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Miller trainees sweep opening round of Tender Loving Care
February 12, 2009
Erv Miller trainees Smooth Silver and Moonlite Delite swept the $12,500 opening round of the Tender Loving Care Series for 3-year-old filly pacers Wednesday night at the Meadowlands.Smooth Silver swung three wide on the final turn and caught Riley Character just in time to win the first of the Tende
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Party spoils the surprise at Dover Downs
February 12, 2009
Dingy's Party just got up at the wire to nip Allmar Surprise in the $32,000 Open Trot while Tuna Whip won for fun in the $22,000 trot on Wednesday at Dover Downs. Jim Morand moved owner-trainer Tom Clendining's Dingy's Party three wide turning for home and had just enough to catch Vic Kirby-
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Upfront Northern wins Niatross final at Buffalo
February 12, 2009
Upfront Northern, a 10-year-old Northern Luck gelding out of the Storm Damage mare Storm Tossed, won the $21,500 Niatross final for horses who have raced for a $4,000 claiming tag in 2:02 for owner David Phoenix at Buffalo Raceway on Wednesday night. Driven by reinsman Keith Kash Jr., Upfront Nort
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Newcomers finals held at Balmoral
February 12, 2009
After two legs of preliminary action Balmoral Park played host to a pair of $8,000 finals of the Winter Newcomers Series on a wet and blustery Wednesday night, with You Go Girl and Dynamic Dream coming up winners.   In the trotting final, Gloria Cisna’s You Go Girl came storming through the
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Illinois horsemen trying to reverse recapture
February 12, 2009
Illinois Harness Horsemen's Association (IHHA) president Dave McCaffrey has issued a statement which says the IHHA is working to repeal the state's unique recapture law which has moved money from purses to track operators for more than 10 years. the recapture law came about at the same tim
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Three straight for Wen-Mar's Memo at The Meadows
February 12, 2009
Spring to the lead, back down the fractions, sprint home. Wen-Mar’s Memo has that formula down pat — she used it again Wednesday at The Meadows to capture her third consecutive race, the $25,000 Filly & Mare Preferred Trot.  Eric Ledford guided the 5-year-old daughter of Carry The Message-
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Handicapping contest set for Tioga next Saturday
February 12, 2009
Tioga Downs will host a handicapping contest on Saturday, February 21, dubbed “The Mid-Winter Mayhem” that will span 10 races on the Saturday night simulcast card. The first half of the handicapping contest will be determined by the first five races from Yonkers Raceway, followed by races six t
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Kentucky VLT bill approved by House committee
February 12, 2009
Legislation to authorize video lottery terminals at Kentucky racetracks unanimously passed out of a House of Representatives committee Feb. 12, but its sponsor, House Speaker Greg Stumbo, has already said he doesn't expect the bill to be voted on by the full legislature this year.  
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Monticello cancels Thursday race card
February 12, 2009
Monticello Raceway has canceled its Thursday live racing program due to an unsafe racetrack caused by the warming temperatures and thawing conditions. However, the Raceway will still offer simulcast wagering both day and night. The next scheduled live race card isn’t until Tuesday, Feb. 17, which
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Steroid studies among info RMTC reviews at Vegas meeting
February 12, 2009
At their February 6 meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) board of directors heard important updates from their Scientific Advisory Committee and Drug Testing Initiatives Task Force. Items presented for discussion included completed anabolic steroid admini
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Harness Racing Museum has stallion breedings available
February 12, 2009
The Harness Racing Museum is pleased to announce the addition of  five stallions to the outstanding roster for the 2009 stallion breeding auction. The state of Indiana offers Always A Virgin and Keystone Blitz, both entering the breeding shed for their first season, and Holy Guacamolie and
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