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Karpathos wins trot feature at Pompano
November 25, 2008
Karpathos, named for the famous Greek island, rewarded his backers at odds of 7-1 in capturing the $16,000 Open Trot Monday in 1:56.3 at the Isle Pompano Park.   The fifth race feature saw Karpathos and driver Denis St Pierre out duel K M Sweet Dreams (Joe Pavia, Jr.) and Carrie’s Credi
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Verle & Demona Barrett die in auto accident
November 25, 2008
Longtime horse owner Verle Dwight Barrett, 73, of Dayton, Pa., died in an automobile accident Friday. His wife, Demona (Detamore) Barrett, 74, was transported to UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh for treatment but later died as a result of injuries sustained in the s
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Cal Expo receives harness dates for 2009
November 25, 2008
Fresh off the good news of the first million-dollar handle for the current fall meet this past Friday night, the California Exposition & State Fair (Cal-Expo) announced its 2009 harness dates.   “We are pleased to announce that Cal-Expo will continue to offer harness racing in 2009,”
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Dusty Stillings dies in Ohio at age 59
November 25, 2008
Phillip "Dusty" Stillings, who worked with his brother Dick's racing stable at The Meadows in past years, died Saturday in Mount Vernon, Ohio, at age 59.   Stillings died of an apparent heart attack at the Knox Community Hospital. He worked as a truck driver for Smithleisler Meats in Mount Ve
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Notjustaprettyface gives Chupps another Crown chance
November 25, 2008
She is more than a pretty face, this pacing filly named Notjustaprettyface, who will be competing in the $700, Breeders Crown 2-Year-Old Filly Pace Saturday night at the Meadowlands.   The pacing filly has banked nearly $261,000 for owners Merv and Kelly Chupp of Crete, IL, and will have
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Some say Maritime stars boost local handle
November 25, 2008
A thousand miles away from the bright lights of Broadway and the incandescent oval that is the Meadowlands Racetrack sit the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, collectively known as The Maritimes, and many of them will be following the action at the Meadowland
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Monticello looking for those seeking world record
November 25, 2008
How would you like to own a world record?  Well it could be as easy as winning the Monticello Marathon on Monday afternoon, Dec. 15, when the track will offer a 1-3/4 mile trot in which the current world record on a half-mile track is 3:45.2.   The current world mark  is owned
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