?
January 12, 2007
Pompano Park officials are reportedly going to ask the city of Pompano Beach to create an exemption that will allow it to serve alcohol at its 1,500-slot machine facility when it opens in March until 4 a.m. Current regulations prohibit business in the city to serve alcohol between 2 a.m. and 7 a.m.
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Pa. Board needs money
January 12, 2007
Claiming it is running out of money, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reportedly plans to ask for extra funding from the state's new gambling operations, although an initial proposal of a five-percent assessment on top of the 54-percent tax companies now pay to the state led to a backlash. P
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Casimir Camotion on shelf
January 12, 2007
Casimir Camotion, third in last year�s Presidential final, is absent from the free-for-all series this year at the Meadowlands while he is recovering from a broken bone. "He had a slab fracture of his right knee,� reported trainer Bruce Saunders. �He was operated on Thanksgiving. He has six weeks
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Erv Miller positive at Chst
January 12, 2007
Trainer Erv Miller, the sport�s money-leading conditioner in 2006, has received a $500 fine as a result of a positive test for Benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine, on his horse Enhance The Night at Harrah�s Chester last November. Enhance The Night, a 3-year-old filly at the time, was a six-t
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Muscleman gearing up in Fla.
January 12, 2007
Mr. Muscleman made what could be termed a �brief� appearance in 2006, making just seven starts, and co-owner Adam Victor Jr. said Friday afternoon that he expects big things from the two-time Dan Patch Award winner. �The year went exactly as we wanted it to: seven races, we didn�t test the horse
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Devilfish wins in 1:48.3
January 12, 2007
A 45-degree night set the stage for a speed parade at the Meadowlands Friday evening with the 4-year-old pacer Devilfish capping off the program with a 1:48.3, open-lengths victory in a division of the Clyde Hirt Series. Most of the divisions of the Clyde Hirt and the Complex all were clocked in 1:5
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Mare's streak continues
January 12, 2007
Miss Galvinator A�s streak seemed in jeopardy but she got up in the final stride to post her 11th straight victory in a $35,000 winners-over pace for fillies and mares Friday night at the Meadowlands. She hit the wire in a lifetime best 1:50.3. Miss Galvinator won by one-half length over Dreams A
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Judge hears lawsuit
January 11, 2007
On Wednesday in New Jersey, a United States District Court judge granted a show cause order returnable March 2 on a lawsuit by the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey against the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority (NJSEA) for issuing an exclusive contract to Television G
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Super Bowl Series underway
January 11, 2007
Caviar On The Menu tipped out three wide on the turn for home and took the lead with an eighth of a mile to go to capture the first of five $12,500 divisions of the opening round of the Super Bowl Series on Wednesday night at the Meadowlands, with speed honors going to upstart Anotherbogey B. Cav
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THERE THEY ARE! at Nfld
January 11, 2007
It may have been a simple "And there they are" from Northfield Park announcer Greg Young as the winner crossed the wire in the 13th race at that track Wednesday night, but it should have been "AND THERE THEY ARE!" as 132-1 Starlite Player shocked the field after going a huge mile. Winning just hi
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A self professed win at DD
January 11, 2007
Martin Scharf's Self Professed, after two seconds and three thirds in his last five starts, got to the winner's circle in the $24,000 Open Trot Wednesday at Dover Downs, while Saint Johns Boy closed well to win the $20,000 Jr. Open Trot. The 2006 dash champion Tony Morgan drove five winners, whil
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Georgian dark through 20th
January 11, 2007
Georgian Downs has announced it has canceled its two programs next week through the 20th as negotiations continue to settle a contract dispute with the Ontario Harness Horse Association (OHHA). Georgian Downs announced both the Tuesday, Jan. 16, and Saturday, Jan. 20, programs have been canceled, br
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Storm headed to Woodbine
January 11, 2007
He turned many heads as a 3 year old and now Stormaway is set to return to action Saturday evening at Woodbine in the $40,000(C) opening leg of the Willowdale Series. The Willowdale, for 4-year-old pacers, will have its $40,000(C) second leg take place on Jan. 13, while the $59,600(C) (est.) final w
