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Eagle Run, Blue Mist win in Miss Vera Bars
February 08, 2008
Eagle Run scored a major upset while Blue Mist turned in a mild one in Thursday night's second leg of the Miss Vera Bars Pacing Series for 3-year-old fillies at Woodbine.   Eagle Run, with Jason Brewer driving, left alertly for position in the opening $17,000 split in race two and then conv
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Filly gets stuck in snowbank, then finishes second
February 08, 2008
In a bizarre twist, just prior to the second leg of the Miss Vera Bars Series at Woodbine Thursday night, race favorite Changing Gears, who won a split of the first leg, spooked and veered into a snowbank along the outside of the track. The filly was stuck briefly before track officials an
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Upsets in series openers boost Meadowlands Pick 6
February 08, 2008
Upset winners dominated Thursday night at the Meadowlands, boosting the Pick 6 carryover to $35,356 heading into Friday's card. The card featured opening leg divisions of the Junior Trendsetter and Tender Loving Care Series for 3-year-old colt and filly pacers, respectively.   Mcaroni N Chee
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Preview to Van Lennep Series tonight at Pompano
February 08, 2008
Two preview divisions of the $15,000 Frances Dodge Van Lennep Filly and Mare Pacing Series will be contested at Pompano Park on Friday, with a total of 19 female pacers entered, including top contenders Esmeralda Semalu, Carousel Frame, and Hypnotize.   BJR Stables Inc. and AGC Stables Inc.’
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Annunziatas trying to buy Jersey training center
February 08, 2008
Richard Annunziata, 42, of Mahopac, NY, owns 12 horses that are in the care of his 73-year-old father, Ettore, and the group includes the recent $750,000 purse Moon Beam.  The Annunziatas hope to complete the purchase of a large-scale farm and training center this year.   "Unfortunately,
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Track owner says nominate to Vernon, Tioga races with confidence
February 08, 2008
The current circumstances concerning the future of racing at both Tioga Downs and Vernon Downs have compelled management to issue the following statement regarding live racing in 2008.   "It is our opinion that the temporary closing of one or both facilities will initiate action in the New Yo
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Northfield officials say strangles case under control
February 08, 2008
Racing officials at Northfield Park report that there have been no further confirmed outbreaks of strangles on its backstretch. To date there have been seven confirmed cases, two of which are already scabbed over and healing.   Greg Keidel, director of racing at Northfield, said the two horse
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