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Meadows permanent casino set for April 15 opening
March 19, 2009
The Meadows will not be racing April 1 through April 14, and during that time the finishing touches will be put on the new Meadows Racetrack & Casino, which is now scheduled to have its grand opening at 10 am on Wednesday, April 14. The new $175 million permanent casino is one of the largest on
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Copeland steers 7-1 upset winner in Delaware feature
March 19, 2009
LT's best won the $32,000 Open Trot and Jobo Da'Shabra took the $21,000 trot at Dover Downs on Wednesday, while Tony Morgan had four winning drives. Razor-sharp LT's Best, driven by Vince Copeland, held off a strong stretch drive by Joey The Jet JT and Ross Wolfenden by half a length to win
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Diva rules in top trot at The Meadows
March 19, 2009
Dynamite Diva controlled the field with a measured first half but had to dig in late to preserve her victory in the $25,000 Filly & Mare Preferred Handicap Trot on Wednesday at The Meadows. When Aaron Merriman sent Dynamite Diva through early fractions of :28.1 and :58, she had plenty left in
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Booze Cruzin to make 2009 debut Friday
March 19, 2009
Broekhuis Stables' Booze Cruzin, the 2007 winner of the Windy City Pace at Maywood Park, will make his 2009 debut on Friday night when he takes on seven rivals in a $9,500 conditioned event. The multiple stakes winning son of Art’s Conquest is the 2-1 morning line favorite despite coming back from a
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Flurry of finals on tap at the Meadowlands
March 19, 2009
The action gets underway Friday (March 20) with the $123,000 Overbid Final and $50,000 opening leg of the Su Mac Lad Series on the card. Martha Maxine bids for her second series crown in the Overbid for open pacing mares. She is rated as the 8-5 morning line favorite from post nine (head number eigh
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SRF has additional breedings for sale
March 19, 2009
The Standardbred Retirement Foundation (SRF) has announced that it has an updated list of breedings available, and among the stallions new to the list are Western Ideal and Valley Victor. Others available include Conway Hall and Rocknroll Hanover.   For a complete lis
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Poker Shark goes from first to last at Dover
March 19, 2009
In an example of a not often imposed penalty, driver Kevin Sizer was disqualified from first and placed last for a too-slow second quarter  in the second race at Dover Downs on Wednesday, March 18.  Sizer and pacer Poker Shark wrestled the lead from Grab The Fortune and driver Tony Morga
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Ohio commission ready to present VLT plan to legislature
March 19, 2009
The Ohio State Racing Commission unanimously endorsed a proposal outlined by commissioner Thomas Zaino for VLTs at Ohio’s seven tracks at its monthly meeting on Thursday, and the proposal will now be forwarded to the Ohio General Assembly for consideration.   Zaino, who served as Ohio’s tax c
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The score is now Jans Luck 8, Spring Break 5
March 19, 2009
Jans Luck let her archrival Spring Break do all the heavy lifting, then surged by in the “Lightning Lane” on Thursday at The Meadows to capture the $25,000 Filly & Mare Preferred Handicap Pace. Spring Break rolled through the first three panels in 1:24.2, swift enough to thwart the first-over
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