ALL BETS ARE ON ; Past the grandstand, the promise of slot machines creates a new optimism for harness racing.

From: Portland Press Herald (Maine) | Date: July 11, 2004| Author: MARK PETERS Staff Writer | Copyright information


Portland Press Herald (Maine)

07-11-2004

ALL BETS ARE ON ; Past the grandstand, the promise of slot machines creates a new optimism for harness racing.
Byline: MARK PETERS Staff Writer
Edition: FINAL
Section: Maine & New England
Memo: HARNESS RACING BASICS HARNESS RACING involves a Standardbred horse pulling a two-wheeled carriage, known as a sulky, on which a driver sits. Spectators place a variety of bets on how the horses will finish. THE RACE BEG...

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