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Onehotvett wins on cold night in Toronto
January 16, 2009
Onehotvett braved the frigid temperatures and nine other rivals to post an upset victory in Thursday night's $47,400 Blizzard Pacing Series Final for three and four-year-old fillies and mares at Woodbine Racetrack. Despite a victory in last week's second leg of the series, the four-year-old daugh
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Thong Song strings together two straight in '09
January 16, 2009
Thong Song made a huge rally down the stretch to win the second of three $12,500 White Ruffles divisions on Thursday night at the Meadowlands. With Andy Miller in the sulky, Thong Song scored her second straight win of 2009 in 1:54.1. JK Reunited was 2 1/2 lengths back in second, while EQ Three was
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A surprise win in the cold at Dover
January 16, 2009
The coldest night of the year couldn't stop Allmar Surprise from winning her second straight victory at Dover Downs on Thursday, winning the $15,500 feature trot. Trainer-driver Vic Kirby, who bought the Angus Hall-Benita Victory 4-year-old mare with Matt Ivory in late November, rated the $1
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Solomon wins Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Pace at Mighty M
January 16, 2009
With the temperature hovering around 10 degrees and snowflakes softly falling Jim King Solomon reined Blackjack Magic to a 2:00.4 victory in Monticello Raceway’s ninth annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Pace on Thursday, a race which featured the talents of African-Ameri
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Magee scores hat trick at Monticello
January 16, 2009
When your name is Magee and you come from a harness racing family in the Midwest it’s a good bet that you know how to drive a horse. Case in point: newcomer Rick Magee who won three races Thursday at Monticello Raceway Magee, nephew of Hall of Famer Dave Magee, showed the eastern racin
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Eight-degree day at The Meadows is a Spring Break
January 16, 2009
With the temperature a frigid eight degrees, The Meadows needed a spring break and it got one when Spring Break sizzled in the $25,000 Filly & Mare Preferred Handicap Pace, capturing the track's top distaff pace for the second consecutive week. Mike Wilder gunned Spring Break to the lead, wher
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Cold KOs racing at Meadows, qualifiers at Mohawk
January 16, 2009
The Meadows has canceled racing on Friday due to extreme cold, with the temperature being reported at six below zero at 10 am, and the wind chill at minus 23.   The Meadows was scheduled to begin racing at 12:15 pm today. The Woodbine Entertainment Group announced Thursday night that
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Brennan off to big start at Big M in '09
January 16, 2009
After winning 14 races over the last four nights, George Brennan will try to lengthen his lead in the Meadowlands driver standings this weekend. He has opened up to a nine-win lead over Brian Sears in the 2009 standings with 24 wins through January 15.   Brennan had his biggest weekend since
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Janet Klark remains in coma
January 16, 2009
Janet Klark, who along with her husband John are well known in harness raicng through their involvement with the Christian Harness Horsemen's Association, remains in a coma from injuries suffered in an auto accident in December, when the Klarks were returning to their home in New Hampshire afte
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Brewer Adams appeals 27-month suspension in Delaware
January 16, 2009
As a result of three positives for buprenorphine at Dover Downs in November, Brewer Adams, the leading trainer by wins and purse earnings at Rockingham Park in 2008, has been given a suspension of 810 days and fined $9,000 by the Delaware Harness Racing Commission. Adams has appealed the rulings, wh
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