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Lower stud fee for PA stallion Western Terror
November 28, 2011
Kentuckiana Farms and VAE Stallion Management recently announced that the service fee for the coming breeding season on Western Terror will be $10,000. The marks a reduction of $5,000 on the 10-year-old son of Western Hanover, whose credits on the racetrack in 2011 included Breeders Crown
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Vernon meet shows handle increase
November 28, 2011
Vernon Downs recently concluded its 58th season of live racing with impressive increases in wagering handle, bucking nationwide trends. Live on-track handle increased four percent over 2010 while export handle went up a staggering 35 percent.   “We’re very pleased with the successfu
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Jeremy's Successor 1:50.1 winner at Dover
November 28, 2011
Jeremy’s Successor took the lead turning for home and then outclassed eight rivals on the way to a 1:50.1 victory in the  $31,000 Preferred/Open pace on Monday at Dover Downs.   Sean Bier elected to race Andrea Hill’s Jeremy’s Successor from off the pace and the tactic proved correct as
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Hawaiianphotograph takes Meadows trot feature
November 28, 2011
After launching a first-over move, Hawaiianphotograph dug in and scored a narrow victory in Monday’s $22,500 Filly & Mare Preferred Handicap Trot at The Meadows.   Hawaiianphotograph was racing fourth down the backside when Brian Zendt sent her on her uncovered journey afte
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Does Nillabomb hold a record for most drivers?
November 28, 2011
It's a category for all breeds which is seldom, if ever, visited, but pacing mare Nillabomb must be approaching some sort of precedent. It must surely be a rare occurence for a horse of any breed to have over 30 different drivers or riders in the lifespan of their competitive career. &nbs
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Drivers, horses escape serious injury at Pompano
November 28, 2011
Fortunately, a serious-looking accident just before the opening quarter of the $12,000 Mares Open Handicap Pace did not cause injury to horses or drivers on the Monday evening program at the Isle Pompano Park.   Hay Beautiful, driven by Mike Micallef, made a sudden break, scattering the
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