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Camshaft Hanover upsets in SNY final
April 17, 2009
Camshaft Hanover got up in the final strides to win the $40,000 SNY Final for three- and four-year-old pacers Thursday night at the Meadowlands, hitting the wire in 1:50.3.   Camshaft Hanover made a bold move down the backstretch as an early battle between Laguna Beach and Oliver Cleo br
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Woodbine moving start/finish lines Friday night
April 17, 2009
Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) is shifting the start/finish lines at Woodbine for the last seven programs of its current Standardbred racing meet, taking another step in trying to change the early flow of races at the seven-eighths mile oval. Beginning Friday night (April 17), the start and fini
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Mister Big qualifies at Hoosier
April 17, 2009
Mister Big, 2008 Pacer of the Year, won his first start of the year, a qualifier, in 1:55.3 at Hoosier Park Friday morning. Brad Hanners drove the two-time Dan Patch Pacing Horse of the Year for trainer Virgil Morgan Jr., clicking off splits of :28.3, :58.2 and 1:28.3 before a final quarter in :27.
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Meet Hoosier Park's Fab Five
April 17, 2009
Hoosier Park Racing and Casino is putting its on twist on a famous musical moniker by introducing five of its top drivers as the “Fab Five” on the main stage before the 38 Special concert Saturday, April 18. The drivers are part of a new campaign to showcase all aspects of entert
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Kadabra colt Parlay still undefeated
April 17, 2009
The 3-year-old trotting colt Parlay, a son of Kadabra, simply trounced rivals on Thursday night at Woodbine Racetrack to remain undefeated and give himself a chance at a sweep of this year’s Tie Silk Trotting Series.The smooth-gaited son of Kadabra-Speedy Shasta was handled patiently in th
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Winbak Speed much the best at Harrah's Chester
April 17, 2009
Winbak Speed ($3.40) proved much the best in Thursday night’s Finian Hanover at Harrah’s Chester, turning away Proper Respect at the head of the stretch and winning in 1:51.2. The 6-year-old Village Jove gelding settled behind Domition Hanover (Eric Goodell) and Proper Respect (Tony Morgan) on th
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Maywood stakes season kicks off on Friday
April 17, 2009
The 2009 stakes season at Maywood Park gets underway Friday night as an overflow field of 10 Illinois conceived and foaled 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers square off in the $15,000 Sportsmaster Stake. Leading the way in what appears to be a wide open race is Jim Edgar, Jim Reynolds and Terry an
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Big rallies take divisions of Whotookwhat Series at Meadows
April 17, 2009
Trailing by nine lengths at the half, Summer Blast took advantage of live cover and blasted through the stretch to win a division of the Whotookwhat, an early-closing series for 3-year-old filly trotters, on Thursday at The Meadows. ML Brown Sugar captured the other $15,000 division in the 
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Meadowlands photographer Lisa unveils top-driver posters
April 17, 2009
Meadowlands track photographer Michael Lisa has announced the release of the first five in a series of Meadowlands Top Driver posters. These one-of-a-kind photos depict the sport's top drivers in his own unique way.   The first poster was unveiled on March 14 when Tim Tetrick was of
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