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Qualifying action at Meadowlands
March 18, 2010
The top older trotters Arch Madness, Enough Talk and Classic Lane tuned up for the 2010 season with qualifying wins at the Meadowlands Thursday morning. Arch Madness was put on the point by trainer Trond Smedshammer and won in 1:55 over Enough Talk. The mare Classic Lane won by a whop
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Hoosier Park hosts qualifiers under the lights
March 18, 2010
Hoosier Park Racing & Casino played host to a set of 17 qualifiers Wednesday night, March 17 that attracted 113 trotters and pacers. A dress rehearsal for the March 25 season opener, the Anderson oval carded six qualifying races for trotters and 11 for pacers. It was the third qualifying opportu
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Trotting mares in series action at The Meadows
March 18, 2010
Sporting a hood for the first time, RT Sun Poco atoned for a break last week when she came first-over to capture a division of Wednesday's (March 17) opening leg of the Double Trouble, an early-closing series for 3- and 4-year-old filly and mare trotters, at The Meadows. Gaylewinds NY took the other
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John Gilmour wins the St. Paddy Pace at Monticello
March 18, 2010
When Monticello Raceway presented its 10th Annual St. Paddy Pace on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17 Irish eyes were smiling  and  mostly they were smiling on John Gilmour who reined Gemini Jon, a rare free-legged pacer, to a head victory over 27-1 shot Bolero Artifice and driver Curtis Carey i
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Sophomore trotters to start season at Pompano Friday
March 18, 2010
Based on the increasing number of young horses arriving at the races for their early career starts,spring has arrived in earnest at the Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park.   Jan Johnson will be gunning for a second straight win with his young charges in 2010 when he sends out 3-year-old&nbs
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Move Over Mrs. Markham set for 18-show run at Mohawk
March 18, 2010
Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) and Working Reel Productions today released the details of its dinner theatre collaboration this spring. Mohawk, the mid-season home of Standardbred racing, will host a limited engagement run of shows from April 9 through May 29.  The schedule is a mix of
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Second qualifiers of 2010 season at Pocono on Tuesday
March 18, 2010
Under sunny skies and seasonable temperatures, Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs held its second qualifying races of the 2010 season Tuesday (March 16) morning. And Jim Morrill Jr., last year’s leading percentage driver, picked up where he left off last season as he won his initial qualifying race of the
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RT Sun Poco, Gaylewinds NY win Meadows series openers
March 18, 2010
Sporting a hood for the first time, RT Sun Poco atoned for a break last week when she came first over to capture a division of Wednesday’s opening leg of the Double Trouble, an early-closing series for 3- and 4-year-old filly and mare trotters, at The Meadows. Gaylewinds NY took the other $15,000 op
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Johnson seeking two straight
March 18, 2010
Based on the increasing number of young horses arriving at the races for their early career starts, Spring has arrived in earnest at the Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park. Jan Johnson will be gunning for a second straight win with his young charges in 2010 when he sends out three year old Yankee Glid
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Joey The Jet still flying high
March 18, 2010
For the second straight week, Joey The Jet JT trotted home in 1:55.4, good enough to get the winner's circle again to win the Wednesday feature race, the $30,000 St. Patrick's day Open/Handicap trot at Dover Downs on March 17. Joey The Jet JT sat patiently as Chosen Voyageur and Ron Pierce cut out
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Rosecroft to host NHHC qualifier Saturday night
March 18, 2010
Rosecroft Raceway will be hosting a qualifying round for the NHHC this Saturday, March 20, starting at 7 pm. The fee to enter is $200 ($100 registration fee/$100 bankroll). The contest will consist of win/place wagers and the tracks being used for the contest include Dover (In-progress), Meadow
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Cohen has commentary on NJ racing industry
March 18, 2010
Standardbred owner and former harnessracing.com blogger Andrew Cohen has written an opinion piece on New Jersey's racing industry that appears on the Newark Star-Ledger's nj.com web site.   Cohen writes, "It seems to me that your state’s leaders can no longer afford to talk and wait
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Fund-raiser held for KY candidate Andy Roberts
March 18, 2010
A fund-raiser was held at The Red Mile clubhouse on Wednesday night for Kentucky veterinarian and Standardbred owner and breeder Andy Roberts. Roberts is running for the Kentucky state Senate and must face an incumbent in a May primary to be the Republican party's name on the ballot in Nov
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Odds On Moinet now 4 for 5 this year
March 18, 2010
Odds On Moinet wins her third straight. (Michael Lisa/Lisa Photo)
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