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Track execs analyze Meadowlands numbers
January 20, 2011
After five days of racing, total handle on the 2011 Meadowlands harness meet is down 19.5 percent. Last year the track enjoyed $3 million-plus handles on the first two Saturdays of the meet. This year handle hasn’t topped $2.5 million for a single card, and the track’s last $3 million-plus handle wa
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Pompano's Sun Island a rising star
January 20, 2011
A resounding victory earned by a long uncovered mile has trainer Mario Dessureault and owner Gene Kirsch of Coconut Creek, FL thinking they got much more than they bargained for when entering a claim on trotter Sun Island just over a month ago. "He's continuing to surprise us but maybe the time
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Cold Winner hot at Dover
January 20, 2011
Cold Winner took the lead at the start and never was headed in a 1:54.4 mile to win the $26,000 Mares Open on Wednesday, Jan. 19 at Dover Downs.  Ron Pierce piloted the winner to a never-look-back victory equaling his career fastest clocking of 1:54.4. Ed Gannon Jr. conditioned the Credit Winne
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Woodbine’s average bet per race is up
January 20, 2011
While track in the U.S. are seeing declines in handle, Woodbine’s winter meet is off to a stable start. Bruce Murray, vice president of Standardbred racing for the Woodbine Entertainment Group, said the stability has likely come from cutting back to four days of racing a week from the five cards o
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Drennan has strong Meadowlands contenders
January 20, 2011
Hot off a hat trick, trainer Nik Drennan will send out a quartet of stakes contenders this weekend at Meadowlands Racetrack.   Sniper Seelster, one of Drennan’s three winners on January 14, looks for back-to-back victories in the $18,000 second leg of the Clyde Hirt Series for 4-year-old pace
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Bettis wins Meadows pace feature
January 20, 2011
Aided by live cover down the backside, Bettis powered wide through the stretch to capture Thursday’s $22,500 Preferred Handicap Trot at The Meadows.   Bettis was sitting fifth for Aaron Merriman and seemingly facing a long first-over grind when Tough Call popped off the pylons to provide esco
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Easy De Vie upsets at 50-1 in White Ruffles
January 20, 2011
Driver Billy Dobson and Jim Meittinis both got stuck in traffic, but Meittinis picked up a big win with Easy De Vie in one of three divisions of White Ruffles for 4-year-old pacing mares Thursday night at the Meadowlands. Dobson was scheduled to drive Easy De Vie, but couldn't get to the Meadowlands
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Monsignor Flan fastest in Super Bowl
January 20, 2011
Monsignor Flan, a 4-year-old gelding by SJ’s  Photo out of the Illinois champion Fox Valley Flan, kept his act together this week and won his division of the Super Bowl Series Thursday night at the Meadowlands. Last week he broke stride near the wire and settled for second; this week he was lea
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Pierce wins five at Dover Thursday
January 20, 2011
Cool, one of Ron Pierce’s five winners, and Bryson Seelster won the co-features on Thursday at Dover Downs.   In the first $14,000 pace for young horses, Pierce squired Cool o the lead and then led the rest of a front-pacing 1:54.1 mile for his first 2011 win. Ron Dixon trains the V
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Another NJ bill to assist in privatization
January 20, 2011
Legislation to allow a maximum one-year transition period to privatization of the Meadowlands Racetrack advanced in a New Jersey state Assembly committee on Thursday. The bill would allow the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority to assist in managing the track.   The New Jersey Sports a
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