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Bob And Bobby win Sir Caviar Trot final
April 24, 2012
Bob And Bobby, whose connections were so disappointed with his early efforts they nearly sold him, rewarded their patience Monday at The Meadows with an 11-1 upset victory in the $30,200 championship leg of the Sir Caviar Trot for 3-year-old colts and geldings.   Trainer William
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As Bad As Thunder strikes at Harrington
April 24, 2012
Elizabeth Brittingham's As Bad As Thunder ($4.40, Bret Brittingham) earned his first lifetime Open-level win with an impressive 1:54.4 triumph in the $18,000 Open on Monday at Harrington Raceway. The 6-year-old Badlands Hanover gelding, who had been in claiming races much of the last two ye
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HHYF camp deadlines approaching
April 24, 2012
The Harness Horse Youth Foundation has a limited number of openings for its July horsemanship camps. This summer, the HHYF and its stable of Trottingbreds will travel to Goshen Historic Track, Tioga Downs, Pocono Downs and Gaitway Farms for youth camps.   July 2-6 Goshen Historic Trac
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BC champ Bettor Sweet aims for Graduate
April 24, 2012
Bettor Sweet is better than ever as he gets ready to begin another season racing against the best older pacers around.   Last week, the 7-year-old gelding returned to the racetrack for the first time since last winter, winning a qualifier by 14 lengths in 1:52.1 at the Meadowlands Ra
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Real Nice 7, Foiled Again 8 in Levy final
April 24, 2012
The pills played out, shall we say, rather interestingly. Real Nice and Foiled Again drew post position numbers seven and eight, respectively, for Saturday night's $455,000 final of Yonkers Raceway's George Morton Levy Memorial Pacing Series.   The complete lineup, with declared
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Royal Passion continues her Hoosier roll
April 24, 2012
After successfully sweeping the Miss Windfall Series at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino, Royal Passion extended her dominating win streak with a triumph in the second $12,500 leg of the Bill Thompson series on Tuesday. The Rod Lorenzo-trained filly is now a perfect five-for-five in her sophomor
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Tioga to offer NYSS prep races
April 24, 2012
Tioga Downs will offer New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) prep races to all NYSS-eligible horses. The unofficial "preps" are for New York-bred 3 year olds of each sex and gait. These races are designed to ensure the sire stakes horses a start against other sophomores heading into the first leg of the p
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Hat tricks for Nice N Nice, Morand, Wolfenden
April 24, 2012
Nanticoke Racing and Josh Parker's Nice N Nice ($12.60, Jim Morand) won her third straight race Tuesday, pulling off a mild upset in a division of the $16,000 Mares Junior Open at Harrington Raceway in 1:53.4.   The 5-year-old Blissfull Hall mare set all the fractions, leaving from po
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Haydon named RMTC interim director
April 24, 2012
At its April 23 meeting, the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) board of directors approved an agreement with The Jockey Club to engage the full-time services of Jamie Haydon as RMTC interim executive director. Haydon will report directly to the RMTC board of directors. He has worke
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