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Sonofapreacherman scores at Pompano
January 10, 2008
Sonofapreacherman was in peak form at Pompano Park on Wednesday as the 8-year-old gelding posted a lifetime best mile of 1:57.4 when capturing the featured $7,200 seventh-race claiming trot at the South Florida oval.   Starting from the inside post with Anthony Napolitano at the lines, Sonof
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Self Professed takes Dover's feature trot
January 10, 2008
Self Professed won the $26,000 Open Trot while Mighty Moses and Saint Johns Boy took the $22,000 Jr. Open Trots on Wednesday at Dover Downs. The 2008 season's leading driver Tony Morgan won three races to bring his total to 27 this year. In the $26,000 Open, Self Professed and Rose Run Flas
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Teague hoping to be king at Monticello
January 10, 2008
Besides being one of the premier trainers in the Standardbred industry, George Teague Jr. is a special guy. He must be to take time out of his busy schedule to travel once again to Monticello Raceway to participate in the track's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Pace next Tuesday.   The event
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Dr. Waterman receives HTA's Distinguished Service Award
January 10, 2008
Dr. Scot Waterman, executive director of the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium, is the 2008 winner of Harness Tracks of America’s Distinguished Service Award. Waterman will receive HTA’s equine bronze at the association’s Nova Awards dinner Tuesday night, Feb. 19, during the joint HTA/TRA a
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Sunday handles jump at Balmoral
January 10, 2008
The total mutuel handle on Sunday programs at Balmoral the past two weekends made a huge jump upward, climbing by $500,000. The first four Sunday Balmoral cards in December averaged $1.24 million in handle, while the last two were all-time Balmoral Sunday highs of $1,724,885 and $1,864,363.  
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Driver to return after nearly two years absence
January 10, 2008
Suspended driver Eric Ledford submitted his application to be re-licensed in New Jersey on Wednesday afternoon at Freehold Raceway and on Thursday his status was approved by the New Jersey Racing Commission (NJRC).   Ledford, along with his father, Seldon, and three others were arrested March
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***New***Wire To Wire
January 10, 2008
Andrew Cohen is back with a new Wire To Wire column, and he says it’s “Old Home Week” at the Meadowlands as Ken Rucker has signed a new confidential agreement with the Meadowlands and is back as an official trainer, and driver Eric Ledford now has his New Jersey Racing license for 2008 and is likely
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