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USTA board meets at Racing Congress
March 03, 2013
The full U.S. Trotting Association Board of Directors assembled Sunday afternoon in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for a formal start to the Association's annual meeting, which this year is part of the sixth Harness Racing Congress--which has brought together the USTA, Harness Horsemen's Internatio
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Harness Racing Congress VI concludes
March 03, 2013
Globalization, social media, and innovation were the topics du jour during day two of the Harness Racing Congress on Sunday morning, March 3, at the Westin Beach Resort and Spa in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Of the three panels, the social media group, titled "The revolution will not be
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Tobago Cays wins Yonkers open handicap pace
March 03, 2013
Tobago Cays (Jim Pantaleano) tuned in the fastest local mile of the season through the snowflakes Saturday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's $35,000 Open Handicap Pace. In what turned out to be a two-speed number, Tobago Cays--from post position No. 5--yielded to Electrofire (Brian Sears) be
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Jr Trendsetter highlights big night at the Big M
March 03, 2013
Coming into the Final of the Junior Trendsetter, two horses were looking to continue their road to a potential start in The Meadowlands Pace. With the teletimer reading 1:51.3, those two horses did just that. Resistance Futile parlayed a perfect second over trip into a series sweep as the o
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Was this a win for the Kiwis?
March 03, 2013
There were tears of joy when trainer Nicole Molander scored her first Group One success when Keystone Del took out the Glenferrie Farm Challenge at Tabcorp Park Menangle today. The $14.40 chance gained a gun run behind the leader and was driven to perfection by top reinsman Blake Fitz
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Commander Crowe flops in comeback
March 03, 2013
The French winter-meeting at Hippodrome was traditionally concluded with the Prix de l'Union Europeenne and Prix de Selection, before the meeting continues at Cagnes-Sur-Mer, on the southern French border, outside Nice. The "Europe Prize" resulted in a win for Quinoa du Gers (Ganym
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Grand Circuit expanded to all open stakes
March 03, 2013
At the USTA full board meeting at Harness Congress VI Sunday afternoon, Grand Circuit president John Campbell announced that all open stakes raced in North America not previously considered as Grand Circuit (GC) would now carry that designation beginning with the 2013 season. M
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