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Mystra wins Dover mares open
April 06, 2011
Mystra took the lead early and was never headed in the $26,000 Mares Open Handicap on Tuesday, April 5 at Dover Downs.Ron Pierce was at the controls of the six-year-old by Art Major-Pastrami Hanover in her first victory at the $26,000 Mares Open level. After consecutive second-place finishes racing
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Speed N The Tunnel going strong at 8
April 06, 2011
Speed N The Tunnel and driver Sam Widger proved that one year later has not slowed them down at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino. The duo picked up a win in the meet’s first $24,000 Invitational Trot of the year Tuesday, April 5, covering the one-mile event with a gate to wire performance in a time
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Ridge Jumper in Pocono upset
April 06, 2011
Ridge Jumper snuck out of the pocket late to rally for an upset win in Tuesday night’s featured Open pace for fillies and mares at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. The race carried the night’s top purse of $25,000.Leaving from post position #5 in a field of 6 as a 13-1 shot, Ridge Jumper, a 7-year-old m
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Bryan's Ideal scores at Pompano
April 06, 2011
The tote board said it was a 13-1 upset but owner-trainer Jim Mattison wasn't surprised that his new stable leader Bryan's Ideal won the $14,000 purse pacing mares weekly feature on Tuesday, April 5 at The Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park. "We've had her at the top of her game for close to a mon
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Petticoat, Sagamore Hill finals on tap at Yonkers
April 06, 2011
Though their earlier exploits may have been overshadowed by the big girls (Blue Chip Matchmaker) and big boys (George Morton Levy Memorial), the lasses and lads of Yonkers Raceway's "other" series grab the limelight this weekend. Friday night, it's the $66,000 final of the Petticoat Pacing Seri
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Cameron Chip wins Meadows trot
April 06, 2011
Taking advantage of the leader’s miscue, Cameron Chip vaulted from mid-back around the final turn and went on to capture Tuesday’s $22,500 Filly & Mare Preferred Trot at The Meadows.BV’s Sister made a powerful first-over move to the front and opened a daylight lead on the field, only to break st
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Tioga late-closers close April 15
April 06, 2011
Tioga Downs' 2011 live racing season will begin on Saturday, May 7, and brings with it the annual slate of late-closing events. The Tioga series' are the only events available in the region that are restricted to 3 year olds.   Pacing (the Kenneth J) and trotting (the Morrisvi
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Dobson is 'speaking Greek' at Monticello
April 06, 2011
In Monticello Raceway’s winners-over pace on Tuesday afternoon, former Adios Pace winner Cactus Creek got the bettors' support and Jake Of Diamonds was second choice. But when the judges hung the "official" sign, the 7-2 shot Speaking Greek had rallied to a two-length triumph in 
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Indiana passes racino ownership bill
April 06, 2011
A bill that would allow Indiana racino operators to own more than one facility in the state passed through the Statehouse on Tursday. The law would apply to the ownership of Hoosier Park and Indiana Downs.   “Basically we really wanted parity with what you have in the riverboat industry,” sai
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