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Valley Sport repeats in Harrington Open Trot
September 06, 2007
Lloyd Arnold's Valley Sport earned a repeat win in Wednesday's $26,000 Open Trot at Harrington Raceway in 1:58 with Tony Morgan driving.   The 4-year-old Valley Victor gelding overcame post seven and surged by pacesetting Racsan Jenny on the final turn for his eighth win of the year. Rac
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Grandstand demolition begins at The Meadows
September 06, 2007
Meadows Racetrack & Casino officials Wednesday held a brief ceremony to mark the beginning of the removal of the grandstand, which will be replaced by a state-of-the-art $155 million casino, hotel and spa.   Standing with members of the state House of Representatives Gaming Oversigh
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Pistochini arrested for grand theft, burglary and conspiracy
September 06, 2007
California-based Standardbred owner and Cal Expo TV commentator Gregg Pistochini was arrested Tuesday and charged with conspiracy, grand theft and burglary for allegedly selling stolen golf balls on eBay. He was released on $10,000 bail.   Pistochini, 41, who has owned several well-known
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Top Australian pacer has equine influenza
September 06, 2007
A story in the Melbourne Herald Sun has reported Australia’s leading pacer Blacks A Fake has tested positive for equine influenza. Blacks A Fake was one of eight horses that tested positive at the farm of Natalie Rasmussen and Grant Dixon. Blacks A Fake has won the last two Inter Dominion finals, a
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$10,000 raised at Batavia Downs
September 06, 2007
Officials at Batavia Downs Gaming have announced the final amount raised in the recently concluded Breast Cancer Fundraiser held at the Downs in August, and thanks to a late donation by the Inquisitive Stable of Macedonia Ohio, the final total raised was $10,140, of which half will go to the Un
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Valmctorian favored in NJSS 2FP final
September 06, 2007
Molly Pitcher and Countess Adios winner Valmctorian drew the rail and was installed as the 5-2 morning line favorite in the $85,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes final for 2-year-old pacing fillies, the fifth race on Saturday at Freehold Raceway.   Cat Manzi will be at the lines of the daughte
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Vulcanize wins Simcoe in 1:56.1
September 06, 2007
It was smooth sailing for heavy favorite Vulcanize in Thursday night's lone $241,945 division of the Simcoe Stakes for 3-year-old filly trotters at Mohawk as she scored for driver Ron Pierce in 1:56.1.Starting from post five in the field of eight, Pierce got the daughter of Muscles Yankee – My Starc
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