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Roddy bags another
February 27, 2007
Roddy's Bags Again had just enough to hold off a determined bid from Armbro Baylor in the $37,500 Preferred Handicap while Poppy Lustre N stepped up to best the all-male Delaware Special as Tim Tetrick drove both winners at Dover Downs on Monday. The 15-race card is the fastest card ever over a
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Yonkers stays with six
February 27, 2007
Yonkers Raceway shall continue a six-program-per-week live harness schedule through March, it was announced Monday by general manager Bob Galterio. Live racing is offered Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with first post at 7:40 p.m. Tuesday matinees (1 p.m.) remain in effect thr
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Series finals at Yonkers
February 27, 2007
The beginning of Yonkers Raceway's work week was highlighted by three divisional finals of the Empire City Non-Claiming Series. The $32,900 finale of Event 3 offered these $7,500 claimers a chance to race for more than four times their declared worth. T Rex and driver Catello Manzi rolled from s
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Mario and John in Ont. Boys
February 27, 2007
Driver Mario Baillargeon and John Dilinger overcame post 11 to capture Monday's $18,000 second leg of the Ontario Boys Pacing Series at Woodbine Racetrack. Baillargeon and the 4-year-old son of DM Dilinger got away sixth and stayed there through an opening quarter in :26.3. From there they moved
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See '07 sales schedule
February 27, 2007
A chronological listing of all the 2007 yearling and mixed sales, along with results links from concluded sales, are now available on our website by clicking here or via the "Sales" link above. Should viewers or sales company officials find any errors or omissions, please email Greg Schuler so tha
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An Oscar role for O'Toole
February 27, 2007
Anybody attending the races at Plainridge Raceourse might check the office of general manager Steve O'Toole to see if an Oscar is sitting on his desk as the former horseman had a cameo appearance in "The Departed," the motion picture that won an Oscar Sunday night as 2006's Best Picture of the Year.
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Purses bumped 28% at Mea
February 27, 2007
Officials at The Meadows Racetrack & Casino have announced the first purse increase in relation to the casino expansion project. Starting Monday daily overnight purses increased 28 percent. Minutes before Monday's first race, John Marshall, general manager of racing operations and Kim Hankins, ex
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Buy a bike for charity
February 27, 2007
Pennsbury Enterprises and Craig Stein have donated a new Blackjack Sheriff Race Bike to benefit New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program. This is an all new Offset Aluminum Blackjack, flat oval wiggle shafts + 4 hitch ends, quick adjustable stirrups, flat legs and three axle heights, polished, or pa
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Hoosier Park sale approved
February 27, 2007
The Indiana Horse Racing Commission voted Tuesday, February 27 to approve the sale of Hoosier Park to Centaur Inc. The agreement to purchase the 62 percent majority interest held by Churchill Down Inc. was first announced December 13. Centaur will now serve as sole owner of the Anderson track after
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