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Powerful Charger powerful in Sarah Myers
November 04, 2010
The Illinois conceived and foaled 2-year-old trotting crop took center stage on Wednesday night at Balmoral Park as a field of six diagonally gaited colts battled in a $29,280 Sarah Myers Stake while eight of their female counterparts squared off for a purse of $28,730 on the distaff side of this st
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Morrill's suspension continues
November 04, 2010
Harnessracing.com was told by Kentucky Horse Racing Commission deputy executive director Marc Guilfoil Wednesday morning that a request made by attorney Howard Taylor on behalf of driver Jim Morrill Jr., has been granted for a continuance for a hearing on Morrill's indefinite suspension gi
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FSBOA, Pompano Park working on contract
November 04, 2010
The Florida Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association (FSBOA) has reviewed and unanimously agreed to a proposal from the Isle at Pompano Park for a new four-year contract, however FSBOA president Mike Deters told harnessracing.com Thursday afternoon that negotiations are still continuing wit
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Moira Fanning named USHWAn of the Year
November 04, 2010
Moira Fanning, director of publicity and event operations for the prestigious Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown, and generally "Queen Of All That She Surveys," has been selected as the winner of this year’s U. S. Harness Writers Association’s Member of the Year Award (or USHWAn of the Year, a
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Harness owners have Breeders' Cup hopes too
November 04, 2010
It’s all horse racing, right? Thoroughbred racing has its big Breeders Cup’ day on Saturday at Churchill Downs, and a few guys very familiar with harness racing have entries in the big races.   In the fifth race at Churchill Saturday, the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint, the favorite&nbs
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