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Ocean Downs contract agreement reached
March 22, 2009
Published reports state that an agreement has been reached between Ocean Downs and the Cloverleaf Standardbred Owners Association that calls for the Maryland track to race 40 nights in 2009 with $900,000 for purses coming from the track, and for the backstretch to close in December. The three-year-a
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Southwestern Dream, Chasin Racin score in Big M features
March 22, 2009
Hall of Fame driver John Campbell scored a stakes double Saturday night at the Meadowlands, taking the $132,000 Four Leaf Clover with Southwestern Dream and $104,400 Matt’s Scooter with Chasin Racin.  Campbell and Southwestern Dream, who paid $108 to win the Aquarius last month, teamed for thei
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Anderlecht surprises in Cam Fella final
March 22, 2009
Anderlecht took advantage of a perfect inside trip, and a few breaks along the way, to post an upset victory in Saturday’s $77,500(C) Cam Fella Pacing Series final at Woodbine. Phil Hudon engineered the winning trip from post two with the 4-year-old son of Cam's Card Shark-Princess Chablis who got a
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Ranger doubles up in Pompano features
March 22, 2009
Driver Bruce Ranger was able to capture both feature races at the Isle Pompano Park Saturday.   Ranger, 49, started off the evening lead from start to finish with I Can Only Imagine ($2.60) in the first race $16,000 Open Pace. Cutting fractions of :28.1, :56.2 and 1:25, I Can Only Imagine ki
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King Cat rules at Yonkers; Sagamore Hill Series gets underway
March 22, 2009
Grinding his way to glory, King Cat Anvil N annexed Yonkers Raceway's featured $31,000 Open  Handicap Pace Saturday night. The Strattons--driver Jordan and trainer Dave--team up as King Cat Anvil N was patient from post position four. Inside assignee Cheyenne Hollywood  (Cat Manzi) broke
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Forward to represent Canada in World Driving Championship
March 22, 2009
Eight of Canada's best drivers converged at Fraser Downs on Saturday afternoon for a chance to represent the country in the World Driving Championship and with two wins, one second and three thirds, Brad Forward earned the 2009 National Driving Championship title with a total of 65 points. Goi
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Wholeftthegateopen closes door on Dover rivals
March 22, 2009
Buster Mee N, a 25-1 shot won the $17,000 feature, Enessee Ernie won a $16,500 trot, and Rare Bunny set a new North American record for the five-eighths mile distance winning one of four $10,000 Go The Distance II races on a longshot-filled Saturday at Dover Downs, where Mike Cole drove his 1,000th
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David Miller drives 9,000th winner
March 22, 2009
It’s 9,000 wins and counting for 44-year-old driver David Miller, who hit the milestone on Sunday afternoon at the Meadowlands, becoming the  third youngest driver to ever reach that mark. Both Walter Case Jr. and Dave Palone reached the 9,000-win milestone younger than Miller. With his win be
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