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Jody Jamieson wins pair of Dream Makers
July 21, 2010
Jody Jamieson guided both winners in Tuesday’s opening leg of the Dream Maker Pacing Series for two-year-old colts and geldings at Mohawk Racetrack. He won with heavily favoured Up The Credit in the first split while posting an upset victory with Rock To Glory in the second.In the first $20,000 cont
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Christiana Hanover breaks Pocono record
July 21, 2010
Riina Rekila and Christiana Hanover made track history Tuesday night in winning an $84,745 division of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes for three-year-old trotting fillies.Christiana Hanover established a new track mark for the sophomore fillies with the timer reading 1:53.4. The winning horse went off
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Pastor Stephen sets PASS record
July 21, 2010
Fresh off a Reynolds victory from off the trot, Pastor Stephen again came from well back Tuesday and scored in a stake-record 1:58.1 in a $278,995 Pennsylvania Sires Stake for 2-year-old colt and gelding trotters at The Meadows. The event, known as the Hickory Pride, was contested over five div
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NJ report says state should get out of horse racing
July 21, 2010
On Wednesday morning New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie made it official when he announced that his specially-appointed commission on the state’s gambling industry had recommended to drastically scale back the operations of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA)—operator of the Mead
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SBOA/NJ issues statement about report
July 21, 2010
The Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey has issued a statement following the announcement of recommendations from a New Jersey Gaming, Sports and Entertainment Advisory Commission, which was chaired by former New Jersey Exposition and Sports Authority chairman Jon Hanson.
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Pilgrims Taj now in Smedshammer's barn
July 21, 2010
Trainer Trond Smedshammer told harnessracing.com Wednesday morning that upon the request of the ownership group of the 3-year-old colt trotter Pilgrims Taj, he is now training last year’s Breeders Crown champion. Although Pilgrims Taj is Hambletonian eligible, Smedshammer said as of Wednesday his o
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Could the horsemen lease the Meadowlands?
July 21, 2010
"I'll take the bet that we will be racing at the Meadowlands next year," says Leo McNamara, executive administrator of the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey (SBOA/NJ), when asked for his reaction to a report which called for the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJ
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We Will See, Rockin Image in Adios elims
July 21, 2010
We Will See, winner of more than $500,000 and undefeated at The Meadows, and Versado, a colt purchased for the express purpose of winning the “Pace for the Orchids,” head a deep, accomplished field of 22 three-year-old colts and geldings who will contest the $700,000 Delvin Miller Adios at The Meado
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NJ legislators against selling Meadowlands
July 21, 2010
A story on nj.com, the website of the Newark Star-Ledger, has reactions from state legislators about a gaming commission's report that proposes selling the Meadowlands. One legislator said, "The last thing we should be doing is giving up this asset. Rather, we should be exploiting its full potential
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