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Fivedollarsforsox upsets in Delaware trot
November 14, 2008
Fivedollarsforsox, an 8-1 shot driven by George Dennis, scored a 1:58 victory over a "sloppy" track on Thursdayin the $15,500 feature trot at Dover Downs. Owned by Ask W Stables and trainer-driver Dennis and Tina Dennis, Fivedollarsforsox, a SJ's Caviar-Hurricane Bambi gelding, chalked up h
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Yonkers raises minimum claiming price
November 14, 2008
Yonkers Raceway has announced that, effective with the condition sheet for the race week beginning Monday, Feb, 2, 2009, the Raceway shall no longer card non-winners of $2,000 in last six starts events, and the new minimum base claiming price shall be $7,500. No horse showing less than a $7,500 clai
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An OK win at The Meadows
November 14, 2008
Tom’s OK Lady, who dead heated for win last week with I’m Justa Lady, narrowly avoided a recurrence when she stuck her neck in front at the wire to capture the $25,000 Filly & Mare Preferred Trot on Thursday at The Meadows. As last week, I’m Justa Lady fronted the mile and led until the stretc
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I gave you my word she'd win with an inside post
November 14, 2008
What happened to I Give Youmy Word when she finally drew inside after five straight outside draws? She won! A field of mostly conditioned pacers, racing for a purse of $3,000, were featured at Cal-Expo on Thursday night, in which I Give Youmy Word was fastest of all. Coming away fourth from post p
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Malabar Maple set to stand at Kendal Hills Farm
November 14, 2008
The trotting stallion Malabar Maple will stand at Kendal Hills Farm in Ontario for the 2009 and 2010 breeding stallions.   Malabar Maple earned more than $500,000 on the track, highlighted by wins in the Zweig Memorial in 1:53.2 and in the 3year-old New Jersey Sire St
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Meadowlands purses to increase in January
November 14, 2008
Peter Koch, the new director of racing at the Meadowlands, has told harnessracing.com that although purses for the upcoming fall meet are lower than in the past, there will be an increase when the calendar turns to January 2009.   “There was an overpayment in ’07 and we spent quite a bit la
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Rose Run Jeriah to stand at Schwartz in Indiana
November 14, 2008
The fastest 2-year-old colt trotter ever on a half mile track, world champion Rose Run Jeriah 2, 1:57.2h, has been retired to stand stud at Schwartz Boarding Farm in Berne, Ind. A multiple stakes winner with nine wins in 13 lifetime starts, the son of Corleone–Looks Like Dawn’s stud fee will be $1,0
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Burke reaches 4-month suspension settlement with NJRC
November 14, 2008
Harnessracing.com has been told by the New Jersey Racing Commission that the sport’s leading trainer, Mickey Burke, has reached a settlement agreement for a four-month suspension and $2,500 fine for two lidocaine positives in 2006.   Burke was the leading dash-winning trainer in 2006 with 449
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Codey suggests solution to purse impasse
November 14, 2008
While the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey (SBOA/NJ) continues to call attention to the impasse that has kept purse subsidy funds from flowing into Freehold Raceway, Freehold Raceway’s Don Codey told harnessracing.com that he has written a letter to the Casino Association o
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Breeders Crown finals on the horizon
November 14, 2008
The 2008 Breeders Crown races for 2 and 3 year olds will approach a combined $5 million in purses for the eight-race post-Thanksgiving extravaganza at the Meadowlands on Saturday, Nov. 29.   The finals for freshman pacers and trotters will race for $700,000 (gtd.), making them the richest 2-y
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Enrollment open for Meadowlands Breeders Crown challenge
November 14, 2008
It all comes down to the Breeders Crown for handicappers, too as racing fans can battle to the finish for cash and iPods in the Meadowlands Racetrack’s Breeders Crown “Across the Board Challenge,” an online handicapping competition beginning Friday, November 21 and powered by 123Racing.  
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Hawthorne passed over for Illinois casino
November 14, 2008
The Chicago Tribune has reported that on Friday the Illinois Gaming Board picked Des Plaines, Rosemont and Waukegan as the three finalists for the state's only available casino license, knocking Hawthorne Race Course out of the running. This will be the 10th casino license in the state.  
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Yonkers features go to Binions, American Lane
November 14, 2008
Binions, last in the early going, snapped a stubborn favorite Omen Hanover at the wire of Yonkers Raceway's co-featured $40,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace Friday evening. With Greg Grismore driving for trainer Ronnie Burke, Binions--ordered to begin from post position No. 7--was at the back o
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Look To Book victorious in Northfield return
November 14, 2008
With Memphis Glow on the sidelines for a week after three straight Mares Open wins, Northfield's 2007 co-Horse-of-the-Year, Look To Book ($4.60) let the ladies now there was a new sheriff in town Friday. In her return from Indiana Downs, the five-year-old Nobleland Sam mare made every call a winning
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Hypnotize noses out J Lo Hanover at Pompano in 1:53
November 14, 2008
Hypnotize ($8.80) got the best of rival J Lo Hanover in posting a nose victory to win the $16,000 Mares Open Pace Friday at the Isle Pompano Park in 1:53. Driver Dan Clements, who sat a pocket trip and followed race favorite J Lo Hanover and Kevin Wallis from the start, was able to barely find clea
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Matron finals on tap Saturday at Dover
November 14, 2008
After two world and one track records last week in elimination divisions, the top eight performers return Saturday, Nov. 16 at Dover Downs for four lucrative Matron Series finals for male and filly pacers and trotters. First post is 5:30 p.m.   The leadoff Matron Filly Trot Final boasts a&
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Tidewaterdragonfly wins, closes in on earnings milestone
November 14, 2008
Tidewaterdragonfly edged closer to millionaire status Friday at The Meadows when she captured the $25,000 Filly & Mare Preferred Handicap Pace in powerful front-end fashion. Tidewaterdragonfly endured a demanding first quarter of 26.1, but under Dave Palone’s handling, she steadily widened
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