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Miscellany Archive

Headlines: October 31

– Singletary is a big hit (DST)
– Owners love Funny Cide of life (ST)
– Lone Star Cup called success (BH)
– BC handle nearly $120 million (TT)
– Center retrains retiring racehorses (CJ)
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Posted in Miscellany on October 31, 2004

Racing Back Where It Belongs

“This part of the Lone Star State has traveled miles since those early 1990s days at little Trinity Meadows.
“We still love our horses. Some of us still cherish our horse racing memories.
“To the owners and breeders, welcome home.” (Star-Telegram)

Posted in Miscellany on October 30, 2004

Headlines: October 30

– Breeders’ Cup week photos (DMN)
– Superb horsemanship saves Gryder (NYDN)
– Silver Charm moving to Japan (ESPN)
– Pollard’s Vision wins LS Derby (DMN)
– Stronach calls for fair bidding process (TT)
– Dream Derby production begins (Yahoo)
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Posted in Miscellany on October 30, 2004

Headlines: October 29

– Azeri: Classic is biggest test (Sun)
– Ouija eyes Breeders’ glory (BBC)
– Ghostzapper to go for early lead (TT)
– BC family affair for Jerkens and son (Globe)
– The Breeders’ Cup A-to-Z (DMN)
– Migliore okay after spill (NYDN)
– Paulin: “Slot the vote” (BH)
– TurfTrax results encouraging (BH)
– More on Texas slaughterhouses (LAT)
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Posted in Miscellany on October 29, 2004

Needed: Independent Agency

“Racing is at a crossroads on many fronts these days. The New York Racing Association has its back up against the wall. The National Thoroughbred Racing Association is in a leadership transition. The Thoroughbred Championship Tour is trying to get off the ground. Purses face erosion from off-shore betting schemes. But the single greatest problem facing the game — how to restore integrity to the race itself — is not receiving the attention it so desperately requires.” What racing needs, writes Barry Irwin, is an independent agency like the United States Anti-Doping Agency. (Blood-Horse)

Posted in Miscellany on October 28, 2004