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Headlines: January 15

– Kentucky Derby prospects are racing in stakes on both coasts this weekend (CJ)
– Sweet Catomine is ready for her three-year-old debut in the Santa Ysabel Stakes. (TT)
– Suffolk Downs’ track announcer Larry Collmus will fill in for a vacationing Tom Durkin, calling NYRA races from February to April. (SFG)
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Posted in Miscellany on January 15, 2005

Headlines: January 14

– “After several drug-related suspensions, jockey Pat Valenzuela is set to resume riding,” writes Gary West, “and horse racing is set to resume its role as an enabler.” (ST)
– Racing fans will be treated to double stakes action in New York on Saturday, when the Count Fleet Stakes (rescheduled from last week) and the Affectionately Handicap are run. (NYDN)
– Kentucky racing officials reviewed a draft proposal on Thursday that would regulate logos and ads worn by jockeys during races in the state. (LHL)
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Posted in Miscellany on January 14, 2005

A True Story

Sure it is, which is why no people or horses are named. (Fauquier Times-Democrat)

Posted in Miscellany on January 13, 2005