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Omen Hanover upset winner at Pocono Downs
April 15, 2010
Yannick Gingras gave Omen Hanover a perfect two-hole trip Wednesday (April 14) to emerge the winner of the $28,000 open handicap pace for fillies and mares.Leaving from the one post, Omen Hanover and Gingras followed No. 7 Flirtiscape (George Napolitano Jr.) right around the track with the opening q
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Hennessey hits $1 million in Pompano dollars
April 15, 2010
The name of 53-year-old driver Wally Hennessey can now be added to that of Bruce Ranger on the list of reinsmen surpassing $1 million in purse earnings for the 2009-2010 campaign at The Winter Capital Of Harness Racing. Hennessey swept both ends of the daily double on the Wednesday, April 14 pr
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Battle of the brain trusts - part 2 - at Monticello
April 15, 2010
Expect the unexpected from Monticello Raceway. The racetrack that has presented such unforgettable events  as the Battle of the Bosses, the Bartenders Derby, the Battle of the Broadcasters, the Legal Eagle Pace, the Battle of the New York Legends and the Passover Pace, now has plans to resurrec
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Lolique wins at Dover; Josh Green clinches training title
April 15, 2010
Lolique made his seasonal debut a winning one in the last $31,000 Open Handicap trot of the Dover Downs meet on its penultimate program of the 2009-2010season on Wednesday, April 14. Josh Green clinched his fifth straight Leading Trainer crown.John Wagner driving Lolique battled Impel Hanover (Jim K
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Voila American wins in 1:54.1, equals Meadows record
April 15, 2010
So deep in the Lightning Lane he was barely on the course, Voila American burst through the cramped quarters Wednesday to capture a $16,500 conditioned trot in 1:54.1, equaling The Meadows track record for older trotting stallions.Voila American was shuffled to fourth at the top of the stretch, 2-1/
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Brooks former company Point Blank files bankruptcy
April 15, 2010
Standardbred owner-breeder David Brooks’s former company Point Blank Solutions, which made body armor for the U.S. Army and for which he was CEO before being indicted on several charges including fraud, reportedly has filed for bankruptcy due in part to the legal costs involved in the case.  
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RMTC launches new rulings database
April 15, 2010
Based on the recommendation of its Scientific Advisory Committee, the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) board of directors has revised its recommended threshold for the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) phenylbutazone from 5 micrograms per milliliter to 2 micrograms per mill
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Racing helps slots, but needs promotions
April 15, 2010
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has released its third annual Pari-Mutuel Benchmark Report that details the impact of slot machine play on the state's pari-mutuel horse racing industry. One of the most notable findings: In 2009, the average daily gross terminal revenue generated from slot
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