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Camille is Princess at Woodbine
May 14, 2011
The Rodney Duford-trained Camille beat out nine other sophomore fillies in the $80,000 Princess Stakes final at Woodbine Friday night.   Itstimeformetofly (Jack Moiseyev) was first from the gate, but as the field entered the first turn, the bettor’s choice, Mater Deo (Mark MacDonald) claimed
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Lucky bettor wins $147,507.20 at Scioto Downs
May 14, 2011
A very lucky simulcast bettor won a $147,507.20 payoff at Scioto Downs after hitting a carryover jackpot on a Pick 6 race at Churchill Downs.Federal regulations require tracks to withhold taxes on gambling winnings, so the Scioto patron walked away from the track with $113,847.20.Dan Noble, Kayne Ka
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Delightful Diva, KLM Express win at Yonkers
May 14, 2011
Slight wagering favorite Delightful Diva (George Brennan) was first-up and first home Friday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's co-featured $43,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace.Assigned post position No. 7, "Diva" left for a seat fourth. In the meantime, a three-wide Symphony in Motion (Dan Dube)
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My True Delight takes Tioga feature
May 14, 2011
The gritty, classy mare My True Delight shined back in the spotlight at Tioga Downs on Friday night in the featured $16,500 fillies and mares open handicap pace. Leaving from post position number four, Howard Parker and My True Delight watched as race favorite Semjac Legacy eagerly paced through fra
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Francie’s Dream on top at Hoosier
May 14, 2011
Francie’s Dream and Leading Driver Peter Wrenn made it a gate to wire effort to win the featured $24,000 Fillies and Mares Invitational Friday, May 13 at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino. The duo turned in a time of 1:52.3 for the win.Two late scratches reduced the field to eight starters behind the
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The Kentuckian is on a Vernon tear
May 14, 2011
The Kentuckian extended his winning streak to three with a breezy 1:56.2 victory in Friday night’s $8,000 featured 10th race at Vernon Downs.After dueling with newcomer Fash Bash Girl early in Friday’s Open-2 contest, The Kentuckian ($2.50) took charge and was never headed en route to a 2-1/4 length
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Camille wins Princess final at Woodbine
May 14, 2011
The Rodney Duford-trained Camille beat nine other sophomore fillies in the C$80,000 Princess Stakes Final at Woodbine on FrAt the half, Camille (Jason Brewer) came first-up and applied pressure to Mater Deo into the final turn. The duo battled for the lead as they hit the three-quarters pole in 1:24
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Watch Jeff Gural's interview
May 14, 2011
Jeff Gural's May 14 interview at Meadowlands Racetrack is now posted online at meadowlandsracetrack.com and youtube.com/meadowlandsracetrack.Gural spoke about the negotiation process to lease the Meadowlands and shared his immediate plans for the track with interviewer Sam McKee. Gural told McK
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Foiled Again tops Bettor Sweet in Graduate; Slave Dream cruises
May 14, 2011
Foiled Again gunned down Bettor Sweet in the final strides to win the $246,000 Graduate, one of two rich stakes for older horses featured on the Saturday night card at Meadowlands Racetrack. Bettor Sweet brushed to the lead in a blistering :53.3 half, leaving Foiled Again to attack first up as they
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Hempt elim to Idol; Vintage Master tops St. Elmo
May 14, 2011
At 26-1, Movie Idol made a late rally on the outside to win Saturday night’s $50,000 Max Hempt Memorial Elimination at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. The race set the field of nine for the Hempt, Pocono’s traditional showcase for 3-year-old colts and geldings, which will be held on Saturday, May 21.
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Up The Credit takes Diplomat final in 1:52.1
May 14, 2011
The Diplomat Stakes Final was the stage for several North America Cup eligibles tonight but it was Up the Credit and driver Jody Jamieson who stole the show, as they stormed to the wire in 1:52.1 in the $80,000 final.   The Carl Jamieson trainee was taken off the gate getting away sixth,
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Jamieson drives 4 winners at Woodbine
May 14, 2011
Two-time O’Brien Award winning driver Jody Jamieson enjoyed a productive Saturday night at Woodbine as he captured four of eleven races on the card. Jamieson started out with back-to-back wins with Dalhousie Dave ($18.50) in the second race for trainer Tony O’Sullivan, followed by Rate Exchange ($5.
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