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Aled Hanover looking for back-to-back wins
February 11, 2011
Saturday night at Woodbine Racetrack, trainer Tony O’Sullivan will be looking for back-to-back wins with Aled Hanover. The 4-year-old son of Western Hanover will compete in the second elimination of the $20,000 WEGZ Stakes from post four.   O'Sullivan is confident that his pupil will b
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Northfield responds to possible track relocations
February 11, 2011
In response to Penn National Gaming's request to the Ohio State Racing Commission (OSRC) to move Raceway Park in Toledo to Youngstown, and Beulah Park Thoroughbred track from Columbus to Dayton, Northfield Park owner and chairman Brock Milstein sent a letter to OSRC chairman William Koester, wh
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Mojo Terror, Some Girls Do win at Meadowlands
February 11, 2011
Mojo Terror was the only repeat winner in round two of the Junior Trendsetter series for 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers on Thursday night at Meadowlands Racetrack. With Hall of Fame driver John Campbell in the sulky, Mojo Terror moved to the front early, relinquished command before the half and
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Crazy Dream comes true at Dover
February 11, 2011
Crazy Dream scored his third win in five starts this year in the $14,500 4&5-Year-Old pace on Thursday, Feb.10 at Dover Downs. Ron Pierce collected four winning drives.In a garrison charge down the lane, Corey Callahan and WJ MCDougall Racing’s Crazy Dream emerged from a cluster of young pacers
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Muscle Hill-Broadway Schooner welcome son
February 11, 2011
Broadway Schooner (above), the winner of the 2009 Hambletonian Oaks and Breeders Crown 3-Year-Old Filly Trot, delivered a colt by 2009 Horse of the Year Muscle Hill on Thursday night at approximately 7 pm at Fashion Farms in Pennsylvania.   Broadway Schooner 3, 1:53.3 ($885,933) was trained b
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Holiday Shopper giving Buckeyes some thrills
February 11, 2011
When Holiday Shopper goes behind the gate in her elimination of the $20,000 Horseplayer Interactive (HPI) Stakes tonight at Woodbine, co-owner Robert Hutchison will be cheering on his star pacer from his home in North Ridgeville, Ohio.   Hutchison, who currently owns seven horses, hasn’t ha
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Australian reception to Meadowlands good
February 11, 2011
The simulcast of Meadowlands races to Australia is showing promise. Australia had its first opportunity to bet on the Meadowlands races Friday morning, Feb. 4, which was the local time the Thursday, Feb. 3, card began at the New Jersey track. Saturday, Feb. 4, races were also simulcast, but SkyRacin
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Racing Commissioners looking at Ontario rule
February 11, 2011
The International Racing Regulatory Conference Committee of RCI held its first meeting yesterday and called for a review of RCI Model Rules pertaining to urging in Thoroughbred, Quarter Horse, and Standardbred racing.   The committee, chaired by Doug King, the Director of Racing for the Saska
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A peek into the future of the Meadowlands
February 11, 2011
Jeff Gural and the Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association are sharing artist renderings of what could be the new Meadowlands Racetrack.   “Phase one of this process is coming to a close,” said Gural, who is leading the group to lease and revitalize the Meadowlands.  “We've coal
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"Happy" at last among Meadowlands series winners
February 11, 2011
Ideal Newton brushed to the lead on the backstretch and was never threatened en route to a 1:50.3 victory in her $40,000 Cape & Cutter Series division Friday night at Meadowlands Racetrack.Steered by Tim Tetrick, Ideal Newton paid $4 to win the first of two series splits for open mare pacers.&nb
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'Headpoles' and 'Amigos' are Yonkers' winners
February 11, 2011
Headpoles R Us (Cat Manzi) was both decisive and deserving Friday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's  co-featured $32,500 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace. Leaving from post position No. 4,  "Headpoles" slipped in fourth as Giveittomestraight (George Brennan) was a mare on a mission. A
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Didrickson Remains Unbeaten In 2011
February 11, 2011
Three HorsePlayer Interactive Stakes (HPI) eliminations were contested Friday night at Woodbine, with Michigan invader Didrickson extending her unbeaten streak to five-in-a-row for owner/trainer Kelly Goodwin in the second elimination.   The daughter of Keystone Raider enjoyed a second-o
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