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Personal Ad long shot winner at Pocono Downs
April 29, 2010
Personal Ad, driven by Jim Morrill Jr., was a 30-1 long shot winner in the $28,000 open handicap pace Wednesday (April 28) at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.Leaving from the four post, Personal Ad was first over on the outside of the front running No. 9 Flirtiscape (Anthony Napolitano) with the quarter
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Konchie cops Monti top trot
April 29, 2010
After  a couple of fruitless  races at Yonkers Raceway  Konchie returned home to the Mighty M on Wednesday afternoon, April 28  and scored a come-from-behind 2:01:3 victory against the best  trotters on the grounds.After Bum Soliel and Rick Harp cut the early fractions a hos
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Clements wrapping up Pompano campaign
April 29, 2010
After he completes scheduled drives in at least 16 of 20 races this Friday and Saturday at the Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park 46 year old reinsman Dan Clements is headed home to his native Ontario. "My wife Mary actually went back to our farm (Prince Lee Acres) at Uxbridge, Ontario over a mont
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Cycle Power wins at Cal Expo
April 29, 2010
A class rise didn't prevent Cycle Power from a repeat win. Conditioned-Claiming pacers, racing for a purse of $3,300, were featured at Cal-Expo on Wednesday night (April 28) over a sloppy track, on which Cycle Power was fastest of all.Before starting from post-position three in a field reduced to si
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6 horses invited to Elitlopp thus far
April 29, 2010
Six horses have so far been invited to the Sweden’s famed Elitlopp, scheduled to be held Sunday, May 30, in Stockholm. The early invitations have gone to Lucky Jim, Enough Talk, Define The World, the Elitlopp defending champion Torvald Palema, Beanie MM, who finished second in the Olympic Trot, and
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Largest overnight purses Saturday at Pocono Downs
April 29, 2010
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs will be conducting a 16-race harness program Saturday (May 1) that will feature the largest overnight purses in the history of the Northeastern Pennsylvania racetrack. There will be a special post time of 5 p.m. for the card that will have total purses of $233,900. Saul
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Auckland Reactor qualifies in 1:53
April 29, 2010
With Brian Sears in the bike for trainer Kelvin Harrison, New Zealand’s Horse of the Year in 2009 and the winner of nearly NZ$1.5 million, Auckland Reactor won the first of two planned qualifiers on Thursday morning at the Meadowlands. Stepping quickly away from the gate in post eight, Sears tucked
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Mypanmar stars in one of 17 Scioto qualifiers
April 29, 2010
Scioto Downs will kick off its 2010 season on Friday morning, April 30, with 17 qualifying races. Virgil Morgan, Jr., perennial leading trainer at the Columbus track, will send out a host of his stable’s stars, headed by Mypanmar p,5,1:48.3s, a 9-year-old stallion with earnings of almost $1.4 milli
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Wall closing in on 7,000
April 29, 2010
Dave Wall (with trophy), one of the most successful and popular horsemen in Ontario, is closing in on a significant career milestone, win number 7,000. The Komoka, Ontario based Wall currently sits with 6,991 victories lifetime. He’ll become just the 31st driver to reach 7,000 wins. One of the most
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