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World mark for Ladyfield, Harrington record for Morgan
June 18, 2008
It was a record setting day for driver Tony Morgan as the 50-year-old driver not only directed Joyce, Kathleen and Linda Sue Keeler's Ladyfield ($3) to a new world record of 1:51.4 for aged mares on a half-mile track, but he also set a record for most wins on one card at Harrington
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Emotional win at The Meadows for late caretaker's horse & famil
June 18, 2008
On June 5, Clarence Walters, a caretaker for The Meadows trainer Mike Palone, teamed with his boss to claim Were In Luck for $5,000. It was the only horse in which the hard-working Walters had an ownership interest, and he confided to friends how excited he would be to race his new 10 year old. &nb
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Admiral's Express wins first race since December 2006
June 18, 2008
It may have taken three starts but Canada’s 2005 Horse of the Year Admiral’s Express, who came out of a 17-month retirement in late May, won his first race since Dec. 2, 2006—and his 77th career victory—with a 1:53.2 effort at Kawartha Downs Tuesday night. Racing in a $10,000(C) conditioned pace (a
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Chevie Hyper, Southern Rocketop win Plesac splits
June 18, 2008
  The first stakes event of the 2008 season for Illinois conceived and foaled 2-year-old trotting colts was contested on Tuesday night at Balmoral Park as a total of 13 diagonally gaited youngsters went postward in a pair of $5,000 Plesac Stake splits, won by Chevie Hyper and Southern Rocketop
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PA suspends trainer for possession of EPO
June 18, 2008
Owner-trainer-driver James Scarpias, 26, of Massapequa Park, NY, who had been qualifying horses at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, has been suspended indefinitely by the Pennsylvania Harness Racing Commission after several containers of EPO were found during a search of his vehicle.  
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Complete obituary, services for Norma Campbell
June 18, 2008
Norma Jane Spruce Campbell, well known for her work at the Meadowlands for many years, died June 16 after a brief illness.   Born in Rexdale, Ontario in 1952 to a racing family, Campbell moved to New Jersey in 1976 with her husband, Donald Campbell, after her father, noted Canadian
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Cleveland Classic attracts 14 entries
June 18, 2008
Blueridge Western and locally owned Upfront Hannahsboy have been named 2-1 morning line favorites in their respective divisions of Saturday’s Cleveland Classic at Northfield Park. The three-year-old pace is the track’s richest race of the year, with 14 entrants seeking a total purse of $177,520. &
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HHYF camps begin today near Chicago
June 18, 2008
The Harness Horse Youth Foundation first Summer Youth League Camp of 2008 began today at Odds On Acres in Crete, Illinois. The state-of-the-art Standardbred training facility is the host for the camp which wil culminate in a race at nearby Balmoral Park on Sunday night, June 22.
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Terry named interim manager of Delaware County Fair
June 18, 2008
Phil Terry has been hired as interim manager of the Delaware County Fair effective July 1, 2008.  Terry will continue to serve as director of marketing for the Delaware County Fair and the Little Brown Jug.“Phil’s longtime service as a a fair director, past president of the fair board and chair
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