Archived News

From the Paulick Report:

"Having returned from four broken necks to compete at a top level, jockey Francisco Torres said Saturday morning that he is retiring from the saddle after 32 years to pursue another career in horse racing."

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From the Chicago Sun-Times:

"Other states allow “racinos” — race tracks with other forms of gambling, such as slot machines. In more than 10 states, including Indiana and Kentucky, track owners use that gaming revenue to boost horse-racing purses."... "But Illinois bans that practice, and efforts to change that have failed. Track owners and members of the state racing board support the change, saying bigger purses will bring in better horses and bigger crowds. Without it, they fear the

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From Bloodhorse:

"After grant helped fund some state-bred races, track brought back open stakes."

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From Bloodhorse:

"Fueled by the 2016 approval of advance deposit wagering in the state, the Minnesota Racing Commission has authorized the record payment of more than $590,000 in breeder awards to Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse breeders.

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Hawthorne news release:

"Multiple graded stakes winner Scuba showed the form that made him the Grade 2 Marathon winner last year as he returned to the winner’s circle for the first time since that race in winning the Grade 3 Hawthorne Gold Cup on Saturday."

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From the Shakopee Valley News:

Canterbury and a developer have big plans to use a lot of the track's excess space for a development that would include upscale townhomes, apartments, an extended stay hotel, a water park, offices, etc. Many barns would have to be relocated.

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By Mike Paradise, from IHHA website

"Forty long years ago Arlington Park, the Midwest’s long-time premier thoroughbred racing facility, hosted back-to-back years of harness racing on its huge mile and one-eighth oval. Those Standardbred meets came in 1977 and 1978 at the northwest suburban facility in the village of Arlington Heights, Illinois."

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From Media-Vox, Inc.

"Full version of informational video regarding the economic struggles of Fairmount Park and Illinois horse racing, how current proposed legislation can give Illinois tracks a fresh start to compete and succeed economically against neighboring states."

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From the DRF:

"Three Illinois horsemen’s groups have filed a lawsuit with the circuit court of Cook County seeking to compel the Illinois legislature to fund an $11 million 2016 recapture payment debited this year from racing purse accounts in the state."

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From the ITHA:

ITHA, IHHA and ILHBPA Have Jointly Filed a Lawsuit In Cook County Circuit Court

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