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The dice looks to throw a 5
January 11, 2007
It is not the usual praise heaped on a top level horse but Load The Dice has personality, and it does not hurt that he also has a nose for the winner�s circle and makes his 2007 debut in Saturday night�s $50,000 opening round of the Presidential Series at the Meadowlands. The 5-year-old gelded so
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He's hoping to dust 'em off
January 11, 2007
There is no way to know what kind of luck trainer R. Dustin Jones will have in Friday night�s Clyde Hirt Series at the Meadowlands but he knows one thing�one of his two entrants will have a new home by the time the second leg of the three-week series rolls around the following Friday. Jones will
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Tetrick adds another four
January 10, 2007
Overlooked Kellytuck Sophie pulled a 21-1 upset scoring a 1:53.1 victory in the $24,000 Mares Open Handicap pace on Tuesday at Dover Downs while I'm All In, one of Tim Tetrick's four winners, took the $20,000 Jr. Mares Open. Jonathan Roberts found room along the passing lane to hustle Kellytuck
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Lucky 13 for young Bolon
January 10, 2007
Kyle Bolon, 18, the son of longtime Meadows trainer-driver Rodney Bolon, earned his first career driving victory Tuesday night, in the second race at The Meadows. In only his 13th lifetime start, Bolon reached the winner�s circle with Mary�s Girl, a horse his father co-owns with Mike Fellinger. B
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Big bucks, no whammies
January 10, 2007
The New Year has started with a bang as plenty of huge payoffs and a bevy of new wagers have fans buzzing at Balmoral Park, with the �new� 50-cent superfecta the most lucrative wager on the menu, averaging almost $2,000 through the opening week. Last Saturday night�s sixth race produced the biggest
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Jan. sale offers ops
January 10, 2007
Finding a racehorse ready-to-go will be easy at the January Select Mixed Sale at the Meadowlands Monday, Jan. 15, as more than 100 horses slated to be sold are currently racing. Included among the racehorse offerings are the 2006 Adios winner Cactus Creek, the 2006 Art Rooney winner Gimmebackmybulle
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Pompano gets slots license
January 10, 2007
Pompano Park and its parent company Isle of Capri Casinos announced Wednesday morning a gaming license has been awarded by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, with a 1,500 slot machine site scheduled to open in late winter/early spring. �The future of Isle of Capri loo
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Winning a breeze for Cooke
January 10, 2007
Thomas B Cooke�professor, taxation expert and lawyer�also happens to be the owner and breeder of one of the best pacers currently in training as his homebred, Nuclear Breeze, is rated the 3-2 morning line favorite in Saturday night�s $50,000 opening round of the three-week Presidential Series for fr
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Dr. King Pace posts drawn
January 10, 2007
Monticello Raceway's 2007 Heritage Driver Series kicks off Friday afternoon with the sixth edition of the Dr Martin Luther King Jr Pace, featuring the talents of drivers of African-American heritage. ��Normally we would present this race on Jan. 15, the actual date of Dr. King�s birth, but we ar
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Jug Preview adds supps.
January 10, 2007
Owners of 3-year-old pacers who failed to nominate or sustain for the Jug Preview at Scioto Downs will now have the option of supplementing this year for $6,000. This important prep race for the Little Brown Jug is slated for Sept. 8. Director of racing Stacy Cahill announced that if a horse meet
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New stakes for NY breds
January 09, 2007
The New York Sire Stakes has announced the creation of the Empire Breeders Classic, a new stakes opportunity for New York-bred horses. The event will be for 3-year-old trotters and pacers, with separate divisions for colts and fillies featuring $150,000 estimated finals for each. It will be raced fo
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Machine guns down field
January 09, 2007
Pines Machine Gun upset the field at odds of 33-1 in the fifth-race trot at Pompano Park Monday, beating race favorite Erikas Message and ending his three-race winning streak. Driven by Kevin Wallis, Pines Machine Gun won by three-quarters of a length in his first start this year for owner-trainer C
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A lifetime dream to sweep?
