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Afternoon Dreams wins Lifetime Dream
January 20, 2009
Afternoon Dreams used an eye-catching final quarter rally to haul down the favorites and win Monday's $57,100(C) Lifetime Dream Trotting Series final for 4-year-old mares at Woodbine Racetrack. Racing as part of a Ben Baillargeon-trained entry, the daughter of Dream Vacation-Form Fitting was
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Sample blazes to MLK victory at Freehold
January 20, 2009
Deshawn Sample, driving CJ Blaze, won the seventh race on Monday in the inaugural Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Pace at Freehold Raceway. The field of seven featured the talents of African-American drivers. Callie's Candyman ($4.40), with Jim King Solomon, was leading from the start, bu
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I Ain't No Fool scores in Dover feature
January 20, 2009
Jim Morand, who got a late driver assignment, took I Ain't No Fool right to the front and led at all stations, en route to a convincing 1:51.1 victory in the $26,000 Open Handicap Pace Monday at Dover Downs.   Brian Sears moved race favorite Art Director to the outside after the half and to
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Karpathos scores again in Pompano open
January 20, 2009
Karpathos ($6.80) and driver Joe Pavia Jr. used perfect cover from pacesetter and rival Battleshoe Victor (Anthony Napolitano) to score a one-length victory in winning the $16,000 Open Handicap Trot at the Isle Pompano Park Monday. Battleshoe Victor cut fractions of :27.3 and :57.4 before
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First foal by Donato Hanover born at Hanover Shoe Farms
January 20, 2009
Donato Hanover is a dad! The Balanced Image mare Always A Starlet delivered a colt by the 2006 Horse of the Year last Saturday at Hanover Shoe Farms. The mare is owned by Hanover Shoe Farms.   The foal is a robust bay colt, and is the first foal of Always A Starlet. Always A Starlet is a 
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WEG announces rich 2009 stakes schedule
January 20, 2009
Woodbine Entertainment Group Tuesday released its outstanding 2009 Standardbred stakes schedule, which includes the 26th renewal of the $1.5 million(C) Pepsi North America Cup at Mohawk and the Breeders Crown at Woodbine. The calendar, worth more than $20 million(C) in stakes finals this year
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