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SF Aceinthehole splits rivals for win in Hoosier's top trot
April 01, 2009
SF Aceinthehole gave another victory to 2009 Hoosier Park's leading driver Peter Wrenn Tuesday, March 31 in the $25,000 Invitational Trot. The longshot selection trotted over the sloppy track surface in a time of 1:58.4 to earn his third win of 2009 in eight outings. Starting from post two in
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Four Starz Speed wins in record time
April 01, 2009
Four Starz Speed not only survived a wicked 26.4 first quarter in Tuesday’s $25,000 Preferred Handicap Trot at The Meadows, but he also went on to score in 1:54, a track record for 4-year-old geldings. Dave Palone gunned Four Starz Speed to the front, a mission abetted by the break of 2005 Hambleto
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Chloes Silver Star, Shady Sabrina win at Dover
April 01, 2009
Chloes Silver Star, one of four Ron Pierce wins, took the  $32,000 Mares Open pace while Shady Sabrina and Tim Tetrick won the $25,000 Mares Jr. Open Tuesday, March 31 at Dover Downs.   A late charge by Chloes Silver Star resulted in a 1:52.3 victory in the $32,000 female feature. Hopef
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Horseplayers unite to show bettors can make an impact
April 01, 2009
A concerted effort by Horseplayers Association of North America (HANA) to impact wagering has apparently worked as betting on the first target race, the sixth at Will Rogers Downs in Oklahoma on Tuesday, increased what the group is calling “100 percent.” HANA had asked its members to wager on a spec
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Champion trotters qualify at Hoosier Park
April 01, 2009
Indiana Sire Stakes champions Mya Tri and siblings ABC Mercedes and ABC Bay Bee saw their first action over Hoosier Park’s oval Tuesday as each of the trio qualified with impressive efforts. Both Mya Tri and ABC Mercedes will be stepping up to the open ranks this season after successful 3-year-old c
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Royalton Star shines brightly at Hoosier
April 01, 2009
Royalton Star and driver Andy Shetler showed true guts and determination in the featured $24,000 Invitational Pace Tues., March 31 at Hoosier Park. The duo overcame several obstacles to score the victory in a time of 1:53.4, just one tick of a second off their personal best turned in the week before
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Three hurt in Plainridge spill
April 01, 2009
Great work by the starting crew at Plainridge Racecourse on Tuesday afternoon (March 31) lessened the results of a spill which caused injuries to three drivers after two horses went down during the eighth race. Drivers Robert Dinning, Kevin Switzer, Jr., and Brad Irvine were taken to Sturdy Me
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Michigan commissioner says no to steroids
April 01, 2009
Michigan racing commissioner Christine C. White on Wednesday gave notice to Michigan's horse racing industry that beginning on April 1 the presence of anabolic steroids will be prohibited in all horses entered to race at any pari-mutuel track in Michigan.   "Integrity remains our p
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SRF golf tournament set for May 11
April 01, 2009
The Standardbred Retirement Foundation (SRF) will host its annual Charity Golf Tournament on Monday, May 11, at Knob Hill Country Club in Manalapan, NJ. All proceeds benefit the SRF, the award-winning program that finds homes for non-competitive Standardbreds and ensures their lifelong car
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