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Dali ties 1:48.2 world mark in 3-year-old colt pace final
December 16, 2008
Dali obliterated the track and stakes record with a world record equaling 1:48.2 victory in the $249,113 Matron Stakes 3-year-old colt pace final on Monday, Dec. 15, at Dover Downs.   Dali left quickly to find room second behind the early leader, the George Brennan-driven
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Farmer Jones harvests 1:55.2 trot win at Pompano
December 16, 2008
Farmer Jones ($9.20) was able to grind out an impressive first-over victory in winning the $16,000 Open Handicap Trot at the Isle Pompano Park Monday in 1:55.2.   It was the race favorite, Battleshoe Victor who started off the fifth-race feature by leaving from post nine and grabbing the ear
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Gregory drives five winners at Yonkers
December 16, 2008
Driver Jeff Gregory picked up an early christmas gift as he went behind the starting gate eight times in Monday's 13-race card at Yonkers Raceway and came home the winner in five of the races.   Gregory won the evening's first three races--including a sweep of the $23.40 early daily
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Lively Moment sets 3:42.4 world mark in Monticello Marathon
December 16, 2008
Though the rain drizzled down and the racetrack was taking on water, Lively Moment covered the 1-3/4 mile distance in world record time in the Monticello Marathon on Monday afternoon. The 5-year-old daughter of Master Lavec, in rein to Bruce Aldrich, Jr., was a decisive winner in a new North Am
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Gov. Blagojevich signs casino bill
December 16, 2008
There is some good news out of Illinois regarding Governor Rod Blagojevich. Monday he signed House Bill 4758 which sets aside three percent of the adjusted gross revenue from Illinois’ four most profitable riverboat casinos for the horse racing industry in the state. The bill is a three-year extensi
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