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- Indicators: Handle Off $100 Million in August3 September 2010, 4:29 pm
Pari-mutuel handle was off by about $100 million in August compared with the same month in 2009, yet another indication any rebound will take longer than some in the industry imagined....
- Experiment With Fewer Dates Continues in KY3 September 2010, 4:03 pm
Another experimental year continues in Kentucky as Ellis Park wraps up its summer meet and Turfway Park prepares for a scaled-down session with only one stakes.... - Equibase Launches iPhone Application3 September 2010, 3:10 pm
Equibase announced Sept. 3 that iPhone users can watch video replays and view the results of all graded stakes races from 2010 by using the the free Equibase Racing Yearbook application within the iTunes store.... - Multimedia Coverage Set for September Sale3 September 2010, 2:41 pm
Live coverage of the auction's first two sessions can be seen on HRTV.... - Goodman Scholarship Recipients Named3 September 2010, 2:35 pm
David Allen and Heather Shatz, animal science majors in the University of Arizona's Race Track Industry Program, have been awarded The Jockey Club Jack Goodman Scholarships for the 2010-2011 academic year.... - Clovelly Farms to Hold la Cour Memorial3 September 2010, 2:33 pm
A memorial service for Lars la Cour, the former manager of Clovelly Farms near Lexington who died on his 85th birthday June 23, will be held at the farm on Saturday, Sept. 11, from 4-6 p.m.... - Handicapping Contest Prizes to $2 Million3 September 2010, 2:27 pm
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association announced Sept. 3 that the total prize pool for the 2012 National Handicapping Championship is expected to rise to an estimated $2 million, with a $1 million estimated grand prize.... - Saratoga Diary: Maidens No More3 September 2010, 1:06 pm
Four horses leave the ranks of the non-winners.... - Microchipping: High-Tech Horses3 September 2010, 4:00 am
We interact with microchips every day--in our computers, telephones, and even our kitchen appliances. But the thought of putting a microchip into a horse can make us uncomfortable. Fear not--veterinarians say microchipping horses is a quick and simple procedure that provides safe, permanent identification.... - KY Out-of-Competition Regulations Go Forward3 September 2010, 12:48 am
Proposed regulations governing out-of-competition testing in Kentucky have been approved for consideration by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission at its Sept. 7 meeting.... - Zenyatta in Bullet Work at Hollywood Park2 September 2010, 10:12 pm
Undefeated mare Zenyatta worked five furlongs in a bullet 1:00 1/5 at Hollywood Park on Sept. 2 as she continues to prepare for her next start in the Oct. 2 Lady's Secret Stakes (gr. I).... - Florida Derby Back up to $1 Million2 September 2010, 8:58 pm
Gulfstream Park Racing & Casino announced Sept. 2 its richest stakes schedule ever for 3-year-olds, highlighted by the $1 million Florida Derby (gr. I).... - Pletcher With Half of Spinaway Field2 September 2010, 8:47 pm
Todd Pletcher, who has won the Spinaway Stakes (gr. I) three times, will have a 50-50 chance at winning another when he sends out four of the eight starters in the Sept. 5 race for juvenile fillies.... - Get Serious Looking for Another Graded Win2 September 2010, 8:35 pm
Graded stakes victors Get Serious and Nownownow headline a seasoned, seven-horse cast of stakes winners slated to go postward in the Sept. 5 Red Bank Stakes (gr. III) at Monmouth Park.... - Wide-Open Saranac Draws Six2 September 2010, 7:49 pm
Fantastico Roberto, who set the pace but tired in the Jersey Derby last out, was tabbed as the 5-2 morning-line favorite in the $100,000 Saranac (gr. IIIT) Sept. 5 on the Saratoga turf course.... - THS: Woodward and Forego2 September 2010, 7:00 pm
Jason, Tom, and James Scully of brisnet.com preview the Woodward Handicap (gr. I) and the Forego Handicap (gr. I).... - F-T Catalogs 645 Yearlings for Midlantic Sale2 September 2010, 6:02 pm
The auction, which will begin on a Tuesday instead of a Monday, will be held Oct. 5 and 6 in Timonium, Md.... - King George Winner Harbinger to Japan2 September 2010, 5:47 pm
Harbinger, winner of the July 24 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Eng-I) in record time, has been sold for stud duties to Japan.... - Yearling Conformation2 September 2010, 5:09 pm
A three-part series featuring a panel of breeding professionals discussing the ins and outs of yearling selection with The Blood-Horse's Dan Liebman.... - Zenyatta Stakes Changed Back to Lady's Secret2 September 2010, 3:07 pm
With Zenyatta expected to run in the race, the Zenyatta Stakes has been changed back to its original name, the Lady's Secret Stakes, which will be run Oct. 2 at Oak Tree at Hollywood Park meeting....
