Japan's Vodka to race her last in Dubai
AFP - Wed Dec 9, 12:06 pm ETJapan's most popular race horse Vodka will retire from racing after competing in the Dubai World Cup in March, press reports said Wednesday.
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Horse races to return to Fla.'s historic Hialeah
Bay News 9 Tampa Bay - Fri Nov 27, 11:46 am ETHorses return, prepare for opening as Fla.'s historic Hialeah Park welcomes new racing fans
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Quarter dollars
The Ocala Star-Banner - Fri Nov 27, 6:42 am ETBy Carlos E. Medina Correspondent John Brunetti knows this may be the last chance for Hialeah Park. He's poured millions into the historic South Florida thoroughbred race track, closed since 2001, in advance of its reopening Saturday as a quarter-horse track.
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Thanksgiving is season to count horse racing’s blessings
Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Thu Nov 26, 11:42 pm ETThe horse racing season traditionally begins with the turkey.
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Ruidoso Downs serious about moving?
Alamogordo Daily News - Fri Nov 27, 1:24 am ETNormally, if we caught wind that owners of a horse racing track were considering a move to Las Cruces, we would embrace the idea and encourage community discussion.
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Jamaica allows Sunday horse races
AP via Yahoo! Sports - Wed Nov 25, 6:11 pm ETJamaica will for the first time allow horse racing on Sundays in a bid to revive the economy and draw tourists, but will ban off-track betting on the day. The decision to allow races on Sundays -- the first meeting will be this weekend -- came despite ardent opposition from church leaders who argued it would lead to gambling addictions and bankruptcies.
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Jamaica bans off-track bets on Sunday horse races
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Wed Nov 25, 5:19 pm ETJamaica will for the first time allow horse racing on Sundays in a bid to revive the economy and draw tourists, but will ban off-track betting on that day.
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Cleveland Classic gets added starpower in field with If I Can Dream set to start Saturday
The Cleveland Plain Dealer - Wed Nov 25, 7:33 pm ETPacing star If I Can Dream brings national attention to Northfield Park's Cleveland Classic on Saturday, carrying victories from the Breeders Crown, Messenger Stakes and Cane Pace.
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Horse racing: Pilot Point outfit breeds a winning tradition
Denton Record-Chronicle - Wed Nov 25, 6:28 pm ETPILOT POINT -- Leaving Memories has become quite a symbol of the longevity of Jim Helzer's quarter horse stallion operation. It was 1991 when the colt had the fastest qualifying time for the All-American Futurity, the most prestigious of quarter horse races held each September in Ruidoso, N.M. Helzer, who by then had owned racehorses for more than two decades, saw the performance of Leaving ...
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Horse Racing Capsules: Ira Hanford, rode 1936 Derby winner, dies at 91
The Brownsville Herald - Wed Nov 25, 5:47 pm ETIra "Babe" Hanford, who as an 18-year-old apprentice rode 20-1 shot Bold Venture to victory in the 1936 Kentucky Derby, has died. He was 91. He died Saturday in Ocala, Fla., following a long illness, said Virginia Hanford, his wife of 67 years.
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Racing panel OKs two-month schedule cut
The Steubenville Herald-Star - Wed Dec 9, 10:18 am ETNEWELL - The West Virginia Racing Commission has agreed to cut two months from the 2010 live horse racing schedule at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort.
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Rachel vs. Zenyatta in racing's Year of the Girl
Park Hills Daily Journal - Wed Dec 9, 3:45 am ETARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — The much anticipated race between Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta? Well, it’s on, but only on paper. Horse racing’s top two ladies will duke it out among voters for Horse of the Year honors after never meeting on the track.
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Two months of live racing eliminated at Mountaineer
The East Liverpool Review - Wed Dec 9, 12:10 am ETNEWELL - The West Virginia Racing Commission (WVRC) has agreed to cut two months from the 2010 live horse racing schedule at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort.
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Lawmakers looking gaming gift horse in the mouth
The Champaign News-Gazette - Sun Dec 6, 9:33 am ETIt was pretty much the proverbial gift horse. Here were the top honchos of the two biggest horse race tracks in Illinois, sitting before a panel of state legislators and virtually offering $100 million to $200 million to a state government that really, really needs the money.
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Local youth participates in annual AQHYA event
Dallas County News - Sun Dec 6, 1:32 am ETBob Eschliman, Editor Eight American Quarter Horse Youth Association members from across the United States recently received a unique opportunity to experience first-hand everything that is necessary to prepare an American Quarter Horse for a major race.
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Pierce leads Dover standings
The News Journal - Sat Dec 5, 3:59 am ETWith six wins at Dover on December 1, Ron Pierce padded his lead in the driver standings and showed once again he is one of the best in harness racing.
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