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Heavy fog prompts Woodbine cancellation Thursday
November 20, 2009
Heavy fog forced Woodbine Racetrack to cancel its Thursday night program after the second race of the 11-race program. Heavy fog enveloped the track around five o'clock and continued to worsen, and when it became virtually impossible to see the horses on the track as well as rendering the cameras an
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Night Talker speaks loudly at Dover
November 20, 2009
Night Talker was strongest in the stretch to win the $16,800 feature on a rainy Thursday at Dover Downs, while ultra-consistent Mighty River A won the $20,000 Delaware claiming pace.   Ron Pierce moved Lauren Allen and Foulk Stables' Night Talker, a Western Ideal-Peaceful Feeling 5 year old
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Meadowlands announces 2010 dates
November 20, 2009
The 2010 harness meet at Meadowlands Racetrack begins the first weekend of the New Year with 7 p.m. cards on Friday, Jan. 1 and Saturday, Jan. 2.   The track will follow a Wednesday-Sunday racing schedule through March. Post times are 7 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and 1:10 p.m. Sunday. In ad
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Heza Challenger repeats at The Meadows
November 20, 2009
Heza Challenger enjoyed a second-quarter breather, then flew home in :56.2 Thursday at The Meadows to capture his second straight $27,500 Preferred Trot.   Heza Challenger dueled with Master Begonia and DC Northern for the early lead, but once he reached the front, Brett Miller was able to gi
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Sam Houston Race Park opening "Rookie Room"
November 20, 2009
Sam Houston Race Park in Texas has announced it is introducing a "rookie room" for first-time customers when the track opens its Thoroughbred season the day after Thanksgiving, Friday, Nov. 27. Staff members will be at the entrance to the track's main building and will invite customers who appear to
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ORC panel denies OHHA hearing request
November 20, 2009
Hearing an appeal by the Ontario Harness Horsemen's Association as to its status to bargain for horsemen at Woodbine Entertainment Group racetrracks, an Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) panel has ruled that the ORC has no jurisdiction to convene a hearing to listen to arguments.   In issuing i
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