January 09, 2007
The Lifetime Dream Trotting Series continued at Woodbine on Monday night with a pair of $20,000(C) divisions on tap for the 16 trotting mares that made their way to the Mega City oval. That number will be whittled down to 10 when next week�s final rolls around, and many people think the final could
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Clark sweeps DD features
January 09, 2007
Lather Machine stepped up to the $32,500 Preferred ranks for a 1:50.4 victory, while Art Director scored an 8-1 win in the $31,000 Delaware Special on a big Monday card at Dover Downs. Both feature race winners are conditioned by Bobby Clark. Tim Tetrick collected four winning drives. In consecut
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Group wants NY casino shut
January 09, 2007
Published reports state members of Upstate Citizens for Equality, which won a lawsuit that led to the subsequent ruling by the Supreme Court last month that Turning Stone casino is operating illegally, will head to court again to ask a judge to shut down the casino until a new agreement between the
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Pick 6 back at Big M
January 09, 2007
The Pick 6 returns to the wagering lineup at the Meadowlands on Friday night with a lower takeout and a guaranteed pool, with the bet covering races four through nine each night and requiring a $1 minimum bet. For 2007, the Pick 6 will have a 20-percent takeout and a guaranteed $10,000 gross pool fo
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January 09, 2007
In his latest Wire To Wire column, Andrew Cohen talks about the responses he received following his three-part "speech" as the self-appointed Commissioner of Harness Racing. Cohen's says he received incredible support for his position that the racing industry needs to crack down on doping. He also c
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Top broodmares named
January 09, 2007
The broodmares Babe Ruthless and Cressida Hanover, buoyed by offspring that were the leading moneywinners on the pacing and trotting gait respectively in North America, have been named 2006 Broodmares of the Year in voting by the U.S. Harness Writers Association. Babe Ruthless is a 16-year-old ma
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Roosevelt's Kay Cisco dies
January 09, 2007
Kathryn T. (Kay) Cisco, a stalwart in the publicity office at Roosevelt Raceway from its early days until the day it closed, died Sunday at the age of 89. Cisco began working in the Roosevelt publicity office in the 1940s and was still there when the track closed in 1987. The legendary publicist
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Michigan rivalry in NY
January 09, 2007
It wasn�t too long ago that Eric Goodell and Larry Stalbaum would go head to head for driving championships at various racetracks in Michigan and now that rivalry seems to be on its way to renewal at Monticello Raceway. Nearly two years ago Stalbaum moved his stable to the Mighty M and though he
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Award nominations open
January 09, 2007
The Standardbred Retirement Foundation is now accepting nominations for the SRF Burke Humanity Award, honoring the memory of Mr. James E. Burke. This award, administered by the Foundation, is presented to an individual or group who has demonstrated exceptional care and compassion for a Standardbred
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Roberts hired at Thistledown
January 09, 2007
The Cleveland Plain-Dealer�s loss has now become Thistledown�s gain as longtime racing writer Bob Roberts, who recently accepted a buyout from the newspaper, has been hired to work in the Thoroughbred racetrack�s publicity department. �Railbird� Roberts, whose last day handicapping both harness and
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Idea for NJ purchases
January 08, 2007
A letter published on pressofAtlanticCity.com Sunday had an interesting proposal in that it called for the Atlantic City casinos to purchase the New Jersey racetracks in an effort to block them from adding slot machines. The writer pointed out that the casinos have already subsidized the Meadowlands
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Georgian still shuttered
January 08, 2007
The ongoing contract dispute between Georgian Downs and the Ontario Harness Horse Association still continues to force the Ontario racetrack to be closed, with the site announcing it has canceled its Jan. 9 and Jan. 13 racing programs. Federal regulations require that an agreement must be in plac
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Comeback for Injured driver
January 08, 2007
Randy Waples told harnessracing.com Monday afternoon that he expects to be back driving by the end of the month, returning to the sulky for the first time since being severely injured in a race accident at Mohawk last July, on the day before his 41st birthday. The incident occurred July 30 when W
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HOY dead heat at Nfld
