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Washingtonian remains unbeaten at Meadows
April 12, 2011
Washingtonian made a decisive quarter-pole move to the lead and went on to capture a division of Monday’s Rembrandt Spur Trot — a victory that kept him undefeated in three career starts — at The Meadows.Better Caviar took the other $15,000 opening-leg split in the series for 3-year-old colt and geld
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Schoolkids, Astounding Hanover win at Dover
April 12, 2011
Schoolkids was a convincing winner of the $35,000 Preferred Handicap win while Astounding Hanover won the $32,500 Delaware Special in 1:50 on a Summer-like Monday, April 11 at Dover DownsIn the $35,000 Preferred Handicap, Pat Berry sent Schoolkids moved to the front at the quarter and never looked b
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Entries still open for May Blooded Horse Sale
April 12, 2011
The Blooded Horse Sale is still taking entries for the 48th Annual Spring Sale May 9 at Delaware, Ohio. This very popular sale offers racing stock, young green horses, yearlings, broodmare prospects, and mares with foals. Entries can be made online at www.bloodedhorse.comor faxed to the sale office
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Eight new series at Pompano
April 12, 2011
The Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park is pleased to announce the offering of eight new series which are scheduled to be contested with their divisions and finals in the period of May 2 through July 2 at the South Florida venue. Nominations, at $200 each,  are due by Friday, April 15 for The
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Misti Maiden delivers in Celias Counsel final
April 12, 2011
After scoring a victory in her elimination last week, Misti Maiden was pressured for most of the stretch drive in the $60,000 Celias Counsel Stakes final, but she survived the pressure to earn her largest payday of her career.After being purchased for $10,000 at the Fall Extravaganza Mixed Sale in l
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Legislation just one step toward Rosecroft reopening
April 12, 2011
Late Monday night (April 11) Maryland lawmakers passed legislation which was critical to the revival of harness racing at Rosecroft Raceway. However, more action must still take place outside the legislature before the track’s reopening is set.   "This is just one of several steps that n
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Dancer makes statement on date reduction
April 12, 2011
Assemblyman Ron Dancer (R-Burlington, Ocean, Mercer and Monmouth), the son of the late Hall of Famer Stanley Dancer, has issued a statement following New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's signing of legislation which allows a reduction in the number of live racing dates in the state, if agreed to by
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Dean hoping for big year for Big Jim
April 12, 2011
Big Jim, voted 2-year-old pacing colt divisional honors last year in both the U.S. and Canada, is currently training at James “Friday” Dean’s winter base at Southern Oaks Training Center in Sorrento, Fla., and is likely less than two weeks from making his sophomore debut. The 48-year-old Dean, who
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Vernon Downs set to open April 15
April 12, 2011
Despite being in the midst of negotiations with the Harness Horse Association of Central New York (HHACNY) for a new contract to replace the one that expired in March, Vernon Downs is scheduled to open its 58th season of racing on Friday, April 15. Although the recent two-year contract with the HHA
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Eustis tragedy update; arrangements announced
April 12, 2011
Reports from Balmoral Park on Tuesday morning indicate that 21-year-old caretaker Heather France has been upgraded from “critical” to “fair” condition at a local hospital one day after being involved in an alleged DUI accident on the track backstretch that killed 25-year-old Michelle Eustis, the dau
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Indulge Me retired, to be bred to Art Major
April 12, 2011
Following a victory by Indulge Me Friday, April 8, at Harrah’s Chester, trainer Ed Lohmeyer announced the retirement of the 5-year-old daughter of Bettor's Delight.   Indulge Me p, 2, 1:52 ($675,165) won 18 of 72 starts, with her biggest victory coming in the $203,425 Empire Breeders Classic
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Zeron talks Rainbow and Martini
April 12, 2011
After celebrating a career year as a trainer last season with $1,725,343 earned, Oakville, Ont. resident, Rick Zeron is hoping to succeed that goal in 2011. The 2010 O'Brien Award winner for Horsemanship is eagerly anticipating the return of his two stable stars, Lady Rainbow and Peach Martini. &
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Vernon draws for opener, has tentative contract
April 12, 2011
Vernon Downs completed the final tune-up for Friday’s (April 15) 58th season’s opener last night. On Tuesday the track's Media Night program consisted of seven races. Earlier in the day, racing secretary Scott Warren, beginning his initial season at the central New York harness track, cond
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