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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Lawmakers looking gaming gift horse in the mouth
The Champaign News-Gazette - Sun Dec 6, 9:34 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, 4:17 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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As goes Maryland's troubled horse industry, so goes jobs and economic stability
The Frederick News-Post - Sun Dec 6, 2:00 am ETONCE HOME TO HUNDREDS of horses, the lush pastures of Glade Valley Farms sit mostly vacant on the northside of Frederick This decline is symptomatic of what has happened to the horse racing industry in Maryland over the past decade
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Needs grow this holiday season, but funds deflate
The News & Advance - Sun Dec 6, 1:04 am ETAcross the greater Lynchburg area, organizations and government agencies that help the needy are feeling the crunch of the groggy economy.
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Two dead in Lebanon Raceway fire
The Cincinnati Enquirer - Sat Dec 5, 1:12 pm ETAs many as 43 horses died Saturday in an early-morning fire at the Lebanon Raceway. The bodies of two people, believed to be veteran horse groomers, were also pulled from the rubble.
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Devastating: Two People, Forty-Three Horses Killed at Lebanon Raceway
19 Action News Cleveland - Sat Dec 5, 12:13 pm ETLEBANON, OH (CNN) -- Two men and dozens of horses died Saturday when a blaze engulfed a barn at an Ohio harness-racing track, a state fire official said.
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Pierce leads Dover standings
The News Journal - Sat Dec 5, 4:58 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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Missoula County to hear horse racing pitch
KAJ Kalispell - Fri Dec 4, 7:36 pm ETMissoula County leaders will listen to another pitch from an out-of-town company which is still interested in bringing horse racing back to Missoula.
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Oklahomans in the National Finals Rodeo
The Oklahoman - Fri Dec 4, 1:21 am ETHunter Herrin of Apache, tie-down roping, second in the world standingsJustin McDaniel of Porum, bareback bronc riding, fourthBilly Etbauer of Edmond, saddle bronc riding, sixthCorey Navarre of Weatherford, bull riding, thirdCody Whitney of Asher, bull riding, ninthBlair Burk of Durant, tie-down roping, 13thNick Sartain of Yukon, team roping (heading), eighthKollin VonAhn of Durant, team roping ...
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Pruitt takes racing honors
Greencastle Banner-Graphic - Fri Dec 4, 12:35 am ETNorth Putnam Middle School eighth-grader Trevor Pruitt, 14, recently traveled to Columbus, Ohio with his horse Walter to compete in barrel racing events sponsored by the All American Quarter Horse...
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New York City Off-Track Betting Corp. To Begin Restructuring Process Through Chapter 9 Filing
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Thu Dec 3, 11:05 am ETNew York City Off-Track Betting Corporation announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized it to file a petition for adjustment of its debts under chapter 9 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S.
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National Finals Rodeo well stocked with Lubbock-area talent
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal - Thu Dec 3, 1:51 am ETWhen the chutes burst open at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo this weekend in Las Vegas , the Lubbock area will be well represented.
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Dubai Crisis Doesn’t Stop Sheikh Mohammed Spending on Horses
Bloomberg - Wed Dec 2, 12:09 pm ETDec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- The credit crisis in Dubai that shook world markets hasn’t stopped the country’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum from buying race horses.
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Bans fail to foil video gambling
Chicago Tribune - Wed Dec 2, 1:28 am ETBut machines won't be up and running for at least a year Towns and counties throughout Illinois continue to ban legalized video gambling, but state officials said Tuesday that not enough of them have opted out to hurt estimates of how much the machines will fetch.
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Horse racing is in his blood
Southside Sentinel - Wed Dec 2, 6:09 pm ETWillis Braxton Sr. is lucky. After 96 years of living, his eyes still twinkle when he tells stories about race horses. Braxton was fortunate to have known the 1918 Kentucky Derby winner “Exterminator.” That legendary horse retired to a farm at Remlik and lived until 1945.
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