Headlines: April 12
– Lost in the Fog’s next race will be at home. He’ll start in the May 14 Golden Bear at Golden Gate Fields. (TT)
– Churchill Downs has asked a judge to prohibit another jockey walkout. In a motion filed March 29, Churchill said it believes the Jockeys’ Guild may stage a Kentucky Derby week walkout much like the one jockeys took part in last fall over insurance concerns. (Globe)
– Congressmen John Sweeney and Ed Whitfield predict anti-slaughter legislation will pass this year. “The bill had the support needed to gain House passage last year, but died in the Agriculture Committee. This year, it will come before the Commerce Committee that Whitfield belongs to. That panel’s chairman has already agreed to schedule a hearing and hold an ‘up-down’ vote that virtually guarantees the bill’s passage in committee.” From there, it will go the House floor, where the bill has 220 sponsors, two more than needed for passage. (Sara.)
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