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Lydia Brown dies
April 09, 2007
Lydia Brown, the wife of former Blue Chip Farms general manager and Living Hall of Fame member William S. Brown, died Saturday, April 7, in Kingston, N.Y. She was 78. Mrs. Brown's daughter, Grace "Jean," is the senior vice president of operations for Blue Chip Farms in Wallkill, N.Y., and her son
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Sulkies, harness taken
April 09, 2007
Six race sulkies, a jog cart, numerous sets of harness and other equipment were stolen from trainers based at the farm of Bob Rosenheim near Saratoga Springs, NY, early Monday morning, and horsemen should be aware of anyone trying to sell used equipment that could be the stolen goods. Trainer Pau
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Dragon's Lair dies at 25
April 09, 2007
Dragon's Lair, whose upset victory over Nihilator in the initial year of the Breeders Crown in 1984 is still considered one of the most memorable Crown races in history, died Monday morning at Lindwood Farm in Greensburg, Pa., at the age of 25. "He is going to be missed here at Linwood Farm, I'll
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A battle for gold at Nfld
April 09, 2007
Trainer Joe Holloway has told Northfield Park's director of racing Gregg Keidel that the sport’s newest world champion, Gold Dust Beach, is being pointed toward the $125,000 Battle of Lake Erie at Northfield on Saturday, April 21. The son of Jenna’s Beach Boy-Good As Gold posted a 1:49 win at Dov
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Artistic Fella wins '07 debut
April 09, 2007
The 2007 Classic Series got underway at Dover Downs Monday night and Artistic Fella got back on the winning track as well, coasting to a clear victory in 1:50.3 with Cat Manzi aboard. Other Classic division winners were JM Van Gogh (1:54.3) in the Classic Trot, who dominated after the scratch of Viv
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