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Ladyfield wins filly and mare open at Dover
December 12, 2007
Ladyfield, one of the local season's top rags-to-riches stories, won the $26,000 Filly and Mare Open Pace on a distaff loaded, foggy Tuesday, Dec. 11, program at Dover Downs.   Purchased late last season with only around $3,500 on her card, Ladyfield won for the 12th time this season, br
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Many NJ lawmakers in favor of VLTs at tracks
December 12, 2007
A poll of current members of the New Jersey Legislature indicates that legislation to install video lottery terminals (VLTs) at the state’s racetracks would pass both houses, if the bill were put up for a floor vote. Results of a survey conducted by the New Jersey Standardbred Horse Industry showed
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Meadows to be bought by Australian company
December 12, 2007
Crown Limited (ASX: CWN) announced today that it had signed an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the equity interests in Cannery Casino Resorts LLC (“CCR”), owner of The Meadows racetrack, on a cash and debt free basis for $1.752 billion plus acquisition costs (estimated to be approximately $49.6
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Wynnfield Flash-Panaramic Art to square off
December 12, 2007
Wynnfield Flash could pose the biggest threat to Panaramic Art’s 13-race streak in the $60,000 Oil Burner Final on Saturday night at the Meadowlands. The prolific pair of 3-year-old pacers square off in the featured fifth race on the card.   Panaramic Art bids for his 14th straight win from p
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***New***Wire To Wire
December 12, 2007
In this week's Wire To Wire, Andrew Cohen laments the fact that racinos have not yet been a panacea for harness racing in New York. He wonders why industry leaders there cannot get together and show good leadership. "Folks all over were counting their money before it had even come into the same zip
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Meadowlands to stay on TVG
December 12, 2007
According to reports, TVG has renewed its exclusive television distribution and account wagering rights agreement with the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA) for the Meadowlands. TVG made the announcement on Dec. 12.   TVG is a subsidiary of Gemstar-TV Guide International
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Hanover honored in Pennsylvania
December 12, 2007
Hanover Shoe Farms, located in south central Pennsylvania, has become the leading Standardbred breeding farm in the world, and its offspring have led the North American race earnings column every year since records began to be kept in the 1950s. So it is no surprise that some of the trophies to be
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