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Fisher-Iversen sweep General Brock splits
February 20, 2009
Trainer Ira Fisher completely dominated Thursday’s opening leg of the General Brock Trotting Series for 4-year-olds at Woodbine Racetrack as he sent out three of the four divisional winners, and all three winners are owned by Ely Iversen of Moffat, Ontario. The pair clicked first with HP For
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Rohr hoping to find the awful truth in Exit 16W final
February 20, 2009
Heidi Rohr traded a career in finance for one in harness racing, a decision that will pay big dividends if The Awful Truth wins the $73,800 Exit 16W final on Saturday night at the Meadowlands.    The Awful Truth is listed as the 4-1 second choice from post two in the Exit 16W for 4-ye
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Billy Dobson wins 1,000th career race
February 20, 2009
Billy Dobson won the 1,000th race of his career Thursday afternoon at Monticello Raceway, with the milestone event coming with Doubloon.   Last September the 24-year-old Dobson ventured to Monticello Raceway from Michigan and even though he came without any horses it didn’t tak
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First-time 2009 winners score at Dover
February 20, 2009
A pair of first-time 2009 winners, Wholeftthegateopen and Deborah Ad Barak won the co-feature paces at Dover Downs on Thursday. Mike Cole and Jason Cribbs' Wholeftthegateopen had just enough to hold off Ruffled Tux (Tony Morgan) at the wire in 1:54.3 to win the $14,00 mle pace feature. An altere
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Dylan Rocks, Who I Am win Ideal Society splits
February 20, 2009
With 17 colt and gelding pacers dropped into the entry box for the opening leg of the Ideal Society Series, Maywood Park's racing secretary Doc Narotsky was forced to split Thursday’s first leg into a pair of $6,500 tussles. In the first division, Rock & Roll Stables Dylan Rocks took adva
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Fly Emily Fly flies fast in fillies and mares series at Meadows
February 20, 2009
Fly Emily Fly, who needed three qualifiers in the past month due to persistent gaiting problems, was flat and fast on Thursday at The Meadows, winning the swiftest division of the Closing Bell Series for 3- and 4-year-old trotting fillies and mares. Coyote Lara, Elizabeth Lane and Graceful Sister
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Magna in danger of defaulting
February 20, 2009
MI Developments, parent company of Magna Entertainment, announced late Wednesday that it would not proceed with a reorganization proposal, and now there is speculation that Magna Entertainment, which owns and operates racetracks across the country--and manages racing at The Meadows--could defau
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Case has parole transfered to NY, hopes for NY or Pa. license
February 20, 2009
The New York Daily News is reporting Friday that Walter Case Jr., who was released from an Ohio prison last year after serving more than four years for felony assault, has been approved for a parole transfer to New York. Case, who resumed his driving career immediately following his release at Plain
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Tioga to close for simulcasting Mondays and Tuesdays
February 20, 2009
Tioga Downs will be closing its simulcast operations on Mondays and Tuesdays beginning on Monday. The simulcast facility will be open on days that NYRA is racing, days that Tioga Downs is hosting live racing, and holidays such as Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Columbus Day.   The decision
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Freehold announces changes to racing and stakes schedule
February 20, 2009
The management of Freehold Raceway announced today that they received approval from the New Jersey Racing Commission to amend their live racing schedule.  Freehold will be dropping three Tuesdays in March and adding three Wednesdays in May.  The dates being dropped are March 10, 17 and 24.
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