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Source Of Luck takes chilly Pompano feature
January 03, 2008
With temperatures hovering around the 40-degree mark on a blustery evening by Pompano Park standards, the 14-year-old veteran trotter Source Of Luck appeared to be invigorated by the chill, as the gelding began his final season of racing by taking the $5,500 featured non-winners trot in 1:59.4. &n
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Oosting takes Balmoral drivers' title
January 03, 2008
In recent years veterans Mike Oosting and Ken Rucker have become fixtures in the winner’s circle at Balmoral Park. So it should come as no surprise that this successful duo added yet another driving and training title to their respective resumes with some eye-catching numbers.     O
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Bouchard, Case take Yonkers titles
January 03, 2008
Form held in Yonkers Raceway's just-concluded 2007 racing season, as Stephane Bouchard earned his  fifth consecutive driving title and Tim Case was the leading trainer for the fourth time in the last five seasons. For Bouchard, it was another excellent adventure as the Raceway concluded its 3
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Ann Curran receives 2007 Cam Fella Award
January 03, 2008
Standardbred Canada is pleased to announce that Ottawa-area horsewoman Ann Curran, creator and co-ordinator of the Mildred Williams International Women’s Driving Series, has been voted the 2007 recipient of the Cam Fella Award. The Cam Fella Award will be presented to Ms. Curran at the annual O'Bri
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Taurus Dream returns to New York
January 03, 2008
Taurus Dream, a two-time New York Sires Stakes champion, returns to the Empire State in 2008 to stand at Sun E Hill Farm in Champlain.   From his first small crop to race, Taurus Dream is already the sire of Val Taurus 3, 1:53.2s ($361,688), winner of 16 of 18 starts in his two seasons at th
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Brooks released from jail, sent to guarded confinement
January 03, 2008
Standardbred owner David Brooks, arrested last October on several charges, including securities and tax fraud, was released from prison Thursday by a New York federal judge and sent to home confinement as he awaits trial. Brooks, the owner of such horses as 2004 Little Brown Jug winner Tim
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Master Pine hoping to master the Big M
January 03, 2008
Five-year-old trotter Master Pine has battled past gastric and respiratory ailments to become a contender in the open ranks and he returns to the Meadowlands in Friday night’s $46,500 fifth race, where he will try to prove to trainer Josh Green that he is ready to embark on a major stakes campa
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