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Legendary broodmare Rich N Elegant dies at 22
November 19, 2012
Rich N Elegant, the mare which many consider to be the greatest Standardbred broodmare ever, was humanely euthanized Friday, Nov. 16, at Hanover Shoe Farms in Pennsylvania due to a severe bout with colic. Rich N Elegant, who was a Harness Racing Hall of Fame broodmare, was 22 years old
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Vote now for the 2012 Race of the Year!
November 19, 2012
It's time to vote for the 2012 Race of the Year! As selected by the staff at harnessracing.com, here are the five finalists, in alphabetical order: Breeders Crown Open Trot, won by Chapter Seven; Colonial Trot, won by Googoo Gaagaa; Hambletonian, won by Market Share; Metro Pace, won by Captaintr
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Hatfield wins Billings Gold Cup final
November 19, 2012
The Billings Series finals were held at a new venue this year and a few weeks earlier than in past seasons. When the events were completed, "Trader Bud” Hatfield emerged victorious in the $25,000 Delvin Miller Memorial Gold Cup Championship final while "Smokin' Joe” Faraldo copped the $15,0
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New Yorker Margie Vance, 79, dies
November 19, 2012
Margaret "Margie" Vance, 79, the wife of Paul Vance, has died. Margie was the matriarch of the family and its nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Margie loved attending the horsemen's year-end celebrations during the heyday of Roosevelt Raceway, which included the years when the fa
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Caraluzzi raises $2,080 for Retirement Foundation
November 19, 2012
Jimmy Caraluzzi, 22, a recent Rutgers University graduate working as a groom for his father, Joe, while looking for professional employment, turned in a time of 3:37.57 for the 26.2 miles of the Philadelphia Marathon on November 18, and raised $2,080 for the Standardbred Retirement Foundationin the
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Meadows to race 208 programs in 2013
November 19, 2012
The Meadows Racetrack & Casino today released its racing schedule for 2013 — the track's 50th anniversary season — featuring 208 live cards and highlighted by the Delvin Miller Adios on July 20 and July 27. Mike Jeannot, president of Meadows Racing, noted that the track has offered 208 live
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Personal Style pushes Miller past $10 million
November 19, 2012
In August, driver David Miller won his first Hambletonian Oaks with Personal Style. On Sunday, she helped Miller to another memorable moment by winning the $149,400 Matron Stakes for 3-year-old filly trotters at Dover Downs, pushing Miller's seasonal earnings beyond $10 million. The purse ear
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Campbell fined $150; Bluegrass DQ appealed
November 19, 2012
Following a formal hearing with two of the three track stewards at The Red Mile, driver John Campbell has been fined $150 as a result of the disqualification of Odds On Equuelus from first to last in a Bluegrass division on Sept. 29. Campbell met with all three of the track stewards two days
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Top colts entered in Matron 3YO pace; 2 elims
November 19, 2012
Three of the leading contenders for Dan Patch U.S. Harness Writers Association's 2012 Three-Year-Old Colt Pacer of the Year Award will match strides in one of two $29,444 Matron eliminations this Sunday at Dover Downs. Heston Blue Chip, Pet Rock, Bettor's Edge, Mel Mara, Bolt The Duer and Thinki
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