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Stroll in the Pompano park for U All BB
March 18, 2009
World record holder U All BB ($2.60) strolled to an easy victory Tuesday at the Isle Pompano Park, leading from start to finish in the $14,000 Mares Open II Pace.   Trained and driven to victory by Bruce Ranger for the Fred Monteleone Stable of Pompano Beach, U All BB cut all the fractions i
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Mare rallies from behind to win St. Patrick's Day feature
March 18, 2009
Hopefull N circled the field to score a 1:53.2 victory in the $32,000 Mares Jr. Open Handicap Pace at Dover Downs on the St. Patrick's Day program Tuesday.   With two of the eight listed starters scratched, Hopefull N sat last at the half and was still last but outside following cover
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Special Report set to defend Levy championship
March 18, 2009
Thirty-four of the finest free-for-allers in training have been nominated to the George Morton Levy Memorial Pacing Series, a staple of Yonkers Raceway’s stakes schedule. The 2009 Levy, with an estimated total purse of $1 million, begins with the first of five preliminary legs--each race wort
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Purdon receives six-week suspension for Auckland Reactor drive
March 18, 2009
Mark Purdon, the trainer-driver of Down-Under star pacer Auckland Reactor, has been given a six-week suspension from the Queensland Harness Racing Stewards as a result of a questionable drive in last Saturday's opening round of the $1 million Inter Dominion Series at Parklands Raceway. Although Auck
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Harness Racing Museum looking for relatives of Immortals
March 18, 2009
The Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame will induct eight significant contributors to the sport into its Hall of Immortals this coming Hall of Fame Day, Sunday, July 5. The inductees are artist Nicholas Winfield Scott Leighton (1847-1898), equine photographer George Francis Schreiber (1803-1892
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Pompano cancels Wednesday card due to weather
March 18, 2009
Due to inclement weather, live harness racing at the Isle Pompano Park has been canceled for Wednesday, March 18. The track will be open for simulcasting. Live racing will resume on Saturday, March 21.  
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