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January 2009 - Posts

• Santa Anita fixture Logan dies at 98
  Jan 31 2009, 06:30 AM

  Eddie Logan, the shoeshine attendant at Santa Anita Park since the track's opening day on December 25, 1934, died on Saturday. He was 98. Read More... Post Reactions

• Massachusetts speaker, gambling foe, resigns
  Jan 31 2009, 06:27 AM

  Sal DiMasi, powerful speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and a staunch opponent of expanded gambling, resigned under a cloud of ethics questions and investigations on January 27. Read More... Post Reactions

• Turfway quarantine lifted after negative EHV-1 tests
  Jan 31 2009, 06:03 AM

  The quarantine imposed Friday on Barn 17 at Turfway Park after Rockhouse Rocket was euthanized was lifted Saturday morning after test samples from the horse came back negative for equine herpesvirus and other communicable diseases. Read More... Post Reactions

• RCI board adopts rule regarding whips
  Jan 30 2009, 11:07 AM

  The Association of Racing Commissioners International’s board of directors has adopted a more stringent model rule regarding the design and use of whips in flat racing. Read More... Post Reactions

• Blagojevich tried to shake down track owner
  Jan 30 2009, 10:28 AM

  Impeached Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich tried to shake down Balmoral Park President John Johnston for a $100,000 campaign contribution in return for signing pro-racing legislation. Read More... Post Reactions

• Sheikh Mohammed donates $2-million<br>to Markey Cancer Foundation
  Jan 30 2009, 07:46 AM

  Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum has donated $2-million to the Markey Cancer Foundation in Lexington. Read More... Post Reactions

• NYRA unveils 2009 Belmont Stakes logo
  Jan 30 2009, 06:49 AM

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• NYRA-opposes-elimination-of-Belmont-rail-service.aspx
  Jan 30 2009, 05:46 AM

  The New York Racing Association and horsemen are protesting the proposed elimination of Long Island Rail Road service to Belmont Park, except on Belmont Stakes (G1) day. Read More... Post Reactions

• Obama declares Kentucky federal disaster area
  Jan 29 2009, 10:17 AM

  President Barack Obama has declared Kentucky a federal disaster area following a severe ice storm that brought down trees and left more than 1-million homes and businesses without electricity. Read More... Post Reactions

• Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund now public charity
  Jan 29 2009, 09:44 AM

  The Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund has began operating as a 501c(3) public charity. Read More... Post Reactions

• Midshipman leads Experimental Free Handicap
  Jan 29 2009, 08:00 AM

  Champion Midshipman received the highweight assignment of 126 pounds on the 2008 Experimental Free Handicap, a hypothetical ranking of last year’s two-year-olds as if being handicapped for a 1 1/16-mile race on dirt. Read More... Post Reactions

• Barbaro memorial unveiling set for April 26
  Jan 29 2009, 07:35 AM

  A public unveiling of a larger-than-life bronze statue of 2006 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) winner Barbaro will be held on April 26 at Churchill Downs. Read More... Post Reactions

• TrackNet signals unavailable in Las Vegas
  Jan 28 2009, 07:27 AM

  After a bit of tranquility on the off-track wagering front at the start of 2009, those good times have failed to continue through the first month of the New Year. Read More... Post Reactions

• Churchill seeking 2009 chief party officer
  Jan 28 2009, 06:21 AM

  Churchill Downs is accepting applications for a chief party officer for the 2009 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1). Read More... Post Reactions

• Williams resigns from Magna board of directors
  Jan 28 2009, 05:09 AM

  Charlie J. Williams resigned from Magna Entertainment Corp.’s board of directors on Monday. Read More... Post Reactions