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Lone Star Troubles Could Have Ripple Effect for Houston Track

November 17, 2010
Lone Star Troubles Could Have Ripple Effect for Houston Track

 By Steven Long HOUSTON, (Horseback) – The sudden departure of the prospective new owners of Lone Star Park, the DFW area’s class one race track has stunned Texas owners and foretells an uncertain future for the sport. 250mg erythromycin Global Gaming, a subsidiary of Oklahoma’s wealthy Chickasaw Nation suddenly withdrew their intent to take...
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Indians Stun Metroplex Race Fans With Renig on Lone Star Park Deal

November 17, 2010
Indians Stun Metroplex Race Fans With Renig on Lone Star Park Deal

    AUSTIN, (TTA) – TRC Chairman Rolando Pablos announced at the outset of today’s Commission meeting in Austin that Global Gaming had asked that the request “be pulled down” from today’s lengthy agenda. No reasons were given for the request withdrawal. generic amoxil The change in ownership has now been pending for 379 days since Global...
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Racing Commission Approves Texas Dates, Lone Star Park the Big Winner

September 18, 2010
Racing Commission Approves Texas Dates, Lone Star Park the Big Winner

By David Hooper, Executive Director, Texas  Thorghbred Association     AUSTIN, – The Texas Racing Commission approved the amended 2011 racing dates schedule agreed upon by the Class 1 track operators, the major breed organizations and the horsemen’s organization, during a meeting in Austin last Tuesday. The schedule includes three separate straight Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse...
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North Texas Track to Offer 78 Live Racing Dates as SHRP and Retama Drop the Ball

September 16, 2010
North Texas Track to Offer 78 Live Racing Dates as SHRP and Retama Drop the Ball

  Thoroughbreds 52 Days Starting April 14; Quarter Horses 26 Days Beginning Sept. 2007 08 09 diflucan for oral thrush 16 GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (LSP) – Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie was granted 78 live racing dates for 2011 at Tuesday’s Texas Racing Commission meeting in Austin, Texas, including a 52-date Spring Thoroughbred Season...
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Beleagured Texas Tracks, Breeds, Owners, Reach Aggrement on Race Dates

September 11, 2010
Beleagured Texas Tracks, Breeds, Owners, Reach Aggrement on Race Dates

By David Hooper, Executive Direction, Texas Thoroughbred Association       
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Race Horse Owners Not Happy With Texas Race Dates Proposal

August 26, 2010
Race Horse Owners Not Happy With Texas Race Dates Proposal

Salado, TX (Key Ranch) – For many years, tracks and horsemen’s associations have sought legislation to pass slots in Texas. It hasn’t happened yet. This year, through what are admittedly strategic moves for leverage, the three Class I tracks are willing to sacrifice Texas horse racing opportunities in order to achieve that legislation. The...
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Battle Lines Being Drawn on Texas Racing

August 14, 2010
Battle Lines Being Drawn on Texas Racing

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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Commission Hosts Horse Race Dates Committee Meeting

July 20, 2010
Commission Hosts Horse Race Dates Committee Meeting

              AUSTIN, (TRC) – Committee meeting at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas. Representatives from the horsemen, breed registries, Texas horse tracks, staff canon image prograf ipf5100 from the Texas Racing Commission and various members of the public attended the meeting chaired by Robert M. 250mg erythromycin Schmidt, Vice-Chair of the TexasRacing...
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Commission Opens Race Date Application Period and Forms Race Date Committees

July 10, 2010

  AUSTIN, (TRC) — Recently, the Texas Racing Commission voted to open the application period for racetracks to request race dates for calendar year 2011 and January 1 – August 31, 2012. cytotec drug use Racetracks must submit their requests to the Commission by August 18, 2010. The Commission expects to consider the racetracks’ requested race dates...
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Texas Racing Facing Hard Future

July 3, 2010
Texas Racing Facing Hard Future

 By David Hooper, CEO, Texas Thoroughbred Association – Texas owners, trainers and other interested licensees met in late morning on July 1 in the Texas Thoroughbred Sales Pavilion at Lone Star Park with key officials of the state’s Class 1 tracks to share their views on a proposed consolidation of 2011 Thoroughbred racing...
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