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A smooth winner in Taser Gun at Maywood
April 28, 2012
The Illinois conceived and foaled stakes continued on Friday at Maywood Park as a field of eight sophomore pacing colts squared off in the $15,000 Taser Gun Stake.   Despite the fact that most of his rivals had already had a start or two under their belts, Sawgrass Farms' multipl
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Winning It sweeps Meadows series
April 28, 2012
Stuck on the outside in a demanding :26.4 opening quarter, Winning It dug in late to capture Friday's $30,400 championship of the Tremor Hanover Pace at The Meadows and complete her sweep of the series for 3-year-old fillies. When Winning It drew post nine, Dave Palone said his game pla
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Big crowd for Vernon Downs opener
April 28, 2012
A large (3,764) and enthusiastic crowd helped usher in the 59th live harness racing season at Vernon Downs on Friday night.   The pacer Dovetail (1:54.1) and trotter Aruba Vacation (1:54.3) shrugged off mid-30-degree temperatures to record the evening's fastest miles as the central Ne
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Unbeaten Market Share wins Dexter Cup elim
April 28, 2012
New Jersey-sired Market Share extended his unbeaten streak to six in his 2012 debut, the $46,100 elimination race for the Dexter Cup on Saturday afternoon at Freehold Raceway.   Driven by Jeff Gregory for trainer Linda Toscano, Market Share trotted the mile in a career-best 1:57.
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Podges Lady wins Courageous Lady
April 28, 2012
Podges Lady (inside) rallied up the passing lane to edge the heavily-favored Destiny's Chance in Saturday night's $86,000 Courageous Lady for 3-year-old filly pacers at Northfield Park. Driven by Ryan Stahl, Podges Lady sat second behind the Dave Palone-driven Destiny's Chance through the f
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Rockincam noses Meirs Hanover at Pocono
April 28, 2012
Rockincam nosed out Meirs Hanover in a thrilling stretch duel to win the featured condition pace on Saturday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. The race, for winners of over $25,000 lifetime, carried a purse of $25,000.   Rockincam, the 3-5 favorite in the field of eight off a win in
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