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$30,000 Big M carryover
April 20, 2007
The Meadowlands Friday night card features a $29,634.60 Pick 6 carryover and the $70,000 Robert J. Suslow Final. The Suslow is the second leg of the Pick 6, which spans races four through nine and requires a $1 minimum bet.   Liberated Artist is the 5-2 morning line favorite in the Suslo
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$50,000 grand prize
April 20, 2007
The National Harness Handicapping Contest takes place at the Meadowlands Saturday night, and Gordon Waterstone of The Horseman And Fair World will be playing for the magazine, and reporting on the contest for both the magazine and the TVG network. Gordon caught a plane out of Lexingto
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ISS action at Hoosier Park
April 20, 2007
Wannahuckaloogi was victorious in the first leg of the Indiana Sires Stakes Friday, April 20. Driven to the winner’s circle by trainer-driver Mark O’Mara, the three-year-old filly closed in the lane to score the win in a time of 1:55.3. The mile tied her lifetime best. “I thought she (Wannahuckaloo
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Series finals at Big M
April 20, 2007
Crawdad and Go On BB lengthened their winning streaks as they completed sweeps of their respective stakes series on Thursday night at the Meadowlands, with Crawdad taking the Fox Sports Net final in 1:49.4 and Go On BB snagging the Blossom final in 1:52.2.   Crawdad locked up his fifth straig
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Tougher rules in California
April 20, 2007
The California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) has approved rule changes which call for owners of horses which test positive to be penalized along with the trainer of the horse. The CHRB unanimously approved the plan at a meeting Thursday. The rule changes will go into effect within 30-60 days, following
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Qualifiers at Pompano
April 20, 2007
Emantee, runner-up in last year’s Hambletonian Oaks, captured a qualifying race at Pompano Park Friday morning with a wire-to-wire effort in 1:58.4. Also scoring in the qualifiers was Elegant Man, who also scored in 1:58.4.   Emantee, now owned by trainer Tommy B. Andersson, who drove the Ban
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Dan Patch field taking shape
April 20, 2007
Trainers are already reserving space in the upcoming $200,000 Dan Patch Invitational Pace set for Saturday, April 28. The race will offer 10 spots by invitation only to some of the nation’s top older pacers as it heads into the 14th edition of the event. Heading the list of expected entrants is Sha
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Art Star wins Suslow final
April 20, 2007
Art Star gave driver George Brennan a big 40th birthday present when he snuck through along the rail to win the $70,000 Robert J. Suslow Final on Friday night at the Meadowlands.   Brennan sent Art Star to the lead around the first turn, then yielded to TJ’s Ideal and Andy Miller along th
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Upsets in Desperate Lady
April 20, 2007
Upsets were the order of the evening at Maywood Park Friday as Dr Nabrinsky and Mrs Grant Seven captured their respective $15,000 divisions of the Desperate Lady Stakes for Illinois Conceived and Foaled 3-year-old filly pacers.   In the first division 3-1 second choice Dr Nabrinsky and Del Ch
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