Headlines: May 3
– Owner Michael Gill to leave racing. Again. (BH)
– Magna posted a $4.1 million loss for the first quarter of 2005 (DRF), but chairman Frank Stronach sees a payoff of $12 billion annually within 10 years if US racing regulations are relaxed. “We know that the upside is incredible,” said Stronach. (Mail)
– Horses trained on Keeneland’s Polytrack surface made 28% more starts and won 85% more races at Turfway this winter than they did a year earlier. (WSJ — sub. req.)
– Trainer Richard Dutrow, Jr. will begin serving a 60-day suspension on June 1 and pay a $5,000 fine, as a result of two medication positives and a claiming rule violation. Dutrow will saddle likely favorite Sis City for the Kentucky Oaks on Friday. (DRF)
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