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Magna's racing VP resigns, cites family
Sun ReporterMagna Entertainment Corp. executive vice president of racing Scott Borgemenke, who during the Preakness voiced his concern about the nonstop travel required for the job he took earlier last spring, has left the company. Borgemenke's departure became...Tags: Barbaro, Preakness Stakes, Equestrian, Los Angeles, Government
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'Official horse identifier' not a joking title
Richmond Times-DispatchNo horse makes it to the starting gate at Colonial Downs without meeting Walt Soes. On a typical weekday afternoon, the official horse identifier finishes his paperwork in the Virginia Racing office on the far side of the track. If his daughter,...Tags: Arkansas, Virginia, Williamsburg
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In an emergency situation, Rosecroft stops live racing
SUN REPORTERThe Maryland Racing Commission declared Rosecroft Raceway to be in an emergency situation yesterday and approved the track's request to discontinue live racing for perhaps as long as two years while allowing it to simulcast races at the Prince George's...Tags: Referenda, Maryland State Fair, Government, Horse and Harness Racing, Tourism and Leisure
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Safety Should Be Major Concern
I once heard a horse described as "1,000 pounds of muscle balancing on glass legs." That's not far from the truth, and recent tragedies have forced leaders in two sports — horse racing and eventing — to focus on making their competitions...Tags: Barbaro, Equestrian, Three-day Horse Event, Horse and Harness Racing, Injuries
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Curlin appears unlikely to run in Breeders' Cup Classic
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe Breeders' Cup Classic, to be run during the Oak Tree meet at Santa Anita on Oct. 25, is fast losing some of its luster now that it appears more and more unlikely that 2007 horse of the year Curlin will run in the $5-million Classic. Steve Asmussen,...Tags: Equestrian, Churchill Downs, Obesity, Arlington Park, Diet
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Trample steroids
In winning the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes, raising hopes of the first Triple Crown winner in three decades, Big Brown gave a long-overdue shot of adrenalin to thoroughbred racing. At least until word got out that the horse had been...Tags: Equestrian, Churchill Downs, Ben Johnson, Big Brown, Addiction
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For McKay, a stellar track record
Sun ReporterSportscasting great Jim McKay, who will be buried today, was passionate about horses and the racing industry. He was a man who could tell you the name of the first horse he bet on as a 14-year-old - Bay Dean - at Laurel Park and how much it paid - $151....Tags: Pimlico Race Course, Triple Crown, Horse and Harness Racing, Death and Dying, Kentucky Derby
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Study shows U.S. horse racing deaths at low rate over 5 years
New York TimesOver the last five years, 3,035 thoroughbreds, stand- ardbreds and quarter horses have died at racing facilities, but not all of them on the track or in racing-related accidents, according to statistics provided to a Congressional subcommittee by the...Tags: Equestrian, Churchill Downs, New York Times, Kentucky Derby, Pharmaceuticals
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Thoroughbred industry in Congressional hot seat
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWASHINGTON -- Lawmakers examining the health and safety of thoroughbred racehorses on Thursday advocated for a centralized governing authority that would regulate the sport, as critics of the racing industry called for congressional intervention to create...Tags: Equestrian, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Big Brown, Consumers, Don Knotts
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Jockey Club calls for ban on steroids
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterA committee set up by the Jockey Club to recommend safety measures in thoroughbred racing called for the elimination of steroids in training and racing. Two days before a Congressional hearing on the sport, the Thoroughbred Safety Committee,...Tags: Equestrian, Health and Safety at Work, Big Brown, Addiction, Kentucky Derby
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