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Matron elims lead to a pair of career-ending starts for SBSW
December 04, 2008
Somebeachsomewhere, the leading candidate for 2008 Horse of the Year and for Canadian top honors, will close out a near-perfect racing career in the rich Matron Three-Year-Old Colt Pace at Dover Downs beginning on Monday as he will start in one of two eliminations.   Owned by the Schoo
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Freshman colts compete in Incredible Finale splits
December 04, 2008
On a blustery and snowy Wednesday night a total of 17 two-year-old colt pacers braved the adverse conditions to slug it out in a pair of $5,000 Incredible Finale Series splits for state-breds with Fox Valley Lector and Incredible Bob coming up winners.   In the first division, G&B Stable
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Jet fastest in Dover feature
December 04, 2008
Joey The Jet JT was strongest in the stretch en route to a 1:55.4 victory in the $26,000 Open Handicap Trot at Dover Downs on Tuesday, as three drivers--Corey Callahan, Ross Wolfenden and Tony Morgan--had three wins each. It took from moving out of seventh after the quarter to final few str
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Rick Harp scores 1,500th career win at Pompano
December 04, 2008
Third-generation horseman Rick Harp posted his 1,500th career victory in the fourth race pace at the Isle Pompano Park Wednesday.   Harp, 48, of Vasser, Mich., won with the 3-year-old Florida-sired gelding, Johnny Appleseed ($6.80), in a lifetime-best time of 1:56.4, winning by 2 1
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Paul Welence notches first career victory at Cal Expo
December 04, 2008
It’s a good bet that the first race on Wednesday at Cal Expo is one that Paul Welence won’t soon forget as the 47-year-old Richmond native notched his first career driving victory in this contest while guiding 6-1 shot Tudour to a two-length victory over a "sloppy" racetrack.   As if Wele
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Rescue Ride raises funds for Standardbred Retirement Foundation
December 04, 2008
The reports are in, the sneakers and saddles are off, the horses are rested and the walkers are all in their recliners. The National Rescue Ride, the first fundraiser designed to raise awareness of the plight of unwanted, abused and neglected horses, was a success for all involved.   The Oct.
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Michigan's Jackson Raceway ceases operations immediately
December 04, 2008
Jackson Raceway in Michigan, founded in 1948 by the late Leon Slavin, has been closed immediately by its parent company, MTR Gaming Group, which in 2004 purchased a 90-percent interest in the track. In an emailed letter sent to Michigan Harness Horsemen's Association general manager N
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