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Longshot scores in Dover feature
January 14, 2008
It was a rainy and longshot filled Sunday at Dover Downs with the longest price coming in the feature race when Nono Yezz Rusty won at 36-1 odds. Tony Morgan and Corey Callahan each drove three winners Carter Racing Stable's unheralded Nono Yezz Rusty zipped down the passing lane with Eddie Davis
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Southwind Renata hoping to sweep Woodbine series
January 14, 2008
Southwind Renata, a 4-year-old trotting mare conditioned by Anders Wolden, has visited the winner’s circle in her last three starts, including the first leg of the Lifetime Dream Trotting Series for 4-year-old non-winners of $100,000(C) (as of Oct. 31) last Monday at Woodbine. Now the New Jersey-b
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Colonial Downs to be sold
January 14, 2008
Jacobs Entertainment Inc., the owner of Colonial Downs in Virginia, has announced in a press release that it plans to sell the racetrack as well as its nine off-track wagering facilities in that state.   In the release, Jacobs Entertainment stated the reason behind the sale is because Colonia
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Michigan horseman Norm Forsyth dies
January 14, 2008
Veteran Michigan horseman Norm Forsyth died late Sunday night at the Tuscola County Medial Care Facility in Caro after a battle with cancer at the age of 76.   Mr. Forsyth was a long-time member of the United States Trotting Association and a lifetime member of the Michigan Harness Horse
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Pistochini receives 60-day prison term, probation
January 14, 2008
California-based Standardbred owner Gregg Pistochini has received 60 days in prison and three years’ probation after pleading guilty last week to a misdemeanor charge of receiving stolen property in a case in which he was charged with selling stolen golf balls on eBay. Pistochini’s sentence also inc
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Rosecroft cancels 2008 Smullin Memorial
January 14, 2008
The Wayne Smullin Memorial for 2-year-old pacers will not be raced in 2008, according to Rosecroft Raceway management. The difficult decision to cancel the 23-year-old stake race was the result of an abridged racing calendar and a reduction in total purses offered for those 57 days of racing. The
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