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Winter Night wins Dover feature in 1:53.1
March 26, 2012
Winter Night overtook We The People to win the $18,500 3,4&5-Year-Old pace on Sunday, March 25, one of four wins for meet leading driver Corey Callahan on "Harness A Cure Day,” a fund-raiser for Cancer Research at Dover Downs. One of only two three-year-olds in the feature race, Winter Night
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Herve to join Palone for 15,000 win celebration
March 26, 2012
When Dave Palone gets career win 15,000 at The Meadows Racetrack & Casino, one of his biggest fans will be there to congratulate him. Herve Filion, who holds the North American harness racing record of 15,180 career victories — and the man whose mark Palone is chasing — will join the 15,000 w
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Monticello takes strangles precautions
March 26, 2012
Monticello Raceway announced Monday that it is taking precautions to limit its exposure to an occurrence of streptococcus equi, commonly known as strangles, at Saratoga Harness Raceway. Strangles is a non-lethal, acute bacterial respiratory infectioncharacterized by fever, lethargy, nasaldi
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Scarborough updates its strangles policy
March 26, 2012
In light of recent developments regarding an outbreak of the equine disease known as "strangles" at Saratoga Raceway (New York), Scarborough Downs will immediately implement the following policies regarding all horses entering to race or desiring to be stabled at the track:   1. All o
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Pacer aims to prove Youthful win no fluke
March 26, 2012
After a longshot score in last week's opening leg of the Youthful Pacing Series, Real Infusion has established himself as a top contender heading into the $30,000 second leg, Thursday evening at Woodbine.   While the toteboard suggested he was an outsider in his latest start,Real Infu
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NY Racing Board says 14 cases of strangles
March 26, 2012
The New York State Racing and Wagering Board chairman issued an update on Monday (March 26) regarding the occurrence of strangles, a highly contagious, non-lethal equine bacterial infection, at Saratoga Raceway.   "The Racing and Wagering Board continues to partner with veterinarians
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Uszak, Ornellaia Dream honored at Pompano
March 26, 2012
You can't ask a horse to do much than win all of their starts and take a lifetime record in a single month. For those achievements, the 7-year-old trotting mare Ornellaia Dream and her groom, Joan Uszak, were an easy and overwhelming choice for the February Horse and Groom Of The Month Awar
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Special T Rocks takes Dover feature
March 26, 2012
Special T Rocks pulled a mile surprise winning the $36,000 Preferred/Handicap Pace at Dover Downs Monday, while Flying Instructor, It's Outta Here and Bail Money won Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund preliminaries.   Daryl Bier became a two-time owner- trainer-driver winner, pilotin
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Pine Of Broadway 69-1 winner for Fahys
March 26, 2012
A monstrous longshot at 69-1, Pine Of Broadway saved ground, brushed wide late and pulled off a stunning upset in Monday's $28,600 championship of the Ken Weaver Memorial Trot at The Meadows.   Dave Palone notched two wins on the 15-race card, lifting his career total to 14,996 as he
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