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5 wins for Little More Faith
April 19, 2007
The 4-year-old pacer Little More Faith posted his fifth win of the year when he scored at Pompano Park on Wednesday in 1:55.1.Driven from post four by Bruce Ranger, Little More Faith settled in fourth place through the early stages as Time Slips Away (Gaston Lareau) took the field through opening fr
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Dead heat, record at Harr
April 19, 2007
Albert Hanna's Honolulu Hunk (Tony Morgan) set a new track record for 4-year-old trotting horses Wednesday at Harrington Raceway with a dead-heat win shared with Bud Ross in 1:57.3 in the $14,500 Junior Open Trot. Johnny Peanuts (1:58) was the former track record holder. "Hunk," a 4-year-old son of
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Brooms poised at Big M
April 19, 2007
Crawdad and Go On BB bid for series sweeps in their respective finals, the $43,000 Fox Sports Net and $62,000 Blossom, on Thursday night at the Meadowlands.Crawdad guns for his fifth straight win and second Meadowlands series crown in the $43,000 Fox Sports Net, an early non-wagering event that will
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April 19, 2007
Andrew Cohen writes more about publicity and marketing in this week�s Wire To Wire, and he�s looking for your suggestions to help promote harness racing. Also, he says he�ll be trying to put what he preaches in practice by forwarding any story ideas he receives to the appropriate media outlets, and
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3 stolen sulkies recovered
April 19, 2007
The New York State Police recovered three stolen sulkies on Sunday morning, April 18, after an anonymous caller told them that they could be found in the driveway of the home of a horseman. That horseman is not a suspect.The three sulkies�two owned by the Paul Kelley Racing Stable and another owned
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Qualifying record set
April 19, 2007
The 2006 Dan Patch Award winner Lis Mara turned in a scintillating 1:49.1 performance in a qualifier at the Meadowlands Thursday, beating Total Truth by 10 3/4 lengths and setting a record for the fastest qualifying effort in history. With Brian Sears in the sulky, Lis Mara was second in an opening
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Slots to highest bidder?
April 19, 2007
If Indiana�s two pari-mutuel tracks are unwilling to pay the $400 million licensing fee to operate slots, a state senator has suggested the licenses could be auctioned by the state. Republican Luke Kenley, chairman of the Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee, said Thursday that the right to operat
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Art has become a star
April 19, 2007
He may have been ignored at the yearling sale, but Art Star is a standout now. A shrewd purchase by trainer John Marshall, Art Star is rated as the 3-1 second choice in the $70,000 Robert Suslow final on Friday night at the Meadowlands. He will start from post four in the night�s featured fifth race
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ORC issues Hudon ruling
April 19, 2007
The Ontario Racing Commission's (ORC) 10-year suspension and $100,000 fine imposed upon Patrick Hudon was recently overturned. The ORC today issued the following: IN THE MATTER OF THE RACING COMMISSION ACT, S.O. 2000, c.20; AND IN THE MATTER OF THE APPEAL OF STANDARDBRED LICENSEE PATRICK HUDON The D
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