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Vernon cancels race card
May 05, 2007
Vernon Downs was forced to cancel the race card scheduled for Tuesday, May 8,  due to a shortage or entries. Vernon Downs opened the box and had only 53 entries in for Tuesday’s card. Vernon hopes that Tuesday, May 15,  will be able to fill as there are eight qualifying races on Saturday m
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Ohio Sire Stakes begin
May 05, 2007
Ohio Triple Crown winner Osborne’s Gypsy won her 2007 debut with a 1:57.1 mile in the opening round of Ohio Sire Stakes for 3-year-ol filly pacers at Lebanon Raceway Friday night. Brett Miller picked up the winning drive, one of three he had in six races for 3-year-old fillies.   Osborne’s Gy
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Bier, Scarpias win three
May 05, 2007
The 6-year-old New Zealand-bred pacing mare Tintabella N visited the winner’s circle for the fourth time in her last five starts after taking the featured $10,000 Fillies and Mare Isle Mile I Pace at Pompano Park on Friday. It was one of three victories on the night for co-owner and driver Dary
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Sha Daisy Sunset scores
May 05, 2007
Sha Daisy Sunset was victorious in the featured $22,000 Mares Invitational Friday night at Hoosier Park. Controlling the pace with driver Don Irvine Jr. in the sulky, the duo fought back in the stretch to win, pacing the mile in 1:53.1, a new lifetime mark.   “I was glad we we
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Wearable Art wins duel
May 05, 2007
Wearable Art out-dueled The Quiet Mon down the stretch and captured the $225,000 Berry’s Creek final in a stakes and season's record 1:50 at the Meadowlands Saturday night. Fresh Deck was third.   In the first big test for 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers this year, driver Ron Pierce and We
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Diplomat second leg
May 05, 2007
Tell All notched his second straight and third overall victory of the season with another dominant score in Saturday night's second round of the Diplomat Pacing Series for 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers at Woodbine Racetrack. The son of Real Desire - Have No Secrets flashed early speed
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Upset in Classic Distaff
May 05, 2007
To Helen Back and Yannick Gingras pulled a stunning upset, capturing the second leg of the Classic Distaff at the Meadowlands Saturday night in 1:50 and paying her backers $47.80.   Gingras hustled the 4-year-oldAstreos mare from the outside post eight and had the lead at the opening quarter
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