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Favorites cruise in Lady Lincoln and Lincoln Land elims
September 30, 2010
Freshmen trotters were on display on Wednesday night as eliminations for the Lady Lincoln Land and Lincoln Land Stakes were contested. With a total of 17 fillies dropped into the entry box a pair of $12,000 eliminations were held with the top five finishers moving on to next week’s $110,000 final. A
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Latest edition of "Eye on Harness Racing"
September 30, 2010
Thursday’s (Sept. 30) edition of “Eye on Harness Racing,” the U.S. Trotting Association’s online video magazine, will highlight a major industry event and some of October’s most important stakes.   This latest edition will feature exclusive video from Perretti Farms, which hosted New Jersey l
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Hanson looked at other site for racing
September 30, 2010
The Thursday edition of The Record, the newspaper which serves northern New Jersey, included a story by reporter John Brennan that indicates that the Hanson commission not only recommended moving racing away from the Meadowlands in its report, but also picked out a potential site. Tom Luchento
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Dejarmbro made it in New York, now the Crown?
September 30, 2010
Just how tough was the New York Sire Stakes program this year? As Frank said, "If you can make it there you can make it anywhere." Well, on Friday night we’ll find out if anywhere is Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs and if that somebody is 2-year-old trotting colt Dejarmbro.   It’s hard not to b
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Horses finish in same order as they started
September 30, 2010
The odds of it happening are 40,320-1 but it occurred today, Wednesday,September 29, in the 15th race at Monticello Raceway.  The number one horse Armbro Bracken crossed the finish line first and like falling dominoes  all the others behind him all also finished in the exact order in which
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Sir Caviar takes Meadows Preferred Trot
September 30, 2010
Taking advantage of a costly mistake by the leader, Sir Caviar bullied his way to the front and captured Wednesday’s $22,500 Preferred Handicap Trot at The Meadows. The key moment in the race occurred midway down the backside, with Master Begonia on the point trying to fend off the first-over C
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Weekend Preview features Breeders Crowns
September 30, 2010
Be ready for the Breeders Crown elimination programs and big championship nights at Mohegan Sun by getting insights about the contenders and important data in HarnessRacing Weekend Preview. HarnessRacing Weekend Preview is FREE! Just click on the link at the top of this page, then it will delivered
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Simpsons on tap next week at Vernon
September 30, 2010
The John Simpson Memorial Stakes for 2 year olds are scheduled for next Thursday and Friday at Vernon Downs. Purses for each sex and gait are estimated at $35,000 divided and the draw schedule is as follows:  2FT to race on Thursday, Oct. 7, with the entry box to close at 9 a.m. on Sa
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Quick Deal wins Green Acres championship
September 30, 2010
Quick Deal, a son of Revenue, won the $35,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Green Acres Championship Final for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings Thursday afternoon at Freehold Raceway.   With Brent Holland driving, the freshman trotting colt worked his way from post eight to get the lead in the
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