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Mega casino proposed for southwest Ohio
October 26, 2007
Almost a year after Ohio voters rejected a ballot issue for slot machines at racetracks and two Cleveland casinos, two businessmen have proposed a casino located off I-71 near Wilmington, Ohio. They plan to circulate a petition to ask for approval for the casino in the November, 2008 election. &nb
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Yonkers four-bagger for Pat Lachance
October 26, 2007
A night after Pat Berry and Larry Stalbaum each drove four winners at Yonkers Raceway, Pat  Lachance picked up the gauntlet and escorted home four of his very own on Thursday. All four were wagering favorites. Lachance, who drove in all but one of the evening's 10 races, had an early consecut
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FSBOA Super Night on tap Saturday at Pompano
October 26, 2007
Pompano Park will present its most lucrative night of racing on Saturday as the South Florida oval hosts the $576,057 Florida Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association (FSBOA) Super Night, featuring eight Florida Breeders Stakes finals, including a quartet of events for the juvenile trotting
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New freshman filly record set at Hiawatha
October 26, 2007
Voelz Hanover set a new world record for 2-year-old filly pacers on a five-eighths mile track Thursday night at Hiawatha Horse Park, capturing the $130,000(C) Ontario Sire Stakes Gold final with a 1:51.3 effort for trainer-driver Rick Zeron. The time lowered the previous mark set last month at Harra
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Joan Cruise dies
October 26, 2007
Joan Cruise, the wife of Hall of Fame horseman Jimmy Cruise, died Thursday following a long illness at the age of 80. Mrs. Cruise was the mother of horsemen Jimmy Cruise Jr. and Earl Cruise.   Mrs. Cruise also bred and owned Standardbreds, including the $651,000-winning Kash Minbar and the $4
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Muggings reported at Pompano Park
October 26, 2007
The Broward County Sheriff’s Office has reported the robbery and muggings of four people in three separate incidents in the past month at the Isle of Casino and Racing at Pompano Park, including one attack that left a woman with a broken ankle and fractured eye socket.   According to the
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Happy Dreamer, Dear Mac win NJ Futurities
October 26, 2007
The heavily favored Happy Dreamer continued her dominance of New Jersey-sired 2-year-old pacing fillies with a lifetime-best 1:55 victory in the $37,500 New Jersey Futurity Friday afternoon at Freehold Raceway. The daughter of McArdle, with Andy Miller driving, led from start to finish, winning
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Luchento re-elected SBOANJ president
October 26, 2007
Longtime Standardbred horseman Thomas F. Luchento of Freehold has been re-elected to a third one-year term as president of the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey.   Other officers elected for 2007-2008 were: Ed Razzetti, an owner from Hasbrouck Heights, first vice pres
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Laddie takes Gold at Woodbine
October 26, 2007
Laddie turned in one of his most impressive efforts of the season to capture a $130,000 Ontario Sire Stakes Gold Final for 3-year-old colt trotters in a stakes-record equaling time of 1:54 at Woodbine Friday night.   Driven by Paul MacDonell, the son of Angus Hal -Victory Dreamer&nb
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