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Firm offers $600 million to put VLTs at Big M
April 19, 2010
A New Jersey news source is reporting that a group of casino industry executives has sent New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie an offer to pump $600 million into the upcoming state budget in exchange for installing 5,000 video lottery terminals in the grandstand and paddock levels of the Meadowlands Rac
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Mr Feelgood draws far outside post
April 19, 2010
Former Little Brown Jug winner (2006) Mr Feelgood (Grinfromeartoear-Best Of Memories) will have to overcome a horror barrier draw in his next Down Under feature race.   Mr Feelgood is stud-bound in August, drew the outside post (post  12) for Friday night’s $A100,000 Group 1 Len Smith Mi
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Wolf Creek Pass wins Balmoral ICF race
April 19, 2010
The first Illinois conceived and foaled stake action of the year for 3-year-old trotting colts headlined Sunday night’s Balmoral Park program as a field of eight were sent postward in the $9,000 Speedy Rodney Stake.   As is often the case in these early season tests a longshot emerged victori
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Harrington's 64th season gets underway
April 19, 2010
A capacity crowd filled the grandstand of Harrington Raceway Sunday night as the track’s 64th season of live harness racing began with a 15-race program.   Reigning driving champion Tony Morgan picked up where he left off with three wins on the program, while past champ Brad Hanners returned
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Announcer Salive to summer at Canadian tracks
April 19, 2010
After spending this past winter in Florida calling races at Pompano Park, Frank Salive has told Trot Insider he’ll soon be making his way back to Ontario to supply his services to a number of tracks. Salive has confirmed he’ll make his way to the booth--with binoculars firmly in his grasp--at Clinto
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World Equestrian Games - exciting new venue for HHYF
April 19, 2010
The Harness Horse Youth Foundation has accepted an invitation from the World Equestrian Games’ Equine Village division to participate September 25 – 28, 2010.  The experience will be sponsored by Kentuckiana Farms Stallion Management and the U.S. Trotting Association. Four former graduates
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Remainder of 2009 Illinois fair money to go unpaid
April 19, 2010
Harnessracing.com has learned that all monies still owed from 2009 from the state of Illinois for races held at Du Quoin and Springfield will likely remain unpaid. Because of budget issues, the state paid only half the purses to owners of horses that earned money racing at the two state fair tracks
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