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Gerries Madison takes finale for 3-year-old filly pacers
February 15, 2008
Gerries Madison got the best of a thrilling three-horse duel in the stretch to win Thursday night's $45,200(C) Miss Vera Bars Pacing Series final for 3-year-old fillies at Woodbine Racetrack. Driver Rick Zeron picked up the catch-driving assignment behind the daughter of Apaches Fame-Peaceful
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Benefits in Economic Stimulus Act for Horse Industry
February 15, 2008
President Bush signed into law the Economic Stimulus Act on Feb. 13, and the bill also includes two tax incentives that allow a much bigger write-off for horses and other depreciable property purchased and placed in service during 2008.   “This should provide an additional incentive for
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Valentine's Day heart at Dover
February 15, 2008
Big Heart appropriately won the Valentine's Day feature at Dover Downs on Thursday, while meet leading driver Tony Morgan, Corey Callahan and George Dennis each won three races. With Jim Morand in the bike, the Teague Inc. homebred son of Badlands Hanover made it three consecutive wins this
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Seven wins for Widger on Valentine's Day
February 15, 2008
Valentine’s Day 2008 was a special one for driver Sam Widger as the 44-year-old Illinois native scored seven victories on the 12-race card at Maywood Park Thursday night. Widger’s winning ways began in the third race, when he piloted Sand Happy Life to a 1:58 clocking.  He returned in the
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Scape Ghost repeats in Junior Trendsetter
February 15, 2008
Scape Ghost stamped himself the one to beat in next week’s $81,500 Junior Trendsetter final with a decisive 1:52 score in the second round of the series on Thursday night at the Meadowlands.    Driven by Brian Sears, Scape Ghost sat off an early speed duel before seizing the lead dow
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Betsy Phillips wins Lady Godiva Pace
February 15, 2008
Someone was kidding Betsy Phillips in the paddock before Thursday's Lady Godiva Pace for female drivers at Monticello Raceway that despite winning 543 races in her career she had never won this race at her home track where the majority of her driving victories occurred. So what does&nb
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It's Feb. 15, and change in Dancer, Miller trots
February 15, 2008
Two major Meadowlands summer stakes, the Stanley Dancer and Del Miller Memorial, will be raced one week earlier than previously posted. Eliminations for the Stanley Dancer and Del Miller will now be contested Friday, July 4. The finals for the two events, which are the last major prep races for the
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Hambletonian Society stakes payments now due
February 15, 2008
The 11th hour for staking your horses has arrived as Feb. 15 payments for all Hambletonian Society-serviced stakes must be postmarked by midnight on Feb. 16, per USTA rule 12, section 4. The Society website, Hambletonian.org, has been redesigned and now contains all the tools necessary t
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