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Helens Colt, Muscles Joy win NJ Futurities
October 18, 2007
Helens Colt and Muscles Joy turned in winning performances in their respective $30,145 divisions of the New Jersey Futurity for 2-year-old trotters on Wednesday at Freehold Raceway.   In the colts and geldings division, Helens Colt ($13.40) caught Ocean Front, a son of Muscles Yank
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Badlands Jaden fastest in DSBF splits
October 18, 2007
Crystal Ball Stables and Newman Racing Stables Badlands Jaden was the fastest of three Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF ) divisional winners for 2-year-old pacing colts Wednesday. Badlands Jaden and driver Tim Tetrick set the fractions in his 1:55 score over B Bad and West
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Baileysirishdream coasts in Fla. Breeders
October 18, 2007
Baileysirishdream established herself as the horse to beat in next week’s Florida Breeders Stakes final for 2-year-old trotting fillies when scoring effortlessly in Wednesday’s second $7,846 elimination at Pompano Park, coasting home to an uncontested victory in 2:03.3.   Driven from po
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***New***Wire To Wire
October 18, 2007
In his latest Wire To Wire, Andrew Cohen debates the issue of testing for steroids. The subject has been on the radar screens in three states recently, and Cohen has a few ideas about ways to proceed to make steroid regulation a reality in horse racing. And for those who say that steroid use in hors
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Charlie Norris injured in accident at The Meadows
October 18, 2007
Trainer-driver Charlie Norris was injured when he was unseated in a four-horse, chain-reaction accident in the 10th race of Wednesday's card at The Meadows. He was transported by ambulance to a local hospital for evaluation and treatment.   John Marshall, general manager of Meadows Racing, sa
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11 aim for third jewel of pacing's Triple Crown
October 18, 2007
Drivers were finalized for Saturday night's pair of $40,000 eliminations for the $725,480 Messenger Stakes final at Yonkers Raceway, the richest event in the race's history and final jewel of the Pacing Triple Crown. In the first elimination for 3-year-old colts and geldings, Brian Sears, who was
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Stratton brings in Yonkers longshots
October 18, 2007
The Jordan Stratton "Longshot Legion" was in attendance Wednesday night at Yonkers, as the 20-year-old driver brought home four winners in nine drives on the 10-race card. Stratton wasted no time making friends, sweeping the $106.50 early daily double with Vixen Hanover ($3.30) in the $5,000 d
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Drivers unseated in Batavia spill
October 18, 2007
Drivers Kevin Cummings, Ken Holliday, Mike Pokornowski and Kirk Desmond were involved in a nasty looking spill in the fourth race Wednesday night at Batavia Downs Gaming.   The drivers were all unseated when Make Me Money with Vern Smith made a break and caused a chain-reaction
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Maplegrove Natalie wins Violet for Mullins
October 18, 2007
The homebred freshman Maplegrove Natalie eked out her first state-bred stake championship Wednesday night at Balmoral Park when she held on and won the $52,500 Violet final for 2-year-old trotting fillies with driver Brandon Simpson.   Sent off as the 7-2 second choice, Maplegrove Natalie
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Armbro Deuce to Winbak of Canada
October 18, 2007
Winbak Farm of Canada in conjunction with Robert Burgess, Karin Olsson Burgess, Neal Cooper and Richard Kostoff, are pleased to announce the addition of Armbro Deuce to Winbak's Canadian stallion roster in 2008. "Were excited about the addition of Armbro Deuce, who was an impressive winner in the
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Marshall recovering from Freehold spill
October 18, 2007
Driver Jim Marshall III is home nursing an assortment of fractures from a recent spill at Freehold Raceway but is hoping to be back to work in a couple of weeks.   “I broke four or five ribs and fractured my left wrist but what really bothered me was my right ankle,” Marshall said, when
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