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Rich series finals on tap at the Meadowlands
March 20, 2008
Three winter series draw to a close this weekend at the Meadowlands, beginning with the $136,400 Overbid on Friday night and Southwind Tempo, the 2007 Three-Year-Old Filly Pacer of the Year, looms as the one to beat after back-to-back preliminary wins.   She was installed at even-money on the
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Mai Tai Guy comes up sweet in Pompano victory
March 20, 2008
Making his first pari-mutuel start after a five-month freshening, Mai Tai Guy ($4.60) showed up ready, willing and more than able in his return at the Isle Casino & Racing at Pompano Park Wednesday night.   The 3-year-old Ohio-bred colt by Towners Big Guy from the Falcon Almahurst mare,
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Another Dover masterpiece for Vangogh
March 20, 2008
JM Vangogh and Sweet Daddy Siki, both owned and trained by Paul Chambers with Tony Morgan driving, won both the $32,000 Open and $24,000 Mares Trot over a track listed as "sloppy" at Dover Downs on Wednesday. Go Sassy Go made the winner's circle in the $23,000 distaff trot division. Startin
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Bill Millhoan dies
March 20, 2008
William (Bill) Millhoan, 65, past president of the Delaware County Fair Board and a member of the Little Brown Jug Society, died Wednesday following a long illness.Mr. Millhoan was a very active fair board member. The Delaware native was the board’s representative in all matters concerning Dela
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Medication-Testing Consortium to hear more about steroids
March 20, 2008
The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) is scheduled to hear reports on a variety of subjects, including regulating anabolic steroids, when its board of directors meets on Tuesday, March 25, in Austin, Texas.   Current and upcoming RMTC-funded research projects and workshops, as w
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Mighty Young Joe looking for luck in Clover
March 20, 2008
Stacey Chiodo, who trained Bruce Springsteen’s pleasure horses before she made a full-time commitment to harness racing seven years ago, thinks that Mighty Young Joe was “Born To Run” and she has every confidence that he’ll race well in the $94,000 Four Leaf Clover final on Saturday night at the Mea
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Jack Adkins, owner of stakes winners, dies
March 20, 2008
Jack P. Adkins, who owned stakes winners Elke Frazer and Divine Victory, died Friday, March 14, in Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, N.Y., at the age of 73.   Elke Frazer 3, Q1:56.1 ($255,598), who he campaigned in partnership with Harvey Gold, won the 1995 Goldsmith Maid Trot at Garden State P
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