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Lorenzo Dream upsets in Tie Silk final
April 23, 2010
Lorenzo Dream played the role of giant killer in Thursday’s $60,000 Tie Silk Trotting Series final at Woodbine Racetrack when he upended the heavily favoured Go Go Red Marty in 1:55.4.Sylvain Filion guided the three-year-old son of Taurus Dream - Langala Dream from post two in the field of nine. The
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13-1 Pearly Princess is a gem in Meadows series
April 23, 2010
Showing no ill effects from a layoff of nearly seven months, 13-1 Pearly Princess stormed home in 1:57.2 — equaling the fastest mile this year by a sophomore filly on a 5/8-mile track — in Thursday’s Hidden Viggorish Trot at The Meadows. Flawless Lindy captured the series’ other $15,000, second-leg
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Merry High cruises at Balmoral
April 23, 2010
The three-year-old state-bred trotting set was showcased on Wednesday night at Balmoral Park as a field of seven diagonally gaited fillies met in the $9,000 Trotting Tilly Stake. After a pair of so-so efforts to open her second season, Trenton & Brenda Watson’s Merry High certainly enjoyed the m
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Mr. Feelgood finishes close third in final start
April 23, 2010
Smoken Up spoiled Mr. Feelgood's swan song at Tapcorp Park Menangle on Friday night north of Sydney, Australia, but just barely. Smoken Up, who finished third in the 2010 Inter Dominion in Australia after racing parked for the entire 2,300-meter distance after starting from post 10, won the $100,000
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$125,000 Pick Six Meadowlands carryover
April 23, 2010
The Pick Six eluded bettors again Thursday night, boosting the carryover to $125,087 heading into Meadowlands Racetrack's Friday night card.   There was only one winning ticket for the five-out-of-six consolation payout, which amounted to a record $25,836 payoff for a $1 ticket.  The Pic
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Mersky's Hokie girls score at The Meadows
April 23, 2010
 Friday’s second leg of the Jans Luck at The Meadows became a showcase for owner/breeder Ron Mersky’s “Hokie Girls” as his homebreds Hokie Heart and Hokie Spirit; each won a $15,000 division of the series for 3-year-old filly pacers for driver Mile Wilder and trainer Dan Altmeyer. Smoke Pan Mir
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3YO pacing series starts at Woodbine
April 23, 2010
Terror Time and Fresh Herb kicked off the 2010 Ontario Spring Series for 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers with impressive wins in their respective $20,000 divisions on Friday night at Woodbine Racetrack.   Terror Time rallied from off-the-pace to easily capture the opening contest for drive
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Gurfein trainees sweep in Pompano series
April 23, 2010
A pair of the newly implemented spring season late-closing series in South Florida had the open round go the starting on the April 23 program. Three-year-old fillies trained by Ron Gurfein and driven by Bruce Ranger for owner-breeder Brittany Farms of Kentucky swept both $8,000 divisions o
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Campagnuolo wins first Billings event of 2010
April 23, 2010
The home field advantage at the Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park provided the edge for 48-year-old John Campagnuolo of Loxahatchee, Fla., as he won the opening event of the year for the C.K.G. Billings Harness Driving Championship Series for avid amateur drivers.   "I talked abo
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Bulletproof hearing set for New Jersey
April 23, 2010
On Friday, harnessracing.com spoke with Andrew Goodman, Esquire, the attorney for plaintiffs Jeffrey Brooks and Bulletproof Enterprises in their federal lawsuit against the USTA and members of the New York State Racing and Wagering Board.  Both the USTA and New York State have indefinitely
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Christoforou wins first drive since February
April 23, 2010
Former O’Brien Award winner Chris Christoforou returned to the race bike on Friday night at Woodbine, after not having driven since February 1, and promptly scored in his first drive of the night with Bunny In The Bank in race four.   The 4-year-old daughter of Astreos, trained by Chris’
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Brooks trial continues Monday
April 23, 2010
There have been two interesting recent developments at the criminal trial of David Brooks, who is presently being tried in federal court in Central Islip, Long Island.  The chief government witness, Dawn Schlegel, a former top executive at DHB Industries, who was indicted with Brooks but p
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