January 08, 2007
A dead heat has occured at Northfield Park and it wasn't on the racetrack as the track's Wall of Fame trustees voting for 2006 Horse of the Year honors resulted in a tie between Equalize and Key Western. It is the second time the trustees deadlocked in voting for Northfield's Horse of the Year.a
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All over winner's circle
January 07, 2007
All Over The Place sprinted to the lead on the turn for home and scored a half-length victory in the $35,000 winners-over pace, the featured race on Saturday night at the Meadowlands. Roddy's Bags Again made a strong bid but could only muster a second, and it was a length and a half back to Art Make
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New faces win at Yonkers
January 07, 2007
Yonkers Raceway's 10-race soiree Saturday featured its customary trio of $21,000 Open Handicaps, and since two of last week's winners (Miss Galvinator A and Lhasa Muscles) successfully strutted their stuff last night across the river and the other (Western Prince) took the night off, some news face
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A Pompano big shot
January 07, 2007
JK Big Shot rolled to a two length, 1:52.3 mark Saturday at Pompano Park in capturing the $10,000 Open Handicap Pace for driver Brett Miller. The featured race started off with Bronson Hall and driver Stephan Lareau powering the lead with Doctor Viagra (Kevin Wallis) getting the pocket trip to th
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Simulcast rights disputed
January 06, 2007
The Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey (SBOANJ) has started legal action in the United States District Court in Trenton to protect the rights of the state�s horsepeople it represents to approve the interstate simulcast of the Meadowlands harness racing signal. Defendants
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Meadowlands streakers
January 06, 2007
Lhasa Muscles and Miss Galvinator A extended their winning streaks Friday night, each capturing a $35,000 winners-over event at the Meadowlands. Lhasa Muscles posted his fifth-straight win in the third race, for top-level trotters, getting up for a neck victory over Carie's Credit in 1:53.4. It w
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Fox Valley a Maywood whiz
January 06, 2007
Ryan Anderson didn�t have far to go to accept a trophy as Maywood Park�s 2006 spring meet leading driver as the 26 year old drove Fox Valley Whiz to a wire-to-wire victory in Friday night�s feature, and right after the winner�s circle picture took a few steps forward to accept his reward for last se
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55 wins for Benn's Fire
January 05, 2007
When she broke stride on Aug. 31 and came out of the race injured, her future clearly looked to be in the breeding shed, but just four months later, Benn's Fire is back and beating the best. She won for the 55th time in her career when she scored in 1:59 Thursday night at Cal Expo. Prior to start
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Big M to still be on RTN
January 05, 2007
The Meadowlands races will remain on RTN in 2007 after Roberts Communications Network was able to work out an agreement with Television Games Network (TVG), which had recently gained exclusive broadcast rights to races at the Big M and its sister Thoroughbred track Monmouth Park. "It is now offic
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Trainer doing swimmingly
January 05, 2007
It has been unseasonably warm this winter but even when there is a chill in the air, the horses in the care of trainer Ettore Annunziata prepare for their races at the Meadowlands with a few laps in the pool. Annunziata�s farm in the Putnam County (N.Y.) community of Mahopac has no track. He keeps
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Handicap contest in Can.
January 05, 2007
Standardbred Canada (SC) has announced Canada's first-ever national Standardbred Handicapping Championship, which will begin in March and take place at racetracks across the country in regional qualifying events, before a final held at Woodbine in early November. Kathy Wade Vlaar, SC's manager of
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Gray Gladiator retired
January 05, 2007
Harnessracing.com was told Friday morning by co-owner Ed Sayfie that Admiral�s Express, the sport�s all-time leader in sub-1:50 victories, has been retired after a career in which he won 76 races and $1,649,900. Sayfie and his wife, Cheryl, and partners Gary and Laurel Gust originally paid just $3,7
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TgDn/VD announce races
January 05, 2007
Tioga Downs and Vernon Downs are pleased to announce some of its early closing events for the 2007 race season, along with our race dates that are pending New York State Racing and Wagering Board regulatory approval. Tioga Downs will begin racing on Friday, May 11 and race until Friday, Sept. 14.
