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Dover Dolly upsets at Dover
November 19, 2008
Longshot Dover Dolly won the $22,000 winners-over pace for fillies and mares while Ladyfield and Emma Rose Ben copped the sub-feature events at Dover Downs on Tuesday.   Victor Kirby moved Dover Dolly three wide on the far turn and then proceeded to overtake the leaders in the stretch
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Palone sets new win mark at The Meadows
November 19, 2008
Dave Palone broke his own record for wins at The Meadows in a season when he piloted Fox Valley Thor to victory in the ninth race on Tuesday's card. It was victory number 729 for Palone at The Meadows this year, and it enabled him to eclipse the mark of 728 he established in 2000.   Palo
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Scott Smith, brother of Ohio breeders, dies at 49
November 19, 2008
Scott A. Smith, 49, the brother of Standardbred breeders Senena Esty and Stephanie Smith-Rothaug, died Nov. 16, 2008, at his residence. Mr. Smith was a self-employed farmer for many years. He was born April 11, 1959, in Newark, Ohio, to Roger M. and Patricia Ann (Holton) Smith. He was an Eden Tow
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Case on verge of Plainridge return
November 19, 2008
It’s still not a 100-percent done deal but it appears as if Walter Case Jr will indeed be back in the sulky Friday at Plainridge Racecourse after submitting a license application Tuesday afternoon to the Massachusetts Racing Commission that was subsequently approved by the state stewards at the
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SBOANJ meets, Luchento expresses frustration
November 19, 2008
Wednesday afternoon the Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey threw the purse supplement matter back in Freehold Raceway’s lap. “I’m tired of fighting everybody and going in circles,” said SBOANJ president Tom Luchento. “Freehold’s fate is in its own hands. 
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Northfield cancels Wednesday program
November 19, 2008
A fire in a transformer in front of the Northfield Village Police Department knocked out power to most of Northfield Park Wednesday, and due to the fire, repairs to the transformer cannot be made in time for the track to complete tonight's card by the state-mandated midnight finish time.
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Bartlett betters Stratton in Monticello's Battle of Rising Star
November 19, 2008
Jason Bartlett defeated Jordan Stratton in Monticello Raceway's Battle of the Rising Stars on Wednesday. In the driving competition which encompassed 12 of the 13 races on the card, Bartlett finished with 106 points, which was 21 points better than Stratton’s total of 85. Bartlett, 26, the
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