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$186,905 on the line tonight
April 03, 2009
Several longshots in Thursday's Pick 6 at the Meadowlands, including a 64-1 shocker in the opening leg, have created a record $186,905 Pick 6 Carryover heading into Friday's card.   Thursday's Pick 6 attracted $184,038 in wagering, fueled by an eight-day carryover of $76,566. But a fourth rac
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Don't Deny Me sweeps Jersey Girls
April 03, 2009
Don’t Deny Me made it four wins in a row after steamrolling past competitors in the $71,400 Jersey Girls final Thursday night at the Meadowlands, hitting the wire in a stakes record time of 1:50.3. Don’t Deny Me [$3.00 $2.20 $2.10] and driver David Miller moved to the front past the half and wo
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Eash takes Landess Series splits
April 03, 2009
Driver-trainer Don Eash swept both divisions of the Jerry Landess Series Thursday, April 2 at Hoosier Park. Eash won the first division with React Inagoodway followed by a victory with Master Punch in the second division. Both lightly raced 3-year-old colts used similar front-end strategy and nearly
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Second leg of Youthful tonight at Woodbine
April 03, 2009
The latest protégé from trainer, Bob McIntosh has been burning up the track at Woodbine since the end of January, and Its A Good Thing shows no sign of stopping as he goes into the second leg of the Youthful Pacing Series on Friday night, April 3. Its A Good Thing, a homebred son of Western
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Ohio veterinarian Paul Rothaug dies
April 03, 2009
A funeral service for Dr. Paul George Rothaug, III, 45, a veterinarian with Woodland Run Equine Clinic in Ohio and the husband of Standardbred breeder Stephanie Smith-Rothaug, will be held at 11 am Monday in Newark, Ohio.   Last summer Dr. Rothaug and his wife traveled North America wa
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NJ racing industry's voice heard at statehouse
April 03, 2009
A quartet of speakers representing New Jersey’s racing industry made their case for slots at racetracks before the State Assembly Budget Hearing in the State House Annex on Thursday, April 2.   Speaking on behalf of the racing industry were Anthony Perretti of Perretti Farms in Cream Ridge, N
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PHHA announces 2009 bonus program
April 03, 2009
The Pennsylvania Harness Horsemen’s Association (PHHA) has announced a new bonus program for the 2009 racing season at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, and the amount could reach $1.5 million.   The bonus pays an additional 20 percent for winning horses that are Pennsylvania owned, trained or sir
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Tioga qualifer for NHHA set for Saturday
April 03, 2009
Tioga Downs is gearing up for its National Harness Handicapping Qualifying Championships on Saturday, April 4, with the winner earning a trip to the national event at the Meadowlands on April 25.   The format for the handicapping championship will be the first five races from the Meadowlands
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Ohio Farm bureau supports expanded gaming at tracks
April 03, 2009
On April 1 the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation State Board (OFBF) voted to support Ohio’s equine industry and the Ohio State Racing Commission’s proposal for related gaming at Ohio’s horse tracks.   The Ohio Harness Horsemen's Association, in a posting on its web site, issed this statement:
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