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Budget agreement reached in Pa., slots stay open
July 10, 2007
Pennsylvania legislators and Governor Ed Rendell reached an agreement late Monday night on a budget, which means 25,000 state workers who had a forced one-day furlough from their jobs on Monday will be able to return to work.   Slot operations at the state's racetracks had been put in je
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Oh Oh It's Magic 5 for 5 in NY
July 10, 2007
The New York Sire Stakes 3-year-old trotting filly class made their second seasonal sojourn to Yonkers Raceway Monday night with $293,566 in purse money on the line. The fastest divisional winner was Vanity Plates, who took her split with a 1:58.2 tally, while Oh Oh It's Magic remained und
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Upsets abound in Sullivan Memorial elims
July 10, 2007
Two of the fastest miles ever trotted at Monticello Raceway went into the record books during the eliminations for the $314,000 Wm. Sullivan Memorial on a hot and muggy Monday, with RC Royalty and Man About Town coming up winners.   RC Royalty won the first $25,000 split in an overa
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Benear sets world record at Harrah's opening
July 10, 2007
Benear bested Rainbow Blue's world record for 4-year-old pacing mares on a five-eighths mile track on Monday's opening day card at Harrah's Chester, an effort that also equaled the all-age distaff record for any size track. Also, Nanny Withafanny set a track record while Tim Tetrick drove six w
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Milliondollarsmile equals Mohawk mark
July 10, 2007
After missing round one of the Town Pro Pacing Series, Milliondollarsmile dropped in Monday night and equaled her own track record with a devastating 1:50.2 win in one of two $18,000(C) divisions at Mohawk Racetrack. Randy Waples had the strapping daughter of Million Dollar Cam-Hilarious on
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Nuclear Breeze sets 1:48.2 all-age record at Rosecroft
July 10, 2007
Nuclear Breeze set an all-age world record for pacers on a five-eighths mile track in the $10,000 Open at Rosecroft Raceway on Monday evening, crushing the field in a blistering 1:48.2. The time bestsed the mark shared by Maltese Artist (Dover Downs 2005) and Casimir Camotion (Dover Downs
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Shark Gesture retired from racing
July 10, 2007
Shark Gesture, the 2006 Breeders Crown 3-year-old pacing colt champion, has been retired from racing and will stand at stud in 2008 at Kentuckiana Farms of Ontario.   Shark Gesture is a son of Cam's Card Shark out of Simple Gesture (by Western Hanover). Kentuckiana Farms will s
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Always A Virgin 9-5 choice in $1 million contest
July 10, 2007
Meadowlands Pace elimination winner Always A Virgin has been installed the 9-5 morning-line choice for the $1 million final Saturday night at the Meadowlands, leaving from the three post which was chosen by his connections. At the post position draw held Tuesday afternoon at the Meadowlands, Always
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Pro-Am contest heads west to Cal Expo
July 10, 2007
John D. Wengerd, 21, will replace the ailing Brett Miller when Northfield’s team of drivers head to Cal Expo for the second half of the Cal Expo-Northfield Pro-Am driving challenge on Thursday and Friday, July 12 and 13. The competition covers two days at each track and it looks like Cal-Expo will f
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Dowd pleads for NJ to stay #1
July 10, 2007
Dennis Dowd, Senior Vice President of Racing for the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, used his opportunity to welcome people to the Meadowlands Pace press conference to make an impassioned plea about the plight of New Jersey's racetracks, which are competing with tracks whose pu
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Strict EPO policy in the works in New Jersey
July 10, 2007
A first-time trainer penalty of a 10-year suspension and $50,000 fine and a second penalty of license revocation for blood doping is in the works in New Jersey, a policy that was noted by New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority senior vice president of racing Dennis Dowd at the Meadowlands Pace p
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Race Fan wins in Sweden
July 10, 2007
Race Fan, a 4-year-old son of Yankee Glide, won his Swedish debut at the Mantorp track on Tuesday night. He scored in a mile rate of 1:56.2 for trainer-driver Ake Svanstedt.   Race Fan competed in the 2006 Hambletonian for trainer Steve Smith, finishing fifth in the elimination won by Here Co
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