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JC Josie is the diva
June 06, 2007
The Illinois-bred sophomore trotting set were back in action on Tuesday night as a field of nine fillies lined up behind the gate for the $12,000 Fox Valley Diva Stake. Named in honor of one of the top trotting fillies ever bred here in the Prairie State this test featured a quartet of 2007 sta
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It's heaven at Harrington
June 06, 2007
Enviro Stable's Let's Thank Heaven ($2.80, Tim Tetrick) won the co-featured $14,700 Filly and Mares Open Tuesday at Harrington Raceway in 1:52.4, improving to four for four at Delaware's half-mile racetrack. The 6-year-old Presidential Ball mare was sent to the front where she set fractions
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TCS Leg 3 on Saturday
June 06, 2007
Leg number three of The Classic Series (TCS) will be raced this Saturday over the seven-eighths mile strip at Mohawk Racetrack. Each of the four divisions will showcase the finest older horses currently in action. The Classic Oaks (Race 5) fields 11 terrific trotting mares in one of the deepest eve
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Heavyweights in NA Cup
June 06, 2007
Twenty-three of the finest 3-year-old pacers on the continent are set to contest three eliminations Saturday at Mohawk Racetrack, to determine the field for the $1.5 million Pepsi North America Cup on June 16. The top three finishers in each $50,000(C) elimination, plus a fourth-place finisher dr
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Tioga adds July 4th
June 06, 2007
In a letter dated April 26, 2007, the New York State Racing and Wagering Board has approved Tioga Downs' request to add live racing on Wednesday, July 4, to its racing schedule. Post time for the special July 4 card will be at 6:50 p.m. (EDT) with a fireworks show after the races. Vernon Downs wil
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Meadows casino set to open
June 06, 2007
Meadows Racetrack & Casino have announced that the grand opening for the facility has tentatively been set for 8:30 a.m. Monday, June 11. The Meadows is owned by Las Vegas-based Cannery Casino Resorts.   Test dates, which will benefit local charities, will take place this week o
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Crawdad nears return
June 06, 2007
Bob Black of the Red Barn Stable, owners of Crawdad, reports their prized pacer is scheduled to return from a well-deserved breather and qualify on June 21 at the Meadowlands. "He loved being turned out and was quite full of himself," Black said, "but now that he's back training, he's got his gam
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Bet To Win romps by 20
June 06, 2007
John Lichtenberger’s, Bet To Win, romped in his division of the $332,000 New York Sire Stakes trots on Tuesday afternoon at Monticello Raceway. With Daniel Dube at the controls the son of Credit Winner cruised to a 20-length victory in a time of 1:58.3 which was the fastest of the five div
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