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Mack Lobell field assembled
February 08, 2007
Tweedle Dum, who equaled the world record for older geldings on a five-eighths mile track when taking the $15,000 Mack Lobell Preview in 1:53.2 in his last start, headlines a field of 10 trotters assembled for the $25,000 first leg of the Mack Lobell Trotting Series, which goes as the fourth race on
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USTA Presidents Awards
February 08, 2007
Lon Frocione, Phil Terry and the Coon family, two individuals and a family that have provided decades of exemplary service to harness racing will be recognized with Presidents Awards at the annual U.S. Trotting Association meeting on March 18 in Columbus, Ohio. The awards will be presented by Phil L
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Rabies case at Northville
February 08, 2007
Best Penny, a 5-year-old daughter of Cambest out of the mare Penny Rich, has been euthanized after being diagnosed with rabies at Northville Downs. Animal health surveillance detected the horse exhibiting symptoms of the illness at the suburban Detroit racetrack on Tuesday, Jan. 30. State veteri
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Chalk prevails in first round
February 08, 2007
Southwind Tempo had an easy time of it as the favorite in the first of two $12,500 opening-round divisions of the Tender Loving Care Series at the Meadowlands Wednesday night, while odds-on choice Princess Albatross was all out to capture the second split in a blanket finish. Southwind Tempo rema
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Stratton, 19, wins at Big M
February 08, 2007
Nineteen-year-old Jordan Stratton became the second teenager in a week to win a race at the Meadowlands as the son of trainer Dave Stratton guided Mcjates Shadow to a 48-1 upset in 1:54.4 in the $15,000, ninth-race $20,000 claimer for fillies and mares Wednesday night. The win came in Jordan Stra
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A sassy winner at Dover
February 08, 2007
It was a big night for the Delaware stallion CR Commando with both Go Sassy Go and Rusty's Biggie winning the $26,500 Open and $23,000 Jr. Open trots, respectively, on a chilly Wednesday at Dover Downs. Tim Tetrick added four winners to his North American -and-track-leading totals. For the second
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NY OTB bettors gone wild
February 08, 2007
It was "Bettors Gone Wild" at an OTB branch in New York last Monday as a self-service betting machine allowed wagers to be made on races at Gulfstream Park without a dime being invested. A computer glich reportedly allowed bettors for about a half hour to make unlimited bets on races from the Florid
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Leppler to speak on TRIP
February 08, 2007
Anton Leppler, executive secretary of the Pennsylvania Harness Racing Commission, will speak at the upcoming Harness Horsemen's International meeting about the development and early successes of the state's new Trainer Responsibility Integrity Program (TRIP), which seeks to reduce the number of huma
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Det. Freep drops results
February 08, 2007
Racing coverage in the metro-Detroit area just got a little smaller as the Detroit Free Press has dropped carrying race results and it took a last-minute plea from handicapper Bill "Raylebird" Rayle to keep the newspaper from also dropping entries and selections. Rayle said he was initially conta
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