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Jim Morrill, Jr. returns to win 7 races
March 02, 2013
Driver Jim Morrill, Jr. began his 2013 campaign at Buffalo Raceway Friday (March 1) by winning 7 on the 13 race card. After having to wait an additional 48 hours due to Wednesday�s cancellation Morrill had no trouble finding his way to the winner�s circle by taking the early double aboard His Albien
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Horse & Groom headlines Big M Friday
March 02, 2013
The Horse and Groom Series got underway Friday night at the Meadowlands with two divisions headlining the 13 race card. In the first division, it was a budding star trained by Ron Burke, Dw�s NY Yank who moved to the lead down the backstretch with Yannick Gingras and never looked back scoring in
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Paulette Revere takes Meadows F&M trot
March 02, 2013
Paulette Revere willingly yielded the early lead to RT Sun Poco, then powered by her in the lane to capture Friday�s $18,000 Filly & Mare Preferred Trot at The Meadows. Paulette Revere shot to the front for Mike Wilder but was pocketed at the quarter by RT Sun Poco. The 5-year-o
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Hambo day adds common pools from France
March 02, 2013
The Hambletonian Society president and CEO Tom Charters told harnessracing.com Saturday morning that a tentative agreement has been reached with PMU, the agency that regulates racing in France, to have eight trotting races on this year's Hambletonian day card at the Meadowlands in early Aug
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Luchento named HHI president
March 02, 2013
Freehold, New Jersey�s Tom Luchento was voted president of Harness Horsemen International at the association�s annual meeting on March 1, 2013 at the Westin Beach & Spa Resort in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Harness Horsemen International [HHI] is a consortium of horsemen�s organizat
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Zeron lengths ahead in WEG�s win standings
March 02, 2013
As we are nicely into the calendar year, driver Scott Zeron has given himself a commanding lead in the Woodbine drivers� standings. The Oakville resident has accumulated 60 wins so far this season on the Rexdale oval, 27 ahead of his nearest rivals, Jody Jamieson and Chris Christoforou, who
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Harness Racing Congress underway
March 02, 2013
The first day of the sixth Harness Racing Congress, held Saturday morning, March 2, at the Westin Beach Resort and Spa, was filled with panel discussions on government relations, medication research and casino cross-marketing. The opening panel kicked off with an introduct
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Northern Companion wins at Pompano
March 02, 2013
Northern Companion resumed his winning ways at Pompano Park with a sharp winning performance in 1:51.3 on Saturday night. Driver Rob Hoffman sent the five year-old son of Cambest alertly off the gate from the rail and allowed McSocks, handled by Bruce Ranger, to seize the lead a few steps o
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