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Horse Racing Women's Summit Announces 2023 Dates

Horse Racing Women's Summit Announces 2023 Dates | Racing News | Scoop.it
Three key events will highlight the Horse Racing Women's Summit for 2023. The second annual edition will take place at Santa Anita Park during the final week of September next year, coinciding with the opening of the Autumn Meet which culminates with the 40th Breeders' Cup on Nov. 3 and 4. Prior to that, the
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December 15, 2022 4:08 PM
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Colonial Shifting To Weekend Racing For 2023

Colonial Shifting To Weekend Racing For 2023 | Racing News | Scoop.it
The 2023 racing dates at Colonial Downs will hold steady at the same 27-program level that the turf-focused track ran this year, but the full first season under the ownership of the gaming company Churchill Downs, Inc. (CDI), will see a shift to Thursday-through-Saturday racing instead of the Virginia track's traditional Monday-through-Wednesday slot. The number
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November 18, 2022 7:22 PM
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Fewer '23 Dates, Cut in Purses Proposed by Canterbury

Fewer '23 Dates, Cut in Purses Proposed by Canterbury | Racing News | Scoop.it
Despite coming off a record-handle season, Canterbury Park is proposing a 10-day schedule slice and a $45,000 average daily purse cut for 2023. The reductions were made public this week as the Minnesota track faced a Nov. 15 racing commission deadline to apply for next year's dates at the same time it is trying to
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November 11, 2022 7:22 PM
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Claiming Crown comes to Churchill for the first time

Claiming Crown comes to Churchill for the first time | Racing News | Scoop.it
One of the more underrated events in the Thoroughbred racing business comes to Churchill for the first time Saturday with the 24th Claiming Crown, an eight-race series that should make for great fun for hard-core handicappers.
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November 7, 2022 12:04 PM
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Horse Racing Superstar Flightline Retired After Breeders’ Cup Win, Ranks Among ‘Best of All Time’ | America's Best Racing

Horse Racing Superstar Flightline Retired After Breeders’ Cup Win, Ranks Among ‘Best of All Time’ | America's Best Racing | Racing News | Scoop.it
The remarkable, two-year racing journey of Flightline has come to an end.
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October 19, 2022 12:54 PM
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Jamgotchian Sues CHRB Over Name Controversy

Jamgotchian Sues CHRB Over Name Controversy | Racing News | Scoop.it
Thoroughbred owner Jerry Jamgotchian, who has a decades-long history as both a plaintiff and defendant in lawsuits involving horse racing entities, went after the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) in federal court on Monday, claiming that his constitutional and civil rights were violated when the stewards at Los Alamitos Race Course denied entry to one
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September 14, 2022 10:14 AM
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CDI Names Palmisano Executive Director of Racing - BloodHorse

CDI Names Palmisano Executive Director of Racing - BloodHorse | Racing News | Scoop.it
Churchill Downs Incorporated announced Sept. 12 that Gary Palmisano Jr. has been promoted to executive director of racing.
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August 12, 2022 1:23 PM
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Louisiana Downs Announces Return of Super Derby in 2023

“With support of horsemen, Louisiana Downsannounced Aug. 11 the return of Super Derby is being postponed until 2023. The delay allows the track to realize the benefit of adding revenue from the Historical Horse Racing machines, the additional Off Track Betting locations, and sportsbook that will contribute to the purse structure. Additionally, the Shreveport tracck is adding over 100 new slot machines to the casino floor, which will increase slot revenue and further enhance the purse structure.”

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July 25, 2022 6:11 PM
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Saratoga's Seventh Race Declared a No Contest - BloodHorse

Saratoga's Seventh Race Declared a No Contest - BloodHorse | Racing News | Scoop.it
The seventh race at Saratoga Race Course July 24 was declared a no contest by the stewards following a bizarre incident during the running of the 1 1/16-mile race on the Inner turf.
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July 11, 2022 6:19 PM
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Breeders' Cup Makes Plans for Travel, Quarantine, HISA

“Despite a few regulatory and logistical curveballs, transport and quarantine preparations for the November 4-5 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Keeneland are proceeding on pace and officials say they expect no disruptions.”

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June 16, 2022 12:10 AM
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Texas Racing Commission to cut import and export simulcasting July 1 when HISA becomes effective – U.S. Trotting News

Texas Racing Commission to cut import and export simulcasting July 1 when HISA becomes effective – U.S. Trotting News | Racing News | Scoop.it
Share via: More Columbus, OH – According to a J.N. Campbell story on HorseRacing.net, on Monday (June 13) Texas Racing Commission Executive Director Amy Cook issued a letter entitled Approval of Pari-Mutuel Simulcast Wagering Import and Export Request Policy Statement declaring that both the...
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June 13, 2022 6:21 PM
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Mo Donegal Wins the Belmont Stakes as Rich Strike Finishes Sixth - The New York Times

Mo Donegal Wins the Belmont Stakes as Rich Strike Finishes Sixth - The New York Times | Racing News | Scoop.it
The favorite at post time, Mo Donegal won by three lengths, becoming the third horse to win a Triple Crown race in 2022. The Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike was sixth.
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May 23, 2022 7:07 PM
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Early Voting wins 147th running of Preakness Stakes

