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Pook K facing post 9 in Spring final at Woodbine
May 05, 2012
Poof K, a 5-year-old son of Kadabra, will look to capture his biggest win of his career when he begins in the $50,000 Swing Into Spring Series final on Monday at Woodbine.Trained by Richard Moreau, the six-time winner will begin from post nine for driver Sylvain Filion.   Although win
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American Jewel returns with qualifying win
May 05, 2012
If you gauge a performance more by who you beat than time, 4-year-old mare Jezzy turned in a huge qualifying effort at the Meadowlands Saturday morning, winning by one length in 1:56 over the 4-year-old stallion Dejarmbro, the runner-up in last year's Kentucky Futurity, with the 4-year-old
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Not Afraid takes Dexter, just misses stakes mark
May 05, 2012
Not Afraid showed his courage, holding off Frost Bites K at the wire for a head victory in the $138,300 Dexter Cup for 3-year-old trotters on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at Freehold Raceway. His winning time of 1:55.4 was just a tick off the stakes record of 1:55.3, set in 2009 by Anders Bluestone.
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Rockincam takes Graduate elim in 1:48.1
May 05, 2012
Rockincam crushed his foes with a sharp first over effort in the $50,000 elimination for the Graduate on Saturday night at the Meadowlands Racetrack.   Rockincam sat fifth while Alexie Mattosie and Golden Receiver traded leads through a :54 half. Driver David Miller then sent Rockinca
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Bolt The Duer wins battle with Mel Mara
May 05, 2012
Meadowlands Pace eligible Bolt The Duer (outside) wore down Mel Mara to win his sophomore debut, the $49,584 John Simpson Memorial, in 1:51.3. Also, in an overnight race that kicked off the card, Long Live Rock, a 3-year-old gelding by Rocknroll Hanover, romped to a 4 3/4-length score in 1:
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Feelin Cornered makes OSS his first win of year
May 05, 2012
Sons of the young sire Feelin Friskie swept the two divisions of the Ohio Sire Stakes for 3-year-old pacing colts on Saturday night at Lebanon Raceway. Feelin Cornered won the first split in 1:56 while Jetstream Friskie took the second in 1:57.2.   Feelin Cornered, trained and driven
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Special T Rocks sets world record at Pocono
May 05, 2012
Special T Rocks equaled a world record in winning the $50,000 Van Rose Memorial Invitational in 1:48.3 on Saturday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. The 4-year-old gelding equaled the world mark on a five-eighths mile track, set in 2005 at Dover Downs by Maltese Artist. After
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Almost 12,000 at Tioga opener on Saturday
May 05, 2012
Tioga Downs kicked off its inaugural race card for the 2012 race season on Saturday evening in front of more than 11,700 patrons in the Southern Tier. Live racing began at 5 pm this year to capture more fans for live racing by drawing off of the early Derby crowd during the day, and the results
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