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15-1 upset for Winning Blade in Fox Valley Flan
April 23, 2008
The 15-1 outsider Winning Blade rallied in the final strides to post a head decision in 1:58 to win the $15,000 Fox Valley Flan for Illinois conceived-and-foaled 3-year-old trotting fillies Tuesday night at Balmoral Park.   Taking advantage of some mistakes by the top trotters in this group
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Three Levy divisions Saturday in final preliminary
April 23, 2008
It's the fifth and final chance to impress the judges as the George Morton Levy Memorial Pacing Series wraps up the preliminaries Saturday night at Yonkers Raceway with a trio of $50,000 divisions.   Saturday night's first Levy event includes Panaramic Art (Diver TBA, post 1) and Tarver Hanov
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Devonshire refuses, then comes back to win Pocono 20K final
April 23, 2008
Devonshire Hanover was hard to handle before and after his big moment on Tuesday afternoon at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, but he was brilliant when it counted, winning the $43,200 final of the 20K Late Closer Pacing Series. With Dan Dube doing the driving, Devonshire Hanover refused to turn
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Morgan now at 11,999
April 23, 2008
Joe Muscara's Seaswift Princess ($11, Roger Plante) and Bobby Kinsey Jr. and Bill Oberle's Sixteen Candles ($8.60, Kinsey) each won their respective $21,000 Junior Mares Open divisions on Tuesday at Harrington Raceway. "Princess" sat a perfect pocket trip behind pacesetter Ozmopolitan before
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Windsor Raceway complaints aired at meeting
April 23, 2008
Veteran Ontario-based horseman Gord McDonnell was quoted at a meeting held at a hotel near Windsor Raceway Tuesday and attended by the chairman of the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) that officials of the racetrack are “driving it into the dumper.”   Last week the racetrack, the Ontario Harne
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Michigan gov. channels $41 million for new Thoroughbred track
April 23, 2008
Groundbreaking for the new Pinnacle Thoroughbred Race Course in suburban Detroit took place April 4, and now Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm has announced $41.6 million in state and local taxes to use for the clean up of the 240 acres the track is being built on.   "This project is exciting n
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John Celii currently 20th in $13 million poker tournament
April 23, 2008
Prominent owner John Celii, who campaigned among others 1998 Breeders Crown winner Badlands Hanover, is in line for a big payday of another kind as heading into Day 4 of the World Poker Tour No-Limit Hold’em Championship at the Bellagio in Las Vegas Wednesday he stands 20th among 55 remaining player
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Burke's New Jersey hearing to be held in early May
April 23, 2008
Harnessracing.com has received confirmation from the New Jersey Racing Commission that trainer Mickey Burke will have an administrative hearing before the office of adminstrative law May 5, 6 and 14 regarding two lidocaine positives at the Meadowlands in late 2006.   Burke was
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Tioga adding two race days
April 23, 2008
Tioga Downs announced on Wednesday that it will add two racing days to its 2008 schedule, pending regulatory approval. Tioga will add Friday, May 9, and Friday May 16, with a post time of 6:50 pm. The addition of the two racing days comes after an overwhelming response to Tioga’s
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Town approves Monticello Raceway relocation
April 23, 2008
The moving of Monticello Raceway got one step closer Tuesday night after the council of the town of Thompson unanimously approved an amendment to a developer's plans that will lead to the immediate destruction of the famed Concord Hotel that currently sites on the site. Construction workers will rep
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Strong field of mares lining up for Strada Memorial
April 23, 2008
On Saturday night, a field of the sport’s top pacing mares will assemble at the Meadowlands for the $75,000 Thomas Strada Memorial, a race that honors a Cantor Fitzgerald vice president who lost his life in the 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. Among the contenders are Artcotic,
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Muscles Marinara wins in 1:52.1
April 23, 2008
Muscles Marinara got up in the final strides to win the $44,000 Father Foley Memorial on Wednesday night at the Meadowlands, trotting to a 1:52.1 score over Ripped.  Ken Rucker trains the winner.Muscles Marinara, with driver Brian Sears, followed Ripped as he moved up to challenge the pacesette
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Tony Morgan drives 12,000th winner
April 23, 2008
Tony Morgan became the fourth driver in harness racing history to reach 12,000 career wins Wednesday when he guided Fox Valley Impulse to victory in the second race at Harrah’s Chester.   “It’s great; it’s nice to get a feather in your cap and a little recognition from your peers,” said Morg
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