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The Sport Archive

Needed: One Bugler

Lone Star Park is looking for a bugler to play the “Call to Post” before each race during the Breeders’ Cup meeting this October. Auditions will be held on September 1. Appointments are encouraged; walk-ups are welcome. (Thoroughbred Times)

Posted in The Sport on August 23, 2004

Wagering Down, Purses Up

The NTRA’s second quarter report on racing economic indicators released this week shows mixed numbers: “Total wagering declined marginally from $4,113,889,920 to $4,110,567,732 (-.08%)…. Purses, which showed a one percent drop in first-quarter 2004 over the prior year, rebounded strongly, showing a 2.86 percent increase ($292,902,564 to $284,769,311) over the comparable quarter in 2003.” (San Francisco Chronicle)

Posted in The Sport on July 22, 2004

Del Mar Delights

Sure, the racing at Saratoga is superior, concedes Jay Privman in the Daily Racing Form, but of the two summer meets, it’s Del Mar by far that’s the more fun.
Related: “Del Mar kicks off its 43-day season” (ESPN), and “Racing now riding high” (San Diego Union-Tribune).

Posted in The Sport on July 20, 2004

A Day at the Races

The Morning News guys spend a day at Belmont.

Posted in The Sport on July 15, 2004