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Cherokees buy Blue Ribbon Downs racetrack in Okla.

Seattle Times - 2 hours 21 minutes ago

The Cherokee Nation has bought Blue Ribbon Downs in Sallisaw, Okla., less than two weeks after the previous owner shuttered the horse racing track.

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HORSE RACING: No doubt it was a Classic moment
Los Angeles Daily News - Fri Dec 11, 3:27 am ET
The 2009 thoroughbred racing season was dominated by Zenyatta and Rachel Alexandra, the two first ladies of racing who never met on the race track but are embroiled in a contentious battle for Horse of the Year.
Cherokees buy Blue Ribbon Downs racetrack in Oklahoma
Durant Daily Democrat - 2 hours 26 minutes ago
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Cherokee Nation has bought Blue Ribbon Downs in Sallisaw, less than two weeks after the previous owner shuttered the financially troubled horse racing track, but stopped sh...
Tryans finish 1-2 for second time at NFR
Billings Gazette - Fri Dec 11, 3:08 am ET
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KRIKORIAN: Apollitical Jess ready for quick buck
Long Beach Press-Telegram - Fri Dec 11, 2:22 am ET
Orlando Gutierrez, the venerable public relations director of the Los Alamitos race track, has it down to a science what this evening's winner of the richest quarter horse race in the nation, the Two Million Futurity, will earn for finishing first at the old course on Katella Ave.
Wilson plans major renovations
Bucks County Courier Times - Fri Dec 11, 3:47 am ET
BENSALEM - Come this time next week, area horse racing fans will start getting what they've been waiting a long time for.
Equine drug-testing lab gets incentives to come to Lexington
Lexington Herald-Leader - Thu Dec 10, 5:37 pm ET
A British company got approval on Thursday for a $425,000 forgivable loan and $800,000 in tax breaks
Optimism high for return of horse racing at Missoula County Fairgrounds
Missoulian - Fri Dec 11, 12:36 am ET
It wasn't earthshaking, but in the century-long history of horseracing at the Missoula County Fairgrounds, a 45-minute meeting atthe Missoula County Courthouse was a milestone of sorts.
Thursday December 10, 2009 - 16:11 EST
Rolling Good Times - Thu Dec 10, 4:11 pm ET
MONTREAL, Quebec -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- Income Access is now providing affiliate management services and a white label version of its iGaming affiliate software to LuxBet , a unique sportsbook program that specializes in horseracing.
Area trainer Paul Jones races at new Hialeah Park
Ruidoso News - Thu Dec 10, 8:11 pm ET
The officials at the legendary Hialeah Park Race Track once again opened the doors to welcome horsemen and patrons for the first time in eight years.
Racing executive maintains optimism despite setbacks: Horse Racing Insider
The Cleveland Plain Dealer - Thu Dec 10, 8:09 am ET
Ohio's racetracks are hanging on by a thread, and many horsemen already have headed to adjoining states to chase bigger purses. But Racing Commission Executive Director Tom Fries Jr. says tracks are still hopeful of eventually getting video slots.
Japan's Vodka to race her last in Dubai
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 12:06 pm ET
Japan's most popular race horse Vodka will retire from racing after competing in the Dubai World Cup in March, press reports said Wednesday.
Barter found dead
Athens Daily Review - Thu Dec 10, 12:00 pm ET
EDITOR'S NOTE: The Athens Review typically does not report on suicides. However, due to the public location of the event, and because the person involved is considered a public figure, details have been included in this report.
Group proposes reviving horse racing at Twin River
The Providence Journal - Wed Dec 9, 10:15 pm ET
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Thoroughbred Times - Wed Dec 9, 9:22 pm ET
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Breeders’ Cup expands as the industry contracts
Thoroughbred Times - Wed Dec 9, 5:07 pm ET
Breeders’ Cup Ltd. President Greg Avioli joined the horse racing industry workforce in 1998 as general counsel and vice president of business affairs for the National Thoroughbred Association.