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Eight sophs square off in Taser Gun stake
April 30, 2010
Illinois conceived and foaled three-year-old pacing colts will take center stage on Friday night as a field of eight sophomores head to the gate for the $14,000 Taser Gun Stake. This state-bred test has been carded as race nine on Friday’s  14-race program.     Coming off an impr
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Agenda Tom Ridge wins Meadows series final
April 30, 2010
Unhurried early, Agenda Tom Ridge launched a powerful first-over bid from fourth, avoided the breaking leader and went on to a comfortable victory in Thursday’s $26,400 final of the Hidden Viggorish Trot, a series for 3-year-old fillies, at The Meadows. Winning driver Dave Palone said his strat
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Cowboys Dreamer, Tien Tien win Princess splits
April 30, 2010
Cowboys Dreamer scored as a heavy favorite while Tien Tien posted a huge upset in Thursday’s second leg of the Princess Pacing Series for three-year-old fillies at Woodbine Racetrack.Cowboys Dreamer had an easy time of it in the opening $25,000 split, winning by 2-1/2 lengths for driver Luc Ouellett
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Mr. Troy makes it 3 in a row in NAADA
April 30, 2010
Mr. Troy made it three consecutive victories in the North American Amateur Driver’s Trotting Series  when Bob Krivelin  guided the 8-year-old Lindy Lane stallion to an easy 2:04:2 victory  at Monticello Raceway on Thursday afternoon, April 29.Sent off as second choice in the eight-hor
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Vet to testify in Brooks trial
April 30, 2010
Dr. Seth Fishman will be allowed to testify for the prosecution in David Brooks’s federal criminal trial, according to Newsday.com. Dr. Seth Fishman is expected to testify that defendant David Brooks asked him if there was a pill he (Brooks) could give to Dawn Schlegel (the government’s key wit
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Dexter Cup kicks off Grand Circuit
April 30, 2010
When the trotters are released from the starting gate in the fourth race at Freehold Raceway on Saturday May 1 it will mark the beginning of the stakes season at the historic track.In addition, it will kick off the Grand Circuit season in harness racing.Eight 3-year-old trotters will be cut loose in
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NJSS opens 2010 season on May 14-15
April 30, 2010
The 2010 New Jersey Sire Stakes Premier Division will open the racing season at The Meadowlands on May 14 and 15 with the first of two preliminary rounds of competition for three-year-old pacers that will conclude with $200,000 championship finals on May 29. Sire Stakes competition for three-year-o
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Tioga Downs opens Saturday
April 30, 2010
Tioga Downs opens its live racing season on Saturday, May 1, and has planned a launch to rival the Derby festivities in Kentucky on that same afternoon. Derby post-time is around 6:30 and 10 live harness races follow at 6:50 pm.   Christened “Derby Fest III”, the day long activities include,
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Mypanmar jogs in 1:56 Scioto qualifier
April 30, 2010
Driver Dan Noble put Mypanmar behind pacesetting Wind O Laag for the first 5/8-mile in a Friday qualifier at Scioto Downs, then tipped the chestnut fireball out. Mypanmar zoomed past the leader and went on to win by 21-1/2 lengths in 1:56 with Noble keeping a tight hold on the pacer through the stre
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WEG shows on hiatus
April 30, 2010
Viewers of Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) programming on The Score are reminded that both the Monday Standardbred shows and Wednesday Thoroughbred shows are on hiatus until Monday, May31.A new look show called Bet Night Live is scheduled to debut that night from Mohawk Racetrack in Campbellville
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