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(09-May-08)
Churchill Downs Entries for Saturday, May 10th:
(09-May-08)
Churchill Downs Entries for Sunday, May 11th:
(09-May-08)
KHRA Considers Health and Safety Panel:
The Kentucky Horse Racing Authority, at its meeting May 19, will consider forming a working group to review Thoroughbred health and safety concerns. More...
(09-May-08)
Officials: Don't Discount Welfare Groups:
Though their views and actions may at times be considered extreme and bizarre by some, animal rights and welfare groups have a large constituency, have proven effective at making their point, and shouldn’t be disregarded when they seize on an issue, officials said. More...
(09-May-08)
Horse safety board created:
Responding to the breakdown of the filly Eight Belles after Saturday's Kentucky Derby, the Jockey Club -- the official registrar of thoroughbred pedigrees in North America -- announced a committee to recommend industry changes to improve equine health. More...
(09-May-08)
What's going on here?:
Keeping a proper perspective can be tricky, indeed. More...
(08-May-08)
Churchill Downs Entries for Friday, May 9th:
(08-May-08)
Big Brown back on track for first time since Derby win:
LOUISVILLE --Kentucky Derby champion Big Brown returned to the track at Churchill Downs on Wednesday, four days after his 43/4-length win in the Run for the Roses. More...
(08-May-08)
Churchill ADW dispute lingers:
In a Wednesday morning conference call, Churchill Downs Inc. President Bob Evans told analysts and investors the company’s disagreement with horsemen on advance-deposit-wagering revenue could linger into 2009. More...
(08-May-08)
Owner Porter Reflects on Eight Belles:
Three days after his brilliant filly Eight Belles broke down in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), Rick Porter was still searching for answers. More...
(08-May-08)
Racing gets back on track:
Jennifer Duncan was standing in line to cash her winning Derby ticket when she heard that second-place finisher Eight Belles had been euthanized on the track. More...
(08-May-08)
Churchill horsemen face purse cut:
Churchill Downs Inc. President and CEO Bob Evans said he expects purses will be cut at the Louisville racetrack effective next week because of dispute with horsemen over account wagering revenues. More...
(08-May-08)
KTA Upset with Churchill Dealings:
The head of a Kentucky horsemen’s association said his group withheld approval for the Churchill Downs signal to go out to a pair of offshore rebate shops for the undercards of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) and Kentucky Oaks (gr. I), and is aggravated that the track is blaming horsemen for a decline in handle on the two programs. More...
(07-May-08)
Racing needs someone in charge:
When the NBA suffered the embarrassment of a referee involved in a gambling scandal, Commissioner David Stern stepped forward to issue proclamations, answer questions and take the heat. More...
(07-May-08)
Trainer orders steroids test:
The trainer of Eight Belles is certain the filly was never on steroids, and he has ordered tests to prove it. More...
(07-May-08)
Seven Confirmed for Preakness:
With the May 17 Preakness Stakes (gr. I) 11 days away, the field set to test Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner Big Brown continues to change as the connections of some of the top 3-year-olds weigh a start in the middle jewel of racing’s Triple Crown at Pimlico Race Course. More...
(07-May-08)
Churchill turns profit in normally slow first quarter:
Churchill Downs Inc. recorded an $800,000 profit in the first three months of 2008 after losing $8.4-million in the same period last year. More...
(07-May-08)
Haskin's Derby Recap: Highs and Lows:
Thoroughbred racing treads a fine line between its loftiest peak and its deepest abyss. Once again, celebration and sorrow clashed, this time in the May 3 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), as the death of a courageous racehorse cast a shadow over a performance by another so unique there should have been no room for anything but rejoicing following his ascent into the realm of greatness. More...
(07-May-08)
Tickets from Secretariat's sweep to be sold on eBay:
Thirty-five years after Secretariat's sweep of racing's Triple Crown, three uncashed $2 win tickets on the horse -- from the Derby, the Preakness and the Belmont -- are being sold on eBay. More...
(07-May-08)
Churchill Downs Entries for Thursday, May 8th:
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Churchill Downs Entries for Wednesday, May 7th:
(06-May-08)
Horse Racing Authority to investigate death:
The Kentucky Horse Racing Authority said on Monday that the Eight Belles tragedy will be investigated just as all racing injuries are. More...
(06-May-08)
Big Brown chasing Triple Crown:
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Rick Dutrow is worried. Does anyone believe him? More...
(06-May-08)
UPI Thoroughbred Racing Roundup:
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