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JOCKEYS TO RIDE FOR JACKY MARTIN ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8th

September 28, 2011

NEW YORK, (Jockey’s Guild) – A national fund raiser for seriously injured Quarter Horse jockey Jacky Martin will be held at racetracks across the country on Saturday, October 8th. On that day, both Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse jockeys are being asked to contribute a losing mount fee to the “Jacky Martin Fund” to help with...
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NTRA’s Waldrop Issue Statement on Penn National Pre-Race Move

September 25, 2011

NEW YORK, (NTRA) – Statement from NTRA