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.
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Global Gaming, a subsidiary of Oklahoma’s wealthy Chickasaw Nation suddenly withdrew their intent to take...
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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.
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The change in ownership has now been pending for 379 days since Global...
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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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Thoroughbreds 52 Days Starting April 14; Quarter Horses 26 Days Beginning Sept.
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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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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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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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AUSTIN, (TRC) – Committee meeting at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas. Representatives from the horsemen, breed registries, Texas horse tracks, staff
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from the Texas Racing Commission and various members of the public attended the meeting chaired by Robert M.
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Schmidt, Vice-Chair of the TexasRacing...
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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.
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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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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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