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Scarlet Valley in 1:58.4
April 25, 2007
Erv Miller’s Scarlet Valley was hammered down like she was a good thing in Tuesday night’s $15,000 Fox Valley Flan Stakes for Illinois-bred 3-year-old trotting fillies, and the overwhelming 1-9 favorite didn’t disappoint her many supporters, winning easily with a career-best time of 1:58.4 at B
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Medoland Model A prevails
April 25, 2007
Medoland Model A gamely fought back on the rail to win the final of the 20K late closer series in 1:53 at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs on Tuesday afternoon. The race carried a purse of $40,200.   Medoland Model A, owned and trained by Bill Mullin of Plains, Pa., gunned to the outside on the fi
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Sopranos at Batavia
April 25, 2007
Western Regional OTB has announced that actor Joey Gannascoli, most notable for his portrayal of Vito Spatafore on the HBO series The Sopranos, will help Batavia Downs celebrate its national television debut on Sunday, April 29, at 6 p.m. The popular actor will meet fans and sign autographs pri
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Ohio 'simulcast in a box?'
April 25, 2007
The Ohio Senate Finance committee on Tuesday heard testimony in favor of allowing “Instant Racing” machines at the seven racetracks in the state. Four proponents of the recently-introduced bill spoke before the committee; opponents did not testify at the hearing.   The “Instant Racing” machin
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NA races part of World Cup
April 25, 2007
Three of North America’s richest and most prestigious events for older trotters have been included in this year’s six-leg World Cup of Trotting, which carries a bonus of $1.3 million ($1 million euros) for the first time.   The European races include an event each in Sweden, Italy and Fr
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Express Merett wins in Italy
April 25, 2007
Express Merett, a 4-year-old son of Express It (Supergill-Flory Messenger), won the $153,000 Gran Premio d’Europa at the San Siro track in Milan, Italy, Wednesday afternoon.   The d’Europa, a race for 4 year olds, had a field of 12. Express Merett is known as a horse who likes the front and a
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ORC upholds Zhok ruling
April 25, 2007
Veteran Ontario-based trainer Randy Zhok has had his $1,500 fine and 90-day suspension for a positive test for the Class 3 drug Torsemide on his horse Nuke Ouellette at Kawartha Downs in January upheld by an Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) panel.   At the hearing held April 12, Zhok stat
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Donato Heads Derby list
April 25, 2007
Despite changing the World Trotting Derby conditions so that it will be contested as a single dash, there are 37 horses eligible to this year's race, down from the 46 nominated for the 2006 edition. Donato Hanover, the 2006 Dan Patch 2-year-old colt trotter of the year, heads the
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2 elims for Berry's Creek
April 25, 2007
After capturing his Meadowlands debut last week, The Quiet Mon looks to make an even bigger splash in Saturday's eliminations for the $225,000 Berry's Creek. Sixteen colts are split between two $25,000 eliminations, races two and three. The top five in each elim will advance to the $225,000 Ber
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Primed for Vernon repeat?
April 25, 2007
Vernon Downs will host two 11 race cards this weekend on Friday, April 27, and Saturday, April 28, both with a post time of 6:45 p.m. (EST). Vernon was still forced to cancel the scheduled Thursday race card due to the shortage of “race ready” horses at Vernon Downs but hopes to fill next Thursday’s
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Dan Patch field set
April 25, 2007
A field which includes Shark Gesture, Artistic Fella, Load The Dice and locally-based Rebelman will contest the $200,000 Dan Patch Invitational, the ninth race on the Saturday night card at Hoosier Park. The race is set as the ninth on the card with a first race post time of 6:45 p.m.   Shark
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