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Spunky Vic captures top Delaware trot
March 05, 2009
While LT's Best and Vince Copeland and JM Vangogh with Tony Morgan continued a head-to-head battle that began on the backstretch, Ross Wolfenden sped down the passing lane with Spunky Vic to overtake the battling pair plus other contenders to notch a 1:55.1 lifetime best in the $32,000 Open Trot.
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Dingy's Model shocks in Balmoral Park series
March 05, 2009
After two legs of preliminary action a group of seven filly and mare pacers gathered in Wednesday’s ninth race at Balmoral Park to contest the $9,000 final of the Fox Valley Redhot Series.   With preliminary winners Smiling Angel, Haylie Sue and Not So Slim taking most of the betting action&
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Scooterlastchamp upsets in Bret Hanover final
March 05, 2009
Scooterslastchamp, a 6-year old Direct Scooter gelding out of the Beach Towel mare Gene’s Last Ride, won the $20,000 Bret Hanover final, for horses who have raced for a $10,000 claiming tag, in 1:56.4, for owner Barbara Russo, at Buffalo Raceway on Wednesday night.   Driven by reins
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$40,010 Pick Four Thursday at Big M
March 05, 2009
A hefty $40,010 Pick Four carryover tops the Thursday night card at the Meadowlands. Offered nightly on races six through nine, the Pick 4 features a low 15 percent takeout and nightly guaranteed pools ($25,000 Wednesday–Friday and $50,000 Saturday).   The Thursday night Pick Four begins with
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Major In Art leads Meadowlands Pace nominees
March 05, 2009
Major In Art tops a list of 73 colts nominated to the $1 million Meadowlands Pace on Saturday, July 18, and the total represents a 7 percent increase from last year's nominations (68).   Elimination races on July 11 will determine the 10 finalists who advance to the 2009 Meadowlands Pace.The
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Trotter gets all the money at Monticello
March 05, 2009
This winter at Monticello Raceway the winners-over classes have been dominated by two horses. On the pacing side where the weekly feature is presented on Tuesdays, Southbound Trucker notched his fifth win in six starts, and on Wednesday Getthemoney won the winners-over trot and now he has three
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Darlin's Delight makes 2009 debut on Friday
March 05, 2009
Darlin’s Delight makes her 2009 debut in the $50,000 opening round of the Overbid Series on Friday night at the Meadowlands. The 6-year-old mare, trained by Jeff Stafford, is rated 9-2 from post eight in the sixth race field, which includes Cape & Cutter winner Martha Maxine. A winner of $2.5 m
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Magna files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
March 05, 2009
Magna Entertainment Corporation (MEC), which owns Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park, Thistledown Racetrack, and manages the harness racing operation at The Meadows, announced early Thursday afternoon that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and has agreed to sell Gulfstream, Golden Ga
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