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Fanning is a renegade
January 05, 2007
For five of the eight horses in Saturday�s featured race at the Meadowlands, it is the final prelude to the three-week Presidential Series, which gets underway in mid January. One of those five is Pacific Renegade who is rated at 4-1 in the morning line in the $35,000 winners-over condition pace, ca
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Drivers set for MLK Pace
January 05, 2007
The drivers for Monticello Raceway�s sixth edition of its Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Pace is now set. The only things that remain are the driving assignments and post positions and those too, will be finalized on Tuesday when racing secretary Eric Warner puts the Friday, Jan. 12 card together. Ea
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$1.4 million average at WEG
January 05, 2007
Woodbine Entertainment Group released figures Friday that noted Woodbine/Mohawk averaged $1,441,430(C) in daily handle on its harness programs in 2006, with total handle exceeding $373 million over the 259 days of racing. Trackside, there were 631 claims made worth $19,238,750(C). Favorites won a
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Litigator wins in debut
January 04, 2007
For the second straight time Jake's Nordic powered to victory in the $24,000 Open Trot feature at Dover Downs on Wednesday, while Litigator made his first local start a winning one in the $20,000 Jr. Open Trot sub-feature. Drivers Tim Tetrick and Ross Wolfenden had three-win nights, George Dennis an
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Mercer is muscular
January 04, 2007
Muscular ($15.80) was able to overcome starting from the far outside in post nine and muscle his way to the lead by the opening quarter mile and then hold on at the finish for a head victory over Talk About Me in winning the $10,000 Open Handicap Trot at Pompano Park Wednesday. The featured race
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Trotter honored in Jersey
January 04, 2007
Glidemaster, winner of the 2006 Trotting Triple Crown and $1,968,023 in purse money, has been named "New Jersey Standardbred of the Year" for 2006. This prestigious award to a New Jersey-sired Standardbred is presented annually by the Equine Advisory Board of the State Department of Agriculture upon
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Call Me Jate wins feature
January 04, 2007
On Wednesday, in the weekly $15,000 Preferred Pace at Monticello Raceway, Allan Davis displayed his talents when he weaved his pacer, Call Me Jate, between horses in the deep stretch to rally to a head victory in a time of 1:55:4. Davis doesn�t drive as much as he should. However, when the son of
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Saratoga gives back
January 04, 2007
The 1,324 video lottery terminals at Saratoga Gaming and Raceway paid out $128,587 in contributions to nonprofit agencies in Saratoga and Albany counties in December, according to a story in the Times Union. The racino donated $90,000 to nine agencies. The Saratoga Gaming and Raceway Foundation,
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Linscott funeral plans
January 03, 2007
Jim Linscott, longtime track photographer at Hoosier Park, died unexpectedly of natural causes last Saturday, at his home in Chesterfield, Ind. Linscott was 54. A native of Amesville, Ohio, Mr. Linscott first came into the horse racing scene by serving as the track photographer for several southe
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Trips for Morgan, Tetrick
January 03, 2007
Poppy Lustre N and Ultimate Bet, both trained by leading trainer Chuck Crissman, swept the twin features at Dover Downs on Tuesday while Tony Morgan and Tim Tetrick collected driving triples. In the top female event of the week, Tetrick moved Poppy Lustre N to the lead early and then led at ever
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Big M Pick 4 guaranteed
January 03, 2007
The Meadowlands has announced a nightly Pick 4 guarantee when its 2007 meet opens Friday, with a guaranteed gross pool of $25,000 Wednesday through Friday and a $50,000 guaranteed pool on Saturday. The Pick 4 is on races six through nine, with only a 15-percent takeout rate. The Meadowlands' 137-
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Oosting takes Blml title
January 03, 2007
Balmoral Park�s 2006 driving and training titles have gone to Mike Oosting and Darcy Pletcher, respectively, with Oosting easily capturing the driving title with 329 victories and Pletcher taking home the honors with 89 victories. Oosting outdistanced second-place finisher Tim Tetrick by 39 wins.
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Vernon slots in trouble
January 03, 2007
Vernon Downs owner Jeff Gural has said the racetrack is losing $500,000 a month and will need a state subsidy from New York State if it is going to be able to survive. Gural was quoted in Wednesday�s Syracuse Post Standard that unless a tax change is made to increase the 30-percent rate the racetrac
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Mass. simulcast settlement
January 03, 2007
A late agreement Tuesday in the Massachusetts legislature to extend the state�s simulcasting law two years will allow Plainridge Racecourse to re-open after being forced to close since the start of the new year. The vote was taken after a last-minute scare when the legislators appeared ready to dela
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Eb Mahar dies in Florida
January 03, 2007
Eb Mahar, the paddock judge at the Meadowlands for many years, died earlier this week in Orlando, Fla. Mahar had been hospitalized for surgery for a hernia about four to five weeks ago, but failed to recover. Additional details about Mahar's age and services were not available at this time.
