Wednesday Notes
Suffolk Downs has added four stakes races to the schedule for the remainder of the meet. The Louise Kimball will be run on October 8, followed by the John Kirby on October 22, and the Amelia Peabody on November 5. The Norman Hall is scheduled for the meet’s final Saturday, November 19. The added races will each have a $40,000 purse and are restricted to Massachusetts-bred thoroughbreds.
—
NYRA president Charles Hayward told a state oversight committee that the organization would “go bust” in November unless it was allowed to sell property near Aqueduct (Newsday).
—
No surprise here: “Rep. Ed Whitfield of Kentucky, whose subcommittee is investigating the Jockeys’ Guild, said on Monday night that he doubts the guild has fully complied with a subpoena issued two weeks ago that asks the guild to provide financial documents by Oct. 3″ (Daily Racing Form).
