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A Golden win in OSS Gold final
October 29, 2007
Golden Seven came up with a much-needed upset victory in Sunday night's $130,000(C) Ontario Sire Stakes (OSS) Gold final for 3-year-old colt pacers at Woodbine Racetrack as he stopped the clock for driver Mark MacDonald in 1:51. The 50 points for the win moved the son of Camluck-Silver Seven
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Sport'n Cami takes Dover's opening feature
October 29, 2007
Sport'n Cami, one of two winners driven by Corey Callahan, won the opening night $14,500 filly and mare pace feature of Dover Downs 39th meet on Sunday. Owned and trained by Joe Skowyra, Sport'n Cami recorded her fifth win of the season to go with six seconds and a third in 16 career starts.
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Valley Speed, Chugwater Gal take Hanovers
October 29, 2007
Freshman trotters took center stage on Sunday night as a pair of Hanover Stakes shared top billing on the 12-race card with Valley Speed and Chugwater Gal winning their respective divisions.   In the first of the two stakes events a field of seven diagonally gaited colts was sent postward for
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Fans to decide Chester's Drivers' Challenge players
October 29, 2007
On Sunday, Nov. 18, eight of the nation's most popular drivers will take to the stonedust stage at Harrah's Chester Casino and Racetrack for the $60,000 Harrah's Chester Drivers' Challenge. Eight races will be designated for the challenge, with driver assignments made at random. However, each driver
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Colonial feature gives in to temptation
October 29, 2007
Robert Cooper Stables Temptation rebounded from his first loss at Colonial Downs with a late-rallying victory over Megabucks N in a $10,000 winners-over handicap Sunday afternoon at the one-turn mile.  Temptation started the Colonial meet with four straight gate-to-wire scores but tire
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Elliot named Good Guy, Carr voted Unsung Hero
October 29, 2007
Trainer Steve Elliott has been voted the William Haughton Memorial Good Guy Award, and USTA data guru David Carr has been voted the LeeAnne Pooler Memorial Unsung Hero Award, in recent balloting conducted among the directors of the U.S. Harness Writers Association. In addition, the directors sel
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Government applies to freeze Brooks's assets
October 29, 2007
The United States Attorney General’s office has announced the government has filed an application to restrain approximately $130 million of identifiable assets held by David Brooks, including bank accounts and brokerage accounts, following the Standardbred owner’s arrest last week on several charges
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