By Steven Long
HOUSTON, (Horseback) – The Texas Racing Commission faced a packed house Friday in the enclosed confines of the Founder’s Room at Sam Houston Rack Park. They heard a tale of woe from an industry in rapid decline, a decline precipitated by a close escape of Texas dollars flowing across the Sabine and Red...
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Manor Downs closes, future status uncertain
By Denis Blake , Texas Thoroughbred Association
AUSTIN, (TTA) – After 21 years as a pari-mutuel racetrack, Manor– Denis Blake
Downs near Austin closed on July 25. In a press
release, the track attributed the closure to “the recent
significant drop in handle due to the economy
along with the migration of horses to...
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AUSTIN, (TRC) – Committee meeting at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas. Representatives from the horsemen, breed registries, Texas horse tracks, staff from the Texas Racing Commission and various members of the public attended the meeting chaired by Robert M. Schmidt, Vice-Chair of the TexasRacing Commission.
Track officials double-digit decline in handle over the...
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