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Scorpion Moon wins Pocono feature in career-best 1:53.4
May 07, 2008
Scorpion Moon exploded in the stretch after getting a pocket trip to win the featured Open Handicap trot on Tuesday afternoon at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.  The race carried a purse of $22,000.   Scorpion Moon, a 4-1 choice with Stephane Bouchard in the bike, let Bright Idea do all
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Happy Homecoming at Harrington For Ireneonthemove
May 07, 2008
Rodney Wyatt's Ireneonthemove, with Tony Morgan driving, returned home to the First State in style Tuesday, winning the $22,000 Mares Junior Open at Harrington Raceway in 1:52.4, the fastest race of the night.    The Jason Skinner-trainee had previously raced at Harrah's Chester Do
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RMTC sponsors steroid workshop
May 07, 2008
The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) sponsored an equine racing chemist workshop to foster uniformity in drug testing of the androgenic anabolic steroids (AAS) from April 27-30 at the University of California at Davis. Analysts representing seven international laboratories and 16 of t
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Berry's Creek final field set
May 07, 2008
The 3-year-old pacers take their first step on the road to the $1 million Meadowlands Pace in the $215,000 Berry’s Creek final on Saturday night at the Meadowlands. The Berry’s Creek is carded as race six on Saturday night, with an estimated 8:49 pm post time. First race is 7 pm. Elimination w
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Nominees announced for Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
May 07, 2008
A total of 22 nominees have been put forward by the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame's Thoroughbred and Standardbred nominating committees including four Standardbred horses, six Thoroughbred horses, and 12 people.   On the Standardbred side, nominated in the female horse category were tr
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Buter looking for first big stakes win in Berry's Creek
May 07, 2008
Tyler Buter, harness racing’s newest young driving sensation, aims for his first big stakes win in the $215,000 Berry’s Creek on Saturday night at the Meadowlands. Buter, 22, ranked among the leaders at Hazel Park in his native Michigan and nearby Windsor Raceway before moving his base to Chicag
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Breedings available through New Vocations
May 07, 2008
New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program has breedings available to nice stallions in Florida, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Ontario.   “Some are donations received after the annual auction, others like Armbro Mackintosh and Broadway Express are instances where the mares that were
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