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Winbak to stand Shark Gesture at Nandi in PA.
November 03, 2011
Winbak Farm will be standing Shark Gesture in 2012 at Nandi Farm in Pennsylvania. ­He will be standing for $6,000 and will be available for syndication.   Shark Gesture had a successful race career taking marks of p, 2, 1:51.3; 3, 1:49.1; 1:48.1 and earning $2,818,021. Shark Gesture prov
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Vaporstar shines in Cardinal
November 03, 2011
Fresh off a convincing win in the biggest event of the year for Illinois conceived and foaled trotting colts, Lincoln Land Stake winner Vaporstar romped to his second straight triumph destroying eight other diagonally gaited freshmen by 8 ½ lengths in Wednesday’s $48,700 Cardinal Stake at Balmoral P
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VIP has new partnership group with free shares
November 03, 2011
The newest partnership group in Harness Racing looks to bring new owners into the game by offing FREE shares in a package of four yearlings.  Inner Circle Stable is the latest innovation from industry leader VIP Stable, and this new stable is being introduced to offer ownership opportunities at
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Tattler's Jet, 13, wins 110th career race
November 03, 2011
Thirteen-year old Tattler’s Jet, who scored a 1:49.2 winning mile at Colonial Downs last fall, won for the 110th time in his 417th career start Wednesday afternoon as the “work horse” continues to roll back the clock in his twilight years.   The Tattler’s Torpedo gelding had not won in h
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Raffle tickets available for Prix d'Amerique drawing
November 03, 2011
The Prix d'Amerique, one of harness racings most prestigious events, raced at Vincennes Racecourse in Paris, is a dream destination for those who love the sport of harness racing. The Standardbred Retirement Foundation (SRF), in an effort to raise much needed funds, is once again
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Top colt trotter Whatever It Takes dies
November 03, 2011
Andy Miller told harnessracing.com Thursday morning that Whatever It Takes, who most recently finished second in the $1 million Canadian Trotting Classic in September at Mohawk Racetrack, was euthanized Friday, Oct. 22, after coming down with pneumonia and then laminitis. After posting four wins in
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Changes to Woodbine winter series
November 03, 2011
Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) is pleased to announce several new changes to its Winter & Spring Stakes Series beginning with events scheduled to close December 1. All events with deadlines of December 1 this year, along with Jan. 17 and Feb. 15, 2012, will now offer a reduced nomination f
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Big night for Florida stakes at Pompano
November 03, 2011
Post positions have been drawn for the Florida Breeders Stakes “Super Night” on Saturday. Purses total $509,000 for the eight divisional finals.   Florida Bonus eligible Cracker Coffee starts from post 5 in the 2-year-old filly pace against five other quality fillies in what should be an
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