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Ponder to stand in Pennsylvania for 2013
November 13, 2012
Ponder, the sire of last weekend's Messenger Stakes winner Bolt The Duer p,3,1:47.4f ($1,036,063), will be relocated to stand in 2013 at the new Diamond Creek Farm of Pennsylvania, according to farm owner Adam Bowden. His fee will be $4,000. The stallion had stood the past two seasons at Seel
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Darkhorsebet.com to donate to Sandy relief
November 13, 2012
The partners of Avatar Ventures/Darkhorsebet have announced a plan for their company to contribute to the victims of Hurricane Sandy. The handle driven donation drive will take place on Nov. 21, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, with a pledge to donate 25 cents, for every dollar wagered through
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Vernon meet closes with handle increase
November 13, 2012
Vernon Downs saw a double-digit increase in export wagering handle and single-digit growth in live handle during its recently concluded live racing season.   The export handle (money wagered on Vernon's races at off-track facilities) increased by 14 percent while the live handle (mone
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It's not too late: Sponsor Caraluzzi's runs for horses
November 13, 2012
At 22, Jimmy Caraluzzi is a recent college graduate, helping at his father Joe Caraluzzi's stable at Gaitway Farm in New Jersey while he looks for a job. Just out of college, he doesn't have a lot of spare cash to give away, but he does have two strong legs that he's hoping will go a long way toward
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Campbell meets with Red Mile stewards
November 13, 2012
Driver John Campbell was in Kentucky Tuesday morning to attend a hearing with two of The Red Mile's track stewards regarding the disqualification of Odds On Equuleus for a win in a Bluegrass division Sept. 29. Shortly after the hearing, Campbell told harnessracing.com that he believes he pr
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Campbell, Thomson named Proximity finalists
November 13, 2012
John Campbell, the Hall of Fame horseman and all-time leading money-winning driver, will be joined by Joe Thomson, squire of Winbak Farms, which has bred three recent Harness Horses of the Year, as finalists for this year's Stan Bergstein–Proximity Award, second only in harness racing prestige t
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Stallion registration due in Maryland
November 13, 2012
All stallions standing in Maryland for the 2013 breeding season must be registered with the Maryland Standardbred Race Fund by Dec. 1, 2012, for their foals to be eligible to the Maryland Sires Stakes.   We recommend that all payments be sent by certified mail. Please note the mailing
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Building of new Big M grandstand underway
November 13, 2012
The first columns of steel have been raised for the new grandstand at the Meadowlands Racetrack.   The 155,000 square-foot building, expected to open in late 2013, is the integral part of track operator Jeff Gural's plan to reinvigorate harness racing at the Meadowlands.  
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Freehold moves to NJ preference for 40% of races
November 13, 2012
The Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey and Freehold Raceway reached an agreement on Tuesday (Nov. 13) to offer 40 percent of all races at Freehold with a preference for New Jersey-owned or New Jersey-sired horses.   The SBOANJ's Tom Luchento and Leo McNa
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Wagners/Kirby double up in DSBF prelims
November 13, 2012
It was an all John Wagner show in both ends of the $20,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF), the first of two filly trot preliminary legs, at Dover Downs on Tuesday. The Wagners--John and Pamela--bred both JA Going Alltheway and Luscious Leigh, winners of the opening round of the DSBF
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