Good suggestion, and this could be implemented very easily. Remember, this year’s Derby’s splits were the fastest ever.
Horse racing notebook: Digital time displays would help jockeys - Houston Chronicle http://www.chron.com/sports/article/Horse-racing-notebook-Digital-time-displays-3547141.php
In many races around turns, interval times (splits) are vital.
Whether shouted to a distance runner or flashed on digital display to a speedskater, splits [...]
Delaware Park Opens 100-Day Season May 12 http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/69649/delaware-park-opens-100-day-season-may-12
The live racing schedule for the 75th anniversary season at Delaware Park is set to begin Saturday, May 12.
Live racing will be held on Saturdays, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Live racing will not be conducted on the first Thursday of the meet on May 17. Admission [...]
I’ll Have Another Headed to Pimlico http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/69600/ill-have-another-headed-to-pimlico
Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner I’ll Have Another departed Churchill Downs at 1:19 p.m. May 7 and was taken to nearby Louisville International Airport for a flight to Baltimore, Md., where he will contest the May 19 Preakness Stakes (gr. I).
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Good news from this year’s Derby!
Kentucky Derby sets attendance, betting records http://www.suntimes.com/sports/horseracing/12404292-419/kentucky-derby-sets-attendance-betting-records.html
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Churchill Downs was a financial winner as Kentucky Derby week set more records for attendance and betting.
Derby week earnings before taxes and other accounting measures increased about $4.5 million to $5.5 million compared with last year, [...]
Suffolk Downs, Horsemen Agree on Contract http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/69630/suffolk-downs-horsemen-agree-on-contract
After months of wrangling over minor details in the contract for the 2012 live meet that begins June 2, Suffolk Downs and the New England Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association have reached an agreement.
According to a source close to the negotiations, the deal calls [...]
Delaware Park reaches agreement with horsemen http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/national-news/2012/05/08/delaware-park-reaches-agreement-with-horsemen.aspx
Delaware Park and the Delaware Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (DTHA) signed a one-year agreement last week, in time for opening day of the 2012 season this Saturday. “Of course our horsemen are relieved to have a contract in place to eliminate the uncertainty of purse levels and race days,” Madeline [...]
Preakness Notes: Large Field Expected http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/69625/preakness-notes-large-field-expected
I’ll Have Another is the first Kentucky Derby winner in more than a decade to ship into Pimlico within a week of the race in Louisville. Since O’Neill is based in California and he does not have a division stabled in Kentucky, he decided to send his [...]
On to the Preakness for I’ll Have Another http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/06/2786714/on-to-the-preakness-for-ill-have.html
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Doug O’Neill spent all evening celebrating I’ll Have Another’s victory in the Kentucky Derby, finally returning to his hotel room about 2 a.m. Sunday.
The party began at the trainer’s barn at Churchill Downs, moved to a charity dinner and [...]
Police: Body found at Kentucky Derby track - Horse Racing - MiamiHerald.com http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/06/2786162/police-person-found-dead-at-ky.html
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Police say a body has been found in the backside area at Churchill Downs, a few barns away from where Kentucky Derby winner I’ll Have Another is kept.
Louisville police spokeswoman Alicia Smiley says authorities were called early Sunday [...]
Negativity surrounding horse racing must stop - DailyHerald.com http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120505/sports/705059782/
On this day, overcast skies above Arlington Park couldn’t cast a pall over the track specifically or the sport generally.
In the coming months around here there also will be the Arlington Million and around the country the other Triple Crown and the Breeders’ Cup races. [...]
