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Miss Paris, Apogee Hanover win at Mohawk
September 21, 2012
Some of Ontario's most gifted sophomore fillies stepped into the spotlight at Mohawk Racetrack on Thursday evening and delivered two glittering Gold Final performances. First behind the starting gate were the trotting fillies and fans sent Miss Paris off their top choice off her solid second-plac
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Newlin resigns at Meadowlands for Penn job
September 21, 2012
Mike Newlin, general manager of the Meadowlands Racetrack, has resigned his position and accepted a general manager position at Penn National Gaming's Sanford Greyhound track near Orlando.   The Meadowlands has launched a search for a new general manager.   "I wish Mike well
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Captaintreacherous qualifies in 1:53 at Red Mile
September 21, 2012
Captaintreacherous, whose five wins in six starts this year includes the $1 million Metro Pace and the $309,000 Woodrow Wilson, coasted to an easy qualifying win in 1:53 on Friday morning at The Red Mile.   Driven by Tim Tetrick for trainer Tony Alagna, Captaintreacherous had no problems with
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Coleman, Zeron have more to say about Jug win
September 21, 2012
Winning the Little Brown Jug has always been at the top of trainer Casie Coleman's bucket list, so when Ontario-sired 3-year-old pacing gelding Michaels Power captured the Confederation Cup in August, she started thinking seriously about taking a third run at the storied race. On Thursday afte
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Breeder finally rewarded with Brookroad Knight
September 21, 2012
It’s been a long road to breeding success for John O’Connor, but he seems to have found the right path with his 3-year-old trotting gelding Brookroad Knight. The son of CR Excalibur is a winner of more than a quarter-million dollars already this year and will be competing in the $225,000 New York Si
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Rock N Soul, Neighsay Hanover win at Yonkers
September 21, 2012
Yonkers Raceway's usual Friday night pair of $44,000 co-featured Open Handicaps--for distaff pacers and any-gender-out-there trotters--were won by Rock N Soul (Jason Bartlett, $4.80) and Neighsay Hanover (Jeff Gregory, $7.80). Rock N Soul, away from post position No. 6 as the 7-5 favorite, wo
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