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May 2009 - Posts

• Hopkins, Milligan promoted at Oaklawn
  May 31 2009, 09:04 AM

  The Oaklawn Jockey Club has appointed John Hopkins plant superintendent and Jason Milligan director of operations at Oaklawn Park. Read More... Post Reactions

• Pennsylvania breeders salute 2008 champions
  May 30 2009, 10:17 AM

  Pennsylvania-bred champions who raced at state racetracks, in New York, and as far away as Dubai last year were honored at the Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association’s annual Iroquois Awards dinner on Friday at Penn National Race Course. Read More... Post Reactions

• Former exercise rider Pizzo dies after accident
  May 30 2009, 05:27 AM

  Liz Pizzo, a former exercise rider who worked for some of racing’s most prominent trainers in the 1970s through the ‘90s and most recently as a noted equine artist, died May 16 at age 57 after an accident near her home in Paris, Kentucky. Read More... Post Reactions

• NTRA grants Belmont safety accreditation
  May 29 2009, 09:35 AM

  The National Thoroughbred Racing Association announced that Belmont Park has been fully accredited by the NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance following a complete review of all racing operations at the Elmont, New York, racetrack. Read More... Post Reactions

• Magna International involved in talks with General Motors
  May 29 2009, 09:02 AM

  Magna International, the former parent company of racetrack owner Magna Entertainment Corp., is poised to assume a major stake in the European operations of General Motors, according to a report published in The New York Times. Read More... Post Reactions

• Hollywood Park decision continued to next week
  May 29 2009, 07:14 AM

  A vote by the Inglewood City Council that could determine the fate of Hollywood Park had been scheduled for Thursday night but was continued until Wednesday of next week. Read More... Post Reactions

• California-Davis study focuses on hoof impact
  May 28 2009, 05:15 AM

  Researchers at the University of California-Davis plan to study factors that affect hoof impact on both dirt and synthetic tracks. Read More... Post Reactions

• Fate of Hollywood Park may be decided tonight
  May 28 2009, 04:09 AM

  The Inglewood City Council will vote tonight on a proposed $2-billion real estate development that would end horse racing at Hollywood Park, the Los Angeles Times reports in its Thursday edition. Read More... Post Reactions

• Naming of Aqueduct racino operator pushed back
  May 28 2009, 03:29 AM

  The process of vetting Aqueduct gaming bidders is expected to delay the naming of an operator until after New York’s legislative session ends in late June, state officials said. Read More... Post Reactions

• Ky. committee moves forward on safety vest issue
  May 27 2009, 09:44 AM

  A Kentucky committee will recommend that regulators update current safety vest rules to include assistant starters at the state’s tracks. Read More... Post Reactions

• Average daily handle increases at Pimlico
  May 27 2009, 09:01 AM

  The Maryland Jockey Club concluded its spring meeting at Pimlico Race Course on May 23 with an 8.9% increase in average daily handle from $6.293-million in 2008 to $6.854-million in ’09. Read More... Post Reactions

• Abercrombie, Reynolds earn Equine Advocates honors
  May 27 2009, 04:46 AM

  Pin Oak Stud owner Josephine Abercrombie and actor Burt Reynolds will be honored at the eighth annual Equine Advocates’ Awards Dinner and Charity Auction on Thursday, August 6 at the Canfield Casino in Saratoga Springs, New York. Read More... 1 comment(s)

• TrackMaster challenges software developers
  May 27 2009, 04:36 AM

  TrackMaster has launched the Software Development Challenge with a goal of developing new handicapping software. Read More... Post Reactions

• HRRN to provide live Belmont coverage
  May 27 2009, 04:16 AM

  The Horse Racing Radio Network will provide live coverage of Belmont Stakes (G1) from 5-7 p.m. EDT on June 6. Read More... Post Reactions

• NYRA creates operations position at Saratoga
  May 26 2009, 10:36 AM

  The New York Racing Association created the position of operations manager at Saratoga Race Course and appointed Kevin J. Gremillion to the role. Read More... Post Reactions