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The Thoroughbred Owners of California and Hollywood Park reached a tentative agreement on Friday on a horsemen’s contract that includes a purse structure for the Inglewood, California, track’s 40-day fall meeting. Read More...
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Governor David Paterson has named an operator to run Aqueduct’s proposed racino, which could revolutionize the state’s Thoroughbred industry by generating tens of millions of dollars annually for the New York Racing Association, horsemen, and breeders. Read More...
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The Illinois Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association, which represents owners and trainers at Arlington Park and Hawthorne Race Course, and the Oregon Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, which is comprised of horsemen competing at Portland Meadows, have joined the Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Group. Read More...
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Elkhorn Creek Farm LLC has purchased Gardens Glen Farm on Old Lemons Mill Road in Lexington. Read More...
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Magna Entertainment Corp. will not allow any owner or trainer found to have transported horses from one of its facilities to a slaughter facility or to an auction to sell horses for slaughter to obtain stalls at any of its tracks. Read More...
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On October 3, a rider that fell following a spill in the seventh race at Keeneland Race Course benefited from the test run of a revolutionary new system that allows a jockey's medical records to be accessed within seconds and then sent with the rider to a local hospital.The technology solutions company InCompass Solutions officially launched the Jockey Health Information System on Friday. It will be rolled out to other racetracks beginning in November. Read More...
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A hearing officer has recommended that the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission overturn trainer Richard Dutrow’s 15-day suspension for an alleged clenbuterol violation on May 2 at Churchill Downs.Hearing officer James Robke said the violation should be overturned because the concentration of clenbuterol in Salute the Count after a second-place finish in the Aegon Turf Sprint Stakes (G3) was measured in picogams per milliliter of plasma, not picograms per milliliter of serum, as specified in commission...
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Arlington Park has announced a correction to its payouts for the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (Fr-G1), run on October 5 at Longchamp. Read More...
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It seems only fitting that the former digs of two-time Horse of the Year John Henry be given to a horse with similar credentials. Watch our exclusive video of two-time Horse of the Year Cigar in John Henry's old stall in the Kentucky Horse Park Hall of Champions. Read More...
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Mike Shields no longer cashes winning tickets on Charles Town Races until he double-checks official results at Equibase.com.A mistake on a superfecta payout at the West Virginia track has caused Shields to lose trust in the seemingly basic process of tracks returning the proper payouts to players. Shields said the Virginia simulcast outlet where he placed the bet and Charles Town both compounded the mistake by offering him poor customer service.On August 16, Shields placed a superfecta wager on the...
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A combination of economic problems and the sport’s own difficulties have Thoroughbred racing on pace for a record decline in pari-mutuel handle in 2008. Read More...
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The Maryland Jockey Club, which conducts live racing at Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course, supports a referendum that would provide a significant boost to the Maryland Thoroughbred racing and breeding industries by authorizing expanded gaming in the state. Read More...
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The Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington unveiled a bronze statue that memorializes two-time Horse of the Year John Henry on Wednesday during a special ceremony in front of the Horse Park's Hall of Champions. Read More...
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With its combination of large fields and numerous exotic wagers, just calculating the cost of a pick four ticket or superfecta wager on the Breeders’ Cup World Championships can make a handicapper’s hair hurt. Read More...
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Hooper Roff, operator of Lexington-based stallion and broodmare station Pyaar Acres, announced that the farm is closing and will re-open as Breeders Station. Read More...
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