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Another huge night at the Meadowlands
February 23, 2013
On Friday night at the Meadowlands it wasn't a single equine performance that headlined the evening, although Resistance Futile and Quick Deal came close. Nor was it a driver that necessarily stole the show, although Yannick Gingras can't be stopped right now. On this night, it was one of t
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Bartlett wins pair of Yonkers features
February 23, 2013
Yonkers Raceway's pair of Friday night, $35,000 co-featured Open Handicaps -- for trotters along with prim and proper pacers -- were won by Affirmed Action (Jason Bartlett, $19.80) and Warrawee Koine (Bartlett again, $12). In play early from post position No. 6, Affirmed Action landed
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Wrenn Jr. wins 10 at Northville Downs
February 23, 2013
Ronnie Wrenn Jr., profiled in the Feb. 13 issue of The Horseman, had the best night ever for a driver at a Michigan racetrack on Friday night as he won 10 times on the 14-race program. Wrenn, 26, has been dividing his time this year between Northville, Northfield Park and
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Action-Broadway nearing closer to $1 mil
February 23, 2013
Action-Broadway moved closer to $1 million in career earnings when she captured Friday's $22,500 Filly & Mare Winners Over $10,000 Life/Preferred Handicap Trot at The Meadows. The victory lifted her career bankroll to $987,987. The 2011 Mare Trotter of the Year, Action-Broadway
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Henley, 19, wins Dover Saturday feature
February 23, 2013
Brandon Henley, the youngest driver at the track at age 19, drove When Two Fools Met to victory in 1:55.4 to win the Saturday afternoon $13,500 filly and mare pace on a light rainy Saturday at Dover Downs. Racing in the middle of the nine-horse field, Henley pulled h
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Real Babe comes up real big in Singer final
February 23, 2013
Purchased at last fall's Harrisburg mixed sale for $200,000, Real Babe returned a nice dividend to her new connections with a 1:57.2 victory over a "sloppy" track Saturday night at the Meadowlands in the $47,800 final of the Charles Singer Memorial Series for 4-year-old trotters.
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Mr. Dennis strong in Exit 16W final
February 23, 2013
Mr. Dennis, moved to the lead in the final turn by driver Andy Miller, opened up enough of a margin through the stretch to reach the winner's circle in front in Saturday night's $60,200 Exit 16W Series final at the Meadowlands. The time for the mile over the "sloppy" racetrack was 1:52.3. &nb
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