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Parkhill Nonstop wins last race ever at Woodbine
April 10, 2018
The era of harness racing at Woodbine Racetrack wrapped up Monday evening after 24 years. A 10-race card was contested on the final night with the $34,000 Preferred Trot headlining the card.   The 6-year-old gelding Big Rich went coast to coast for his second consecutive Preferre
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Melady's Monet cashes in for 50 career wins
April 10, 2018
Sandwiched in between this past Saturday night's fourth round of Yonkers Raceway's George Morton Levy Memorial Pacing Series was the weekly Open Handicap Trot. That Melady's Monet won the race wasn't exactly a man-bites-dog occurrence. He paid $3.   That it was Melady's Monet's 50th ca
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Hippodrome 3R delays opener to April 29
April 10, 2018
The Quebec Jockey Club (OJC) announced Tuesday that due to poor weather and track conditions, opening day for the Hippodrome 3R has been moved to Sunday, April 29.   "We have had such bad weather this winter," explained general manager Murielle Thomassin. "Snow, then warm weather,
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PA Sires Stakes payments due May 15
April 10, 2018
The state Horse Racing Commission's Bureau of Standardbred Horse Racing today reminded Standardbred horse owners that 2018 Sire Stakes payments for 2-year-old and 3-year-old horses are due by May 15.   Second payments due for 2-year-old horses are $400 for the Pari-mutuel Division and $75 f
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Oldford elected to FSBOA board of directors
April 10, 2018
The Florida Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association conducted their annual meeting on Saturday, April 7, and welcomed newly elected director Steve Oldford to the board.   Oldford, a longtime harness racing breeder, owner, trainer and amateur driver, joins Joe Pennacchio, who was r
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Horse shortage prompts Buffalo cancellation
April 10, 2018
Due to a shortage of entries, Buffalo Raceway officials were forced to cancel the Friday, April 13, program that was scheduled for 5 p.m. There were just 55 horses dropped into the entry box for the card.   Racing is scheduled for this Wednesday night at 5 p.m. and the race office wil
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Canadian Hall of Fame inductees announced
April 10, 2018
The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame has announced the people and horses being recognized as inductees in 2018. Six people and four horses have been elected from an extremely deep ballot of candidates. Standardbred inductees include Builder William (Bill) Andrew, Communicator Dave Landry
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Indiana trotter carrying legacy as dam's last foal
April 10, 2018
Deputy Julianna arrived in the stable of owners Larry and Le Anna Muckenhirn in October 2008, and the then 3-year-old female trotter made an immediate impression. "I’ll never forget the day she got off the truck," Larry said. "I just fell in love with her. She was wonderful." Deputy Juliann
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Freeze Line upsets in Wood Series at Meadows
April 10, 2018
Freeze Line rallied from worst to first to spring a 15-1 upset in Tuesday’s (April 10) second leg of the Ben Wood Memorial Trot for 3-year-old colts and geldings at The Meadows. Mr Contestant took the other $15,000 division to give Tony Hall, trainer Rich Gillock and owner/breeder Bob Key a se
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Pass The Vape impressive in Miami Valley win
April 10, 2018
A pair of $15,000 eliminations in the James K. Hackett Memorial division for trotting colts, and a milestone accomplishment by driver Chris Page, were highlights of the Tuesday (April 10) matinee card at Miami Valley Raceway. Pass The Vape (Derek Watiker) was ultra-impressive in the first Hac
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