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11-year-old gelding wins in a breeze at Dover
November 21, 2008
Breeze Hill Will, the oldest horse in a field of eight geldings, scored a 1:56.4 victory to win the $15,000 feature trot on a chilly Thursday night at Dover Downs. An 11 year old by the ill-fated King Conch from B Cor Willshedo, Breeze Hill Will and Tony Morgan wore down front-trotting Myrhy
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Bob's Minute Maid overcomes post eight at Maywood
November 21, 2008
The Chicago circuit’s top distaffer Bob’s Minute Maid made a successful switch to Maywood Park’s half-miler and captured the $14,000 She’s A Great Lady Open for fillies and mares Thursday night in front-end fashion despite being handicapped with the outside eight slot.   The venerable 8-y
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I'm justa winner at The Meadows
November 21, 2008
I’m Justa Lady worked out comfortable fractions on the lead and cruised to victory--her 56th career win--in the $25,000 Filly & Mare Preferred Handicap Trot Thursday at The Meadows.   Tony Hall sent I’m Justa Lady through a :58.3 first half over a track rated "good." The outside
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Indiana honors Hoosier Park's Pat Wood
November 21, 2008
Pat Wood, who became involved in harness racing in 1995 when Hoosier Park was just one year old, has been presented with the 2008 Indiana Horse Racing Commission (IHRC) Chairman’s Award. IHRC Chairman Sarah McNaught made the presentation to Wood at the beginning of the monthly ra
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USTA denies Case a license
November 21, 2008
The United States Trotting Association has denied Walter Case Jr. a membership license, although some racing jurisdictions do not require that a participant have a USTA license.   The rejection of Case's membership was a part of the USTA's regulatory posting on Friday. The ruling reads a
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Celebrity Secret wins qualifier, to stand at Kentuckiana in NJ
November 21, 2008
Breeders Crown 3-Year-Old Colt Trot contenter Celebrity Secret qualified in 1:56.4 at the Meadowlands Friday morning, and later Kentuckiana Farms issued a press release stating that the colt will stand at stud at Kentuckiana of New Jersey in 2009.   Celebrity Secret presently has career earni
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Case wins return aboard 1-9 favorite at Plainridge
November 21, 2008
Climbing back into the sulky for the first time in 65 months, Walter Case Jr returned a winner Friday afternoon at Plainridge Racecourse, scoring a victory in the track's first race on the card with the 2-year-old pacing filly Lady Wyvern.   Case, who had not driven since June 22, 2003,
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Deweycheatumnhowe still possible for Breeders Crown
November 21, 2008
Ray Schnittker told The Horseman Friday afternoon that he is still optimistic his star 3-year-old colt trotter, Deweycheatumnhowe, will start in next weekend’s Breeders Crown final at the Meadowlands after the colt was taken to the Cornell University Veterinary Clinic on Thursday after he spike
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Goshen selling holiday wreaths
November 21, 2008
Goshen Historic Track, the world’s oldest harness track, is selling holiday wreaths as a fundraising event. The wreaths may be reserved ahead of time and picked up at the track office.    The public is welcome to purchase the wreaths Monday through Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m. at the track
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Illinois bill will give horsemen $90 million over three years
November 21, 2008
Thursday the Illinois General Assembly passed the second bill in two years that would provide for the horse racing industry to receive three percent of the adjusted gross revenue from the four most profitable riverboat casinos in the state over the next three years. It is estimated that the legislat
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No Isle of Capri, Mack Lobell; Pompano to add late-closers
November 21, 2008
Pompano Park announced Friday it would not hold its signature races this winter, the Isle of Capri Pacing Series, the Mack Lobell Trotting Series and the Frances Dodge Van Lennep Pacing Series, due to the additional expenses incurred from the purse account. Instead, the track will hold 1
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Ohio commission meets; rules on TB dates, harness licensee
November 21, 2008
The longstanding feud between Thoroughbred horsemen and tracks in Ohio played out before the Ohio State Racing Commission on Friday while Standardbred horsemen and track officials looked on as spectators.   River Downs in Cincinnati requested two Thoroughbred and 14 Quarter Horse dates for 20
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Takter switches to Campbell behind Lantern Kronos for Crown
November 21, 2008
Breeders Crown eliminations for 2 year olds will go postward Friday night at the Meadowlands with the 3 year olds taking to the track Saturday, but on Friday morning several eligibles who didn't have races this weekend competed in qualifiers at the Big M, including Lantern Kronos and new driver John
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