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August 2008 - Posts

• Donovan, trainer of Lost Code, dead at 75
  Aug 30 2008, 08:28 AM

  Bill Donovan, trainer of multiple Grade 1 winner Lost Code, died from emphysema on Wednesday in Maryland. He was 75. Read More... Post Reactions

• Stevens endorses overhauled Santa Anita surface
  Aug 30 2008, 07:43 AM

  Racing Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens gave a ringing endorsement on Saturday of the completely overhauled synthetic track at Santa Anita Park. Read More... Post Reactions

• Penn National to close for track resurfacing
  Aug 30 2008, 06:49 AM

  Live racing at Penn National Race Course will be suspended after the racing card on September 20 so the track can begin resurfacing the entire racetrack cushion. Read More... Post Reactions

• Churchill Downs to reduce fall meet purses
  Aug 29 2008, 11:05 AM

  Churchill Downs has reduced its stakes program by $975,000 for its fall meeting because of declining revenue earned from wagering sources during the spring meeting, the Louisville track announced on Friday. Read More... Post Reactions

• Owens selected '08 Ky. farm manager of the year
  Aug 29 2008, 09:17 AM

  Mike Owens of Gary Biszantz’s Cobra Farm has been named the Kentucky Thoroughbred Farm Managers' Club’s 2008 farm manager of the year. Read More... Post Reactions

• Magna continues talks with Horsemen
  Aug 29 2008, 03:16 AM

  Magna Entertainment Corp. Chairman Frank Stronach sees benefits in working with a national horsemen’s group on simulcast pricing issues.On Thursday night, Magna Entertainment released a statement that it is continuing talks with the Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Group, which seeks to increase the horsemen’s share of revenue from advance deposit wagering. The THG works with 18 horsemen’s groups that race at 55 different racetracks.While talks between the two sides have been ongoing since May 2, Thursday... Post Reactions

• Study shows racing boosts slots at Prairie Meadows
  Aug 28 2008, 10:17 AM

  A study by Louisville-based consultant Richard Thalheimer estimates that horse racing at Prairie Meadows Racetrack contributes approximately $25-million annually to the facility’s slot machine revenue. Read More... Post Reactions

• McDonald, Rankin elected to Churchill board
  Aug 27 2008, 12:47 PM

  The Churchill Downs Inc. board of directors has elected James McDonald and Alex Rankin to positions of director to serve until the 2010 annual meeting of the company’s shareholders. Read More... Post Reactions

• Cannizzo appointed to N.Y. breeders' group
  Aug 27 2008, 10:13 AM

  Jeffrey Cannizzo has been named executive director of New York Thoroughbred Breeders’ Inc. in Saratoga Springs, New York. Read More... Post Reactions

• Officiating program to be held at Ariz. Symposium
  Aug 27 2008, 06:34 AM

  The Racing Officials Accreditation Program will host its first "Conference on Officiating Horse Racing" during the Symposium on Racing and Gaming in Tucson, Arizona. Read More... Post Reactions

• NTWA to honor McCarron, Kruytbosch, Wall
  Aug 27 2008, 04:39 AM

  Retired Racing Hall of Fame jockey Chris McCarron, the late track announcer Luke Kruytbosch, and multiple Media Eclipse Award-winning Turf writer Maryjean Wall will be honored later this year with awards presented by the National Turf Writers Association. Read More... Post Reactions

• NYRA gets seventh temporary franchise extension
  Aug 27 2008, 02:35 AM

  New York Racing Association has been granted a new extension, until September 28, which officials hope will be enough time for the organization to get out of bankruptcy and see its new 25-year franchise take effect.On Tuesday, the state Non-Profit Racing Oversight Board, which monitors NYRA’s business practices, approved the seventh in a series of temporary extensions that NYRA has operated under while waiting for its new franchise to become official.NYRA and state representatives spent all day Monday... Post Reactions

• Louisiana commission passes steroid ban
  Aug 26 2008, 10:15 AM

  The Louisiana State Racing Commission approved a rule on Monday banning anabolic steroids in horses on race day. Read More... Post Reactions

• TOBA to honor Sales Integrity Task Force
  Aug 26 2008, 07:27 AM

  The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association will award the Sales Integrity Task Force with its 2008 Industry Service Award at the TOBA National Awards Dinner on September 6 in Lexington. Read More... Post Reactions

• N.Y. official hopes to protect racing’s integrity
  Aug 26 2008, 03:54 AM

  Preserving integrity and enhancing state revenue streams are John Sabini’s top priorities heading into his first meeting as chairman of the New York State Racing and Wagering Board. Read More... Post Reactions