Monmouth Park opens this Saturday, May 12, with a 12-race program attracting a total of 117 entries.
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Brereton Jones' homebred Mark Valeski bypassed last week's Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) after trainer Larry Jones decided that the Proud Citizen colt was slightly behind in his training schedule. 
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Prominent owner and breeder Frank Bertolino of Monarch Stables, jockey Joseph Hampshire Jr., trainer Maurice “Junie” Bresnahan, the sprinter Concorde Bound, and longtime Suffolk Downs executive Robert M. O’Malley are the newly-elected members of the New England Turf Writers Association Hall of Fame.
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The post-Derby makeup of the Churchill jockey colony is noticeably different than in prior years.
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Amateur drivers from driving clubs throughout the U.S. and Canada compete for the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame Amateur Driving Championship. It is won each year by the amateur driver donating the most driver’s commissions to the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame.
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A new web site and mobile application platform being launched by Churchill Downs Inc. will allow players the opportunity to win money online.
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Police in Hobbs, New Mexico chased 28-year-old Martin McDonald around the track at Zia Park Racetrack after the drunk driver broke onto the course and started driving laps on Friday night.
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AUSTRALIA'S queen of speed, Black Caviar, was among 57 sprinters unveiled on Wednesday as the initial entries for the Darley July Cup at Newmarket.
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Trainer Ron Burke always believed Atochia was capable of pulling off a big win. Having fulfilled that potential with his recent victory in the George Morton Levy Pacing Series Final, the 7-year-old gelding will try to win two biggies in a row by winning Saturday's Graduate at the Meadowlands. Atochia drew four for the $180,000 Graduate for older pacers and will start between fellow Burke trainees Meirs Hanover, in post three, and Foiled Again, in post five. Foiled Again, who finished second by a head to Atochia in the Levy, is the defending Graduate winner.
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Trainer Ron Burke always believed Atochia was capable of pulling off a big win. Having fulfilled that potential with his recent victory in the George Morton Levy Pacing Series Final, the 7-year-old gelding will try to make it two in a row by winning Saturday’s Graduate at the Meadowlands.
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Lenny Pike will no longer represent the suspended jockey Robby Albarado, and has accepted a position as agent for jockey Shaun Bridgmohan.
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Suspended jockey Robby Albarado worries his racing career could be at risk as he fights an assault charge that sidelined the veteran rider for the two biggest racing days at Churchill Downs, his attorney said Tuesday.
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A pair of 2011 O’Brien Award finalists were showcased Monday morning (May 7) at Mohawk in their respective qualifying sessions.
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While I'll Have Another achieved a monumental feat by winning the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) on May 5, history indicates that he probably will have to have a strong showing in the Preakness Stakes (G1) on May 19 to become the leading candidate for champion three-year-old male honors.
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Drill and American Act, separated by a nose in the San Vicente Stakes (gr. II) in February, will renew their acquaintance in the $100,000 Lazaro S. Barrera Memorial Stakes (gr. III) at Betfair Hollywood Park May 13.
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Monmouth Park, a storied name in American Thoroughbred racing, will open for the 2012 season on Saturday under the auspices of Darby Development LLC, the management company representing the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association.
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Cooperation and concessions could do wonders in the Mid-Atlantic region, which badly needs a circuit strategy.
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Jockey Steven Bahen, who partnered T J's Lucky Moon to an improbable Queen's Plate Stakes victory ten years ago, has been named the this year's recipient of the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award.
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Dr. C. Reid McLellan is offering a trainers' exam preparatory course in Lexington from May 19-21. McLellan, who helped write and edit the National Trainers' Exam, is the executive director of The Elite Program, Inc. The 501(c)(3) provides education services to trainers, grooms, and others involved in the ownership and care of racehorses.
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Harness racing fans, both new and old, will once again have a TV outlet for their favorite sport. “Inside Harness Racing,” a weekly, half-hour television show, returns for its third season. The first episode airs Wednesday (May 9) at 6 p.m. on Time Warner Cable Sports throughout Upstate New York. For the second year in a row, the show will also be broadcast on HPI TV in Canada. Viewers can also watch every episode online at the Tioga Downs and Vernon Downs You Tube channel.
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The Indiana Silver Sire Stakes for sophomore trotting colts and geldings were the featured attraction on Tuesday, May 8 at Hoosier Park Racing and Casino, which played host to four divisions on the 13-race program.
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Hugadragon, who banked more than $715,000 as a sophomore last year, got his 4-year-old campaign off to a rousing start Tuesday with an easy victory in the $22,500 Preferred Handicap Pace at The Meadows.
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The $100,000 (est.) Battle of Lake Erie is set for Saturday, July 21. Since its inception in 1986, it has drawn the best veteran pacers the sport has to offer. Past Battle winners include such racing greats as Falcon Seelster, Quite A Sensation, Jaguar Spur, Dorunrun Bluegrass, Cambest, Riyadh, Gallo Blue Chip, Maltese Artist and Foiled Again.
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Scioto Downs will open its 54th season of harness racing on Thursday evening, May 10 and will continue offering the sport through Sept. 8.
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Check Me Out might be Ray Schnittker’s best known Hambletonian hopeful, but the 3-year-old filly -- ready for her May 15 debut -- is not his only one. She also is not his only good-looking female trotter as the stakes season begins to kick into gear.
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