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42-1 Caviart Tyler, CC's Fred win Dover features
April 11, 2011
Caviart Tyler put on a strong finish to chalk up a 1:52 lifetime fastest victory at 42-1 to win the $16,500 3,4&5-Year-Old pace while CC’s Fred has found the winning formula in the $14,500 trot on a sunny Sunday, April 10 at Dover DownsWith Corey Callahan in the bike, Tom Cooke’s Dragon Again-Ca
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Misti Maiden favored in Celias Counsel final
April 11, 2011
Misti Maiden, a 3-year-old daughter of Angus Hall, will headline this year's group of sophomore trotting fillies coming into Monday night's $60,000 Celias Counsel Stakes final   The Frank Coville trainee scored the fastest elimination victory last week with a gate-to-wire, maiden-breaking s
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Insurance agent Jim Fry dies in Ohio
April 11, 2011
Longtime insurance agent Jim Fry, a familiar face at horse sales and raceracks for probably 40 years, died Monday morning at a care facility in central Ohio after battling cancer. A native of Ohio, Jim and his father operated Fry's Horse Transportation for many years before selling the business. At
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Tragedy at Balmoral Park
April 11, 2011
Michelle Eustis, the 25-year-old daughter of Charles Eustis III, the trainer of the undefeated St. Elmo Hero, was killed in an accident on the Balmoral Park backstretch early Monday morning. The accident also left a caretaker seriously injured. Sources have told harnessracing.com that Eustis a
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NJ bill signed to permit less live racing
April 11, 2011
The Asbury Park Press newspaper has reported that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has signed into law legislation that permits the state's racetracks to race as few as 75 live dates a year with approval by the state's horsemen's associations.   Previous legislation required Freehold Raceway to
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Flamboro driver arrested for stealing sulky
April 11, 2011
After an OPP/ Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) investigation into the theft  of a $7,000 race bike at Flamboro Downs, a licensee has been arrested, charged and released on an appearance notice. Driver Mark Pezzarello, Wheatley, Ont., has been charged with Possession of Stolen Property over $5,00
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