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Sophomore filly lowers career mark in series final
April 25, 2008
The duo of Bogo's Dream and driver Brad Hanners finished strong down the stretch to win the $14,000 final of the Miss Windfall Thursday at Hoosier Park in 1:54.2. Right out of the gate, Gorgeous Forever and Don Eash took control of the lead with Dark Traveler, driven by Jason Dillander, a
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Bouchard wins half of Yonkers card
April 25, 2008
Yonkers Raceway offered 10 full races Thursday night, and Stephane Bouchard won half. Bouchard, in a ding-dong battle with Jason Bartlett for '08 local driving honors, wasted no time getting his picture taken. He won the $5,000 pacing opener with odds-on Electric Blanket ($3.20) in a season's
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Don Giovanni wins Tie Silk final
April 25, 2008
Don Giovanni trotted a stakes record 1:54.3 to take Thursday's $49,200(C) Tie Silk final for 3 year olds at Woodbine. Jack Moiseyev drove the bay son of Yankee Glide to the five-length victory for trainer Anders Wolden and owner Ely Iversen of Moffat. Don Giovanni sat second through an opening sp
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Filly trotter charges to victory in Chartiers Township
April 25, 2008
Charged Freight pulled the pocket early but had plenty of trot left for the lane as she captured the $31,000 final of the Chartiers Township Trot for 3-year-old fillies on Thursday at The Meadows. The daughter of SJ's Photo scored in a career-best 1:57.4, a head better than her entrymate, AJ's
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Coleman contingent now in New Jersey
April 25, 2008
Already a top trainer in her native Canada, Casie Coleman is expanding her stable with a string of horses racing at the Meadowlands. The 27 year old has a list of credits that few conditioners could match at her young age, including two world champions, American Ideal (1:47.4, $786,055) and Mov
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Tioga's calling all $10,000 claimers
April 25, 2008
How’d you like to race your $10,000 claimer against other $10,000 claimers for a purse of around $100,000? Sound too good to be true? Well, it’s not.   Tioga Downs will offer horsemen this opportunity with the second edition of the Rags to Riches late-closer. The conditions of the race call
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Harness racing's new act of Durkin and Spadaro
April 25, 2008
Durkin and Spadaro. A new vaudeville team? A fledgling law firm? A poor imitation of Bonnie and Clyde? None of the above. Tom Durkin--the renown, 57-year-old announcer of Thoroughbred racing at Belmont Park, Saratoga and Aqueduct, voice of the Triple Crown and voice of the Breeders’ Cup for its
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