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Top Chef, Citation Lindy fastest of six Sire Stakes divisions
May 28, 2009
It was feast or famine for the favorites on Wednesday evening at Harrah's Chester Casino and Racetrack in six splits of Pennsylvania Sire Stakes action for 3-year-old trotting colts and geldings, with three public choices turning in decisive victories, and breaks marring the chances of the ot
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Definer, Southern Rocketop capture Cardinal elims
May 28, 2009
State-bred trotting colts took center stage on Wednesday night at Balmoral Park as a total of 16 diagonally gaited three-years-olds squared off in a pair of $7,500 Cardinal Stake eliminations. The top five finishers in each split will return next week to slug it out in the $50,200 final.   I
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Rose Run Flash takes second Junior Open at Harrington
May 28, 2009
Lauren Allen's Rose Run Flash ($12, Mike Cole) became just the second two-time winner of the $18,700 Junior Open Trot Wednesday at Harrington Raceway with a 1:58.2 win. Allen also trains the 8-year-old Armbro Laser gelding, who set all the fractions in his one-length win over Sunset Gentl
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Wind Surfer coasts to Meadows win
May 28, 2009
Wind Surfer made a decisive quarter-pole move to the lead and went on to a comfortable victory in the $25,000 Preferred Handicap Trot Wednesday at The Meadows. Wind Surfer, who shipped to The Meadows after performing creditably in the Horse & Groom, Su Mac Lad and Father Foley Series at t
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Elitlopp wagering available at the Meadowlands
May 28, 2009
Racing fans can watch and wager at the Meadowlands and through New Jersey Account Wagering as Enough Talk and Buck I St. Pat compete in Sweden's famed Elitlopp Sunday morning. Europe's most prestigious trotting event, the Elitlopp is part of a three-race program to be simulcast from Stockholm's
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NJ commission on Horse Racing holds meeting
May 28, 2009
New Jersey's Governor’s Commission on the Horse Racing Industry held its first meeting on Wednesday, May 27, and introduced some of the issues that will be addressed at monthly meetings of the 15-member group as well as through smaller working groups.The two-hour opening session was held i
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Board votes to discontinue harness racing at Prairie Meadows
May 28, 2009
The board which manages Prairie Meadows racetrack has voted to discontinue harness racing there in 2010, and to shorten its Thoroughbred meet.   The board which manages Prairie Meadows voted 9-0 with three abstentions in favor of a 2010 season that would have a 56-day Thoroughbred m
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Buck I St Pat, Enough Talk train for Elitlopp
May 28, 2009
Buck I St Pat and Enough Talk have both turned in their final training workouts over the five-eighths mile Solvalla track in Stockholm in preparation for Sunday's Elitlopp, and Buck I St Pat trotted over a wet oval in about 2:07 on Thursday morning for trainer Ronnie Burke, while trainer Peter Klein
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Mister Big wins fifth qualifier; Explosive Matter also wins
May 28, 2009
Mister Big romped to a 12 ¾-length win in a qualifier Thursday at the Meadowlands, the fifth straight qualifying victory for the two-time divisional champion. Driven by Brian Sears, the 6-year-old son of Grinfromeartoear closed out his mile with a quarter in :27.3 to easily defeat the Dan Patch Awar
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8 NJSS finalists eligible to NJ Classic
May 28, 2009
Eight of the colts and geldings in Saturday’s $200,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Final for 3-year-old pacers are also eligible to the $500,000 Anthony Abbatiello New Jersey Classic on June 13 at the Meadowlands. Seven of the 10 fillies in the $200,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Final are also nominees for
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