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Yonkers race has conflicts
January 03, 2007
Yonkers Raceway has announced dates for four late-closing series, including the seven-leg $750,000 George Morton Levy Memorial for older horse pacers which has some conflicting dates with the Classic Series, Graduate Series, Battle of Lake Erie and Dan Patch Invitational. That could obviously lead t
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ISOBA picks Ill champs
January 03, 2007
World champions My Boy David and Home Bed Advantage are among the Illinois Conceived and Foaled 2-and 3-year-old divisional champions for 2006 announced by the Illinois Standardbred Owners and Breeders Association (ISOBA). The division winners, as well as Illinois Horse of the Year as selected by t
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Racing bows to slots in Pa.
January 03, 2007
Weekend Thoroughbred fans at Philadelphia Park are going to be shorted races as racing has bowed to casino management in an effort to lessen traffic, with the track dropping two races off its Saturday programs and one on its Sunday cards. Also, it is moving post time back 20 minutes, from 12:25 p.m.
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Two named to Horse HOF
January 03, 2007
Continentalvictory and Cam's Card Shark have been elected into harness racing's Living Horse Hall of Fame, with Stanley Bergstein, chairman of the Living Horse Hall of Fame nominating committee of The Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame, announcing the results. Annual members voted for the two h
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Morgan HTA Driver of Year
January 03, 2007
Tony Morgan, who won 1,004 races in 2006 and also finished in the top 11 drivers in North America in both money won and driving percentage standings, has won Harness Tracks of America�s (HTA) Driver of the Year championship for the fourth time. The HTA title, one of the most difficult to win in h
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Teague to drive in Dr. MLK
January 03, 2007
He has gained national acclaim with his training process and now George Teague Jr. will jump up on the driver's seat and compete at Monticello Raceway next week in a special race which features the talents of African-American harness drivers. The Dr. Martin Luther King Pace is slated for Friday, Jan
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Dover ushers in 2007
January 02, 2007
For the second straight time High Calibre N won the $30,000 Delaware Special at Dover Downs as Steve Warrington guided a 1:53.3 win on the New Year's Day card over a "sloppy" track. Meet-leading driver Tim Tetrick drove Lather Machine to victory in the $25,000 Open, one of his five wins. Tony Morgan
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Alpha Entura stars at Wdb
January 02, 2007
Alpha Entura led wire to wire to win Monday�s featured $46,000 Preferred Trot at Woodbine Racetrack, a final prep before the Glorys Comet Series begins next Sunday. Driven by Jody Jamieson, Alpha Entura won in 1:55, defeated Self Righteous and Texas Photo, with favorite Glide Patern settling for fou
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Elitlopp for Vivid Photo?
January 02, 2007
Vivid Photo�s schedule for 2007 is coming into sharper focus thanks to trainer-driver and co-owner Roger Hammer, with the horseman having big plans for the trotter�s 5-year-old season. The Hambletonian winner, double-millionaire and co-fastest trotter of all time could have some European traveli
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Photographer Linscott dies
January 02, 2007
Jim Linscott, the track photographer at Hoosier Park and at many fairs in Ohio and Pennsylvania, died over the weekend in Anderson, Ind., at age 54. The cause of death is believed to be a heart attack. Linscott had suffered a heart attack about six to eight years ago, but after recovering he resu
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HFW photo wins Smallsreed
January 02, 2007
A sweeping photograph of Mr Feelgood�s winning move in the Little Brown Jug, captured by North Carolina�s Dave Witten in a photo published in The Horseman And Fair World, was selected the winner of the 2006 George Smallsreed Award for photojournalism, it was announced by the United States Harness Wr
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Dispute closes Georgian
January 02, 2007
A contract dispute between Georgian Downs and the Ontario Harness Horse Association has prompted the Ontario racetrack to cancel its first two cards of 2007. Georgian Downs cancelled on Tuesday and again on Saturday due to regulatory requirements from the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency that requires a
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Morgan Tetrick hot at Dover
January 01, 2007
Tony Morgan and Tim Tetrick have each enjoyed one special 2006 seasons: Morgan tops all drivers in the sport in wins while Tetrick won a driving title at one Chicago track and finished second at another while enjoying a comfortable lead during the 2006 portion of the on-going Dover Downs season.
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