Early Voting wins 147th running of Preakness Stakes | Racing News | Scoop.it
Early Voting, who went off at 5-1, won the 147th running of the Preakness Stakes.
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December 17, 2022 12:06 AM
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Canterbury Park Approved for Shorter 54-Day Meet - BloodHorse

Canterbury Park Approved for Shorter 54-Day Meet - BloodHorse | Racing News | Scoop.it
Canterbury Park's request for a shorter 54-day Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing season in 2023 from May 27 - Sept. 16 was unanimously approved Dec. 15 by the Minnesota Racing Commission.
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December 5, 2022 9:41 AM
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Penn National Slices 16 Dates in '23 to Preserve Purse Structure

Penn National Slices 16 Dates in '23 to Preserve Purse Structure | Racing News | Scoop.it
Penn National will slice 16 dates off its 2023 racing schedule (from 150 to 134), Parx Racing will add four dates (from 150 to 154), while Presque Isle Downs will remain level at 100 dates, according to a master calendar approved Nov.29 by the Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission (PHRC). “The reduction in days at Penn
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November 16, 2022 10:20 AM
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Mountaineer To Race Six Fewer Days in 2023

Mountaineer To Race Six Fewer Days in 2023 | Racing News | Scoop.it
Mountaineer Park was granted approval on Monday by the West Virginia Racing Commission (WVRC) to race 124 dates in 2023, a six-program reduction from the 130 that the track is scheduled to race this year during its April-through-December meet. Speaking about the loss of race dates, WVRC executive director Joe Moore said, “I'm told that
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November 7, 2022 12:05 PM
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Epicenter has 'textbook' surgery; racing future is uncertain

Epicenter has 'textbook' surgery; racing future is uncertain | Racing News | Scoop.it
Epicenter undergoes 'textbook' surgery after his injury in the Breeders' Cup Classic.
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October 19, 2022 12:56 PM
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Horse Racing Women's Summit Event Set For Breeders' Cup

Horse Racing Women's Summit Event Set For Breeders' Cup | Racing News | Scoop.it
The Horse Racing Women's Summit (HRWS) will host its first event Breeders' Cup on Tuesday, Nov. 1 at Keeneland Race Course as a follow-up to the Horse Racing Women's Summit at Santa Anita Park in September. HRWS Meet Up at the Breeders' Cup will be highlighted by an address from Keeneland President & CEO, Shannon
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September 16, 2022 7:26 PM
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Best in the world: Flightline passes Baaeed in latest rankings

Best in the world: Flightline passes Baaeed in latest rankings | Racing News | Scoop.it
Flightline passes Baaeed in world's best racehorse rankings.
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September 12, 2022 1:05 PM
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Kentucky Downs cancels Sunday card after two races due to heavy rain

Kentucky Downs cancels Sunday card after two races due to heavy rain | Racing News | Scoop.it
After running two races, Kentucky Downs canceled the remainder of its 11-race card Sunday because of course conditions.
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August 5, 2022 10:40 PM
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Plans in Motion to Bring Racing Back to Massachusetts

“Richard Fields, the former owner of Suffolk Downs, is aiming to get back in the game. Along with Armand Janjigian, a longtime Thoroughbred owner and breeder in Massachusetts, he is planning to develop a new racetrack and restore live racing in the state under the banner of Commonwealth Racing.”

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July 12, 2022 7:55 PM
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Amplify Horse Racing Announces Saratoga Programming

Amplify Horse Racing Announces Saratoga Programming | Racing News | Scoop.it
Amplify Horse Racing, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to promoting education and careers in the Thoroughbred industry, has announced the opening of registration for behind-the-scenes educational tours at Saratoga Race Course for youth and young adults, along with additional programming throughout the month of August in Saratoga Springs, NY. On Monday, August 1 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.,
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June 28, 2022 9:58 PM
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Honorees Announced for Racing Hall of Fame - BloodHorse

Honorees Announced for Racing Hall of Fame - BloodHorse | Racing News | Scoop.it
Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino will induct two highly accomplished horsemen into its Racing Hall of Fame on Saturday, July 9, 2022. The two honorees are Jockey Stormy Smith and Owner and Breeder H. Allen Poindexter.
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June 14, 2022 6:40 PM
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New York Gaming Commission rejects appeal of voided claim

New York Gaming Commission rejects appeal of voided claim | Racing News | Scoop.it
The New York Gaming Commission rejected the appeal by the connections of Battalion to have the voided claim of their horse from a May 28 race at Belmont Park overturned.
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June 1, 2022 8:49 PM
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Presque Isle, PA HBPA Reach Five-Year Racing Agreement - BloodHorse

Presque Isle, PA HBPA Reach Five-Year Racing Agreement - BloodHorse | Racing News | Scoop.it
A lawyer representing Presque Isle Downs informed the State Racing Commission in Pennsylvania May 31 that a five-year live-racing agreement has been reached between the track and the Pennsylvania Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association.
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