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Eggipus Complex fastest in Meadows stakes
August 13, 2009
Eggipus Complex wins in 1:58.2. (Chris Gooden Photo)
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A taste of beer at Mohawk Thursday?
August 13, 2009
Despite going down in defeat last week, a colt named Beer League is the even-money favourite going into Thursday night’s $20,000(C) second leg of the Bridger Trotting Series, for freshman colts and geldings.   The son of Broadway Hall has four lifetime starts under his belt, if you count hi
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13 entered in Sunday's Confederation Cup
August 13, 2009
Thirteen 3-year-old colt pacers have been entered for Sunday’s $660,000(C) Confederation Cup at Flamboro Downs, including $25,000 supplemental entry River Shark. The baker’s dozen of sophomores have been divided into two eliminations, with the top four in each, plus one of the two fifth-place finish
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Wollam drives 1,000 winner at PA fair
August 13, 2009
Marty Wollam drove the 1,000th winner of his career Wednesday when he piloted Summer Heat to victory at the Greene County Fair in Waynesburg, PA. The victory total is especially impressive since Wollam, 60, is primarily a trainer who uses catch drivers for most of his horses.   "Back when I
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Favorites take three of four in ISS action
August 13, 2009
Indiana Sires Stakes competition continued Wednesday, August 12 at Indiana Downs as two-year-old trotters were featured. Two divisions were offered for colts, while another set were programmed for fillies. Favorites claimed victory in three of the four splits at the Shelbyville oval.   ABC Ph
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$2.4 million up for grabs on Super Stakes Sunday at Chester
August 13, 2009
A total of $2.4 million in combined purses have attracted many of harness racing’s top rated trotters and pacers for the “Super Stakes Sunday” card at Harrah’s Chester Casino & Racetrack this Sunday. The main events for Super Stakes Sunday are a trio of rich Grand Circuit stakes for 3 year
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Shotgun Scott dies at age 14
August 13, 2009
Shotgun Scott, who stood at stud at Winbak Farm in Delaware, died unexpectedly on Thursday morning at the age of 14. The son of Western Hanover had victories in the Metro Stakes elimination and the elimination for the Provincial Cup, taking a mark of 1:51 at three.   Shotgun Scott's
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Huston to call races in Wales
August 13, 2009
Move over, Tom Jones. Your beloved homeland is about to honor a new voice, that of Roger Huston. It happens Friday, Aug. 28, when Roger Huston, longtime voice of The Meadows Racetrack & Casino and the Little Brown Jug, serves as guest caller for the “Electric Mile,” a special race that the
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Muscle Hill/Lucky Jim match-up could have happened in Crown
August 13, 2009
Trainer Greg Peck told harnessracing.com Thursday that although he had an option of entering Hambletonian winner Muscle Hill in the upcoming Breeders Crown Horse Trot at the Meadowlands—and a showdown with the 4-year-old star Lucky Jim—he decided to give his 3 year old a short break until the Americ
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Washington continues to add winners at Mighty M
August 13, 2009
For years Cedric Washington has been a fixture at Monticello Raceway and over the years the affable 47-year-old African-American driver has reined 1,762 winners, a number that any driver would be proud to sport.   At Monticello on Wednesday, Washington added two more winners to his numbe
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Ohio set to drop gambling age from 21 to 18
August 13, 2009
The Ohio Lottery Commission is scheduled to meet on Monday to approve new rules concerning expanded gaming at the state’s racetracks, including regulation that will lower the age to gamble at the tracks from 21 to 18. According to reports, only New York, Oklahoma, Rhode Island and South Dakota curre
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