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Pierce wins 8,000th career race
November 07, 2011
Hall of Fame driver Ron Pierce won his 8,000th career race Sunday night, reaching the milestone with the 3-year-old filly pacer Fouralarmfire in the 12th race at Dover Downs. The 55-year-old Pierce is just the 20th driver to reach 8,000 victories. Pierce began Sunday three away from 8,000, and was
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Updated: Valley Victory drawn despite controversy
November 07, 2011
UPDATED (Nov. 7, 4:15 pm)  Howard Taylor has given harnessracing.com an update on the draw situation regarding the post position draw for Sunday's $410,000 Valley Victory 2-Year-Old Colt Trot at Harrah's Chester, and he said the race was drawn with five finalists and did not include the three h
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Donato Hanover brother brings record $825,000
November 07, 2011
John and Tom Cancelliere have made harness racing history by buying the breed's most expensive yearling ever, paying $825,000 for Detour Hanover, a full brother to Donato Hanover early Monday evening at the Standardbred Horse Sales Company auction in Harrisburg. Karl-Erik Bender of Sweden, who&
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Harrah's Chester 2-year-old stakes drawn
November 07, 2011
Post positions for the four stakes races for 2 year olds on the Sunday card at Harrah's Chester have been drawn. There are just five slated to line up behind the gate in the $410,000 Valley Victory for 2-year-old colt trotters, with that race still in limbo as a court appeal is expected to be filed
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Kandor Hanover takes Meadows feature
November 07, 2011
Rebounding from an eighth-place finish in the Breeders Crown Mare Trot, Kandor Hanover used a third-over trip and a powerful late kick to capture Monday’s $22,500 Filly & Mare Preferred Handicap at The Meadows.   Away an unhurried sixth for Dave Palone, Kandor Hanover followed live cover
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Fools Gold scores in 1:51.3 at Dover
November 07, 2011
Fools Gold closed to win the $30,000 Preferred/Open pace while Highland Rusty N used similar tactics for victory in the $30,000 Delaware Special on Monday (Nov. 7) at Dover Downs.   Daryl Bier followed cover racing fourth on the backstretch before coming to the outside on the final turn and F
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I'm Just Special is a horse for a course
November 07, 2011
More than 80 percent of her wins in 2011 have been in South Florida so it was no surprise that I'm Just Special would go off as the 3-5 prevailing public choice in the $12,000 purse Monday evening feature at The Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park.With Bruce Ranger making a key decision in the opening e
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