Archive for May 17th, 2012
Race honors the memory of Dennis Giles – Harnesslink
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Race honors the memory of Dennis Giles
Harnesslink Saturday evening's (May 19) $5000 feature at Cal Expo is the Dennis Giles Memorial, named for the longtime harness racing fan and owner who died as the result of an automobile accident last month. He was 73. Mr. Giles was born in Alberta, … |
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The Genetics of Horse Racing – FOX 40 News WICZ TV
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The Genetics of Horse Racing
FOX 40 News WICZ TV At Tioga Downs, owners and trainers have been finding winning horses without the scientific help. For these owners they're typically dealing with standardbred horses as opposed to thoroughbreds, and they disagree with Tammariello. |
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WEG shows stout handle rise – Sportsnet.ca (press release)
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WEG shows stout handle rise
Sportsnet.ca (press release) (Photo: Woodbine) TORONTO, May 17 – Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) today announced the average nightly wagering handle on the 2012 Woodbine Standardbred meet, which concluded Monday, May 14, showed a solid 10.59% rise over last year. |
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Harness racing at Bankstown Paceway – Harnesslink
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Harness racing at Bankstown Paceway
Harnesslink 'A night rich with all of the history and tradition that makes harness racing great,' is how Bankstown Paceway director Andrew Ho describes tonight's (Friday, May 18th) Schweppes Sydney Cup Gala Race Night at Sydney's harness racing home, … |
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Tim Hudak hears from harness racing community at Guelph stop – Guelph Mercury
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Tim Hudak hears from harness racing community at Guelph stop
Guelph Mercury Also on hand at the town hall meeting were members of the harness racing industry, including leading driver Jody Jamieson of Moffat, who asked Hudak what the Tories would do about the Liberal plan to end the current slots at tracks program. |
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Why I’m Not Rooting For ‘I’ll Have Another’ In the Preakness – The Atlantic
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Why I'm Not Rooting For 'I'll Have Another' In the Preakness
The Atlantic By Andrew Cohen The Kentucky Derby-winning horse highlights the problems in the way the racing industry reacts to doping accusations. AP Images And all for the want of a horseshoe nail. As much as I would like to again see a Triple Crown winner in … |
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Harness racing: Elite pacers scheduled to compete this weekend – Daily Racing Form
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Harness racing: Elite pacers scheduled to compete this weekend
Daily Racing Form By Derick Giwner There is no shortage of star power racing this weekend in the harness world. Nearly every top 3-year-old pacer in North America is racing at one track or another. The colt division is lead by last year's champion rookie Sweet Lou. |
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OHHA Announces District 7 Meeting – Standardbred Canada
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OHHA Announces District 7 Meeting
Standardbred Canada The Ontario Harness Horse Association has announced that it has called a meeting for its District 7 members. This meeting has been called to inform District 7 OHHA members on issues surrounding the Liberal Government's policy announcement to end the … |
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Illinois may still bet on slot machines at horse tracks – STLtoday.com
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Illinois may still bet on slot machines at horse tracks
STLtoday.com The on-again, off-again proposal to allow Illinois horseracing tracks to host slot machines may be under discussion in state budget negotiations. Gov. Pat Quinn has been a hardcore opponent of the idea, and he still hasn't endorsed it. |
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Standardbred horse sales are going strong – Harnesslink
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Standardbred horse sales are going strong
Harnesslink While recent news has showed that economic growth has slowed down, standardbred horse sales and horse sales, in general, remain solid. Recent sales results from Keeneland, OBS, and others in the thoroughbred industry have come in level or have showed … |
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