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$76,566 carryover for Meadowlands Pick Six
April 02, 2009
The Meadowlands Pick Six boasts an eight-day carryover pool of $76,566 heading into Thursday night’s card, whien it begins in the fourth race and includes the $71,400 Jersey Girls Final for filly and mare pacers.   Don’t Deny Me bids for her fourth straight win and a Jersey Girl Series s
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Strada Memorial at Big M moved to July 4
April 02, 2009
The $50,000 Thomas Strada Memorial for free-for-all pacing mares has been moved to Saturday, July 4 at the Meadowlands. The race, which was originally slated for April 11, was shifted in order to ensure a full, competitive field of the sport’s top mares. (Meadowlands)
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IYQ, Dynamite Diva take Hoosier features
April 02, 2009
IYQ, with Walter Haynes Jr. in the bike, scored her third consecutive win Wednesday in the featured $24,000 Fillies and Mares Invitational Pace at Hoosier Park. The win for IYQ marked the second consecutive trip to Hoosier Park’s winner’s circle, stopping the timer in 1:53.3, just one fifth of a sec
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Rumble rallies to Pompano victory
April 02, 2009
Rovasreadytorumble ($7) was able to close from eighth on the final turn and gun down seven rivals to win the $8,500 feature trot by one length in 1:58.2 Wednesday at the Isle Pompano Park.   The seventh race got underway with Tropical Bay and driver Dan Clements going to the early lead
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DSBF 3-year-old trots contested at Dover
April 02, 2009
Five Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund 3-year-old trots completed the preliminary legs of the Delaware-sired stakes program Wednesday at Dover Downs.   A pair of favorites led off the card as Tony Morgan drove Mark Waterman's TP Lucy to victory in 1:59.1 capping off the mile with a:
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Big Brothers Big Sisters on Big M backstretch
April 02, 2009
New Jersey Nets star Devin Harris visited Meadowlands Racetrack with 30 children from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Morris, Bergen and Passaic Counties on Tuesday, March 31.   Harris and the kids, who ranged in age from eight to 16, visited the barns of trainers Robbie Siegelman and John McDerm
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Spoiled Beach edges Terroronthebeach in series opener
April 02, 2009
Less than two weeks after Beach Towel died in New Zealand, fillies out of mares sired by the 1990 Horse of the Year swept the top two positions in the $22,500 opening round of the Blossom Series Wednesday night at the Meadowlands. Spoiled Beach crossed the wire first over Terroronthebeach in the 1:5
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Makerbark upsets in Pocono opener
April 02, 2009
Makerbark, a 15-1 shot, pulled off an upset in the first race feature on Wednesday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. The race was the opener of the 2009 season and marked a return to night racing at Pocono. Makerbark, driven and trained by Roger Hammer, cleared her competitors in the condition
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Cottonwood Farm cancels 2009 yearling sale
April 02, 2009
Cottonwood Farm has announced that it will not be holding a yearling sale at the farm this fall due to an insufficient number of entries.   "We are making this announcement at this time to allow those customers who were planning to sell with us again this year enough time to make alterna
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NAADA contests final leg in series for Juvenile Diabetes
April 02, 2009
The final preliminary leg of the North American Amateur Drivers Association's Trotting Series, which is raising money for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, was presented in two divisions at Monticello Raceway on a rainy Wednesday afternoon. Alan Schwartz won the first split with Iroqu
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