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Table games driving interest in local horse racing

From the Frederick News Post, an interesting look at how table games are attracting players to horse racing. 

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — The blonde twenty-something lifted the beers off the bar counter and distributed them amongst her friends.
"Five beers for $15," she said. "You gotta love West Virginia."
Undoubtedly used to bar-hopping in northern Virginia where [...]

Jockey Rettele, 70, Wins River Downs Stakes

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From Bloodhorse, an article about a 70-that's SEVEN OH!-year old jockey won a race at River Downs. There is an inspiration for us all!
Richard Rettele, a 70-year-old who trains Thoroughbreds and rides Quarter Horses, just keeps on going—he won a $15,000 stakes aboard Fearles Fred in the $15,000 Queen City Dash at River [...]

Oak Tree meeting could move to Hollywood Park

From The Modesto Bee: Talk of Oak Tree 2010 Running At Hollywood Park
LOS ANGELES — Because of renewed safety fears involving the synthetic surface at Santa Anita Race Track, the upcoming Oak Tree meeting could be moved to Hollywood Park.

Santa Anita has been the home for Oak Tree since 1969, and this year's meet [...]

Saratoga National Golf Club: High-roller golf in New York’s horse racing country

From World Golf, a story that contains many elements of my idea of a perfect day. A beautiful round of golf in the morning, turf races and champions running in the afternoon, la vita bella!

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. –Saratoga National Golf Clubsits just more than a mile east of the Saratoga Race Course on Union Ave.
So [...]

Bill Mott: 4000th Win

 
Mott Saddles 4,000th Winner
From Blood Horse
Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott sent out winner No. 4,000 Aug. 7 when Sequoia Racing’s Mystic won the seventh race at Saratoga Race Course under jockey Kent Desormeaux. It was another milestone in a storied career for the conditioner who earlier this year won his first classic race with Belmont [...]

18 Straight for Zenyatta

 

I’m thinking this may be a pretty good racehorse.
Zenyatta remains unbeaten with Clement L. Hirsch victory - Thoroughbred Times
by Mike Curry
Zenyatta was tested in the final furlong of the $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (G1) by runner-up Rinterval (Ire) on Saturday at Del Mar, but the two-time champion older female never appeared to be in [...]

The Mouse Is Dead. Long Live The Trackpad!

I've been using the Apple Magic Trackpad since the day after it was released. I love the glass trackpad on my MacBook Pro, the ability to use gestures like expanding a webpage with a two finger reverse pinch, exposing the open apps and documents with a four finger swipe, navigating web pages with three finger [...]

Santa Anita Track Repair Discussed at Meeting

———- Forwarded message ———-From: Michael Pizzolla <michaelpizzolla@gmail.com> Date: Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 8:40 AMSubject: Santa Anita Track Repair Discussed at MeetingTo: bhh@posttimedaily.com

Santa Anita Track Repair Discussed at Meeting
Amid concerns about track safety, horsemen representatives and Santa Anita management met the morning of Aug. 6 to discuss progress on renovation of the Pro-Ride synthetic [...]

Equibase And Thoroughbred Times Reports Handle Increase In July

The racing industry received a bit of good news on the pari-mutuel front on Thursday as average daily handle improved in July this year compared with July 2009.
According to Thoroughbred racing economic indicators released on Thursday by Equibase Co., bettors wagered an average of $1,633,404 on each of the 630 racing days offered by tracks [...]

Stronach seeks 140 dates for Santa Anita

Stronach seeks 140 dates for Santa Anita

Frank Stronach has requested permission from the California Horse Racing Board for MI Developments Inc.'s two California racetracks, Golden Gate Fields and Santa Anita Park, to each be allowed to race a minimum of 140 dates.
Echoing a call for less regulation that was a major theme in Stronach’s CHRB meeting [...]