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Mojo N The Morning scores on Thursday evening
December 19, 2008
Mojo N The Morning showed her moxie Thursday evening, defeating Frenchfrysnvinegar to win the $46,600(C) Ontario-sired Autumn Series final for sophomore trotting fillies at Woodbine. With Shopaholic (Roger Mayotte) and Foamy (John Brooks) self-destructing at the start, eight fillies were lef
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Winner comes motoring off the pace to win Dover feature
December 19, 2008
Motoring Astreos N won a $16,500 pace while Letmetellusumthin came on to win the $15,000 trot on Thursday at Dover Downs. The track will be dark until live racing resumes on Saturday, Dec. 27, on Customer Appreciation day. Brandon Givens piloted Motoring Astreos N from off the pace to score a 1:
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Meadowlands announces 2009 stakes schedule
December 19, 2008
The $1.5 million Hambletonian on Aug. 8 and $1 million Meadowlands Pace on July 18 headline nearly $19.5 million in stakes races scheduled for the 2009 harness meet at the Meadowlands. The 151-date season kicks off Jan. 1 and runs through Aug. 21.   The sport's premier events for 3-year-o
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New PA Stallion Series adds opportunity for 2YOs
December 19, 2008
There will be a new series for Pennsylvania-sired 2 year olds, and events will be scheduled the day before a Sire Stakes race at a given track in order to provide another option for racing youngsters.   Named the Stallion Series, money for the program will come from the horsemen's p
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Nominations up at the Meadowlands
December 19, 2008
Nominations to 12 Meadowlands winter and spring stakes events are significantly higher in 2009. The Four Leaf Clover and Berry’s Creek Pace lead the way with nearly double the nominees over the previous year. The three-week Four Leaf Clover Series for older pacers drew a 91 percent increase in nom
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Schedule changes in 2009 for Lebanon, Northfield
December 19, 2008
The Ohio State Racing Commission approved Friday changes in the racing schedule at both Northfield Park and Lebanon Raceway, the latter of which includes conducting two weekends of live racing which conflicts with Scioto Downs. Lebanon Raceway and the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association had reached
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Dewey, Somebeachsomewhere honored by HTA
December 19, 2008
Racing secretaries of Harness Tracks of America’s 38 members have selected their season’s champions of 2008 with the owners of the 12 divisional champions receiving their prized Nova Awards at the Bellagio Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Wednesday night, Feb. 4, 2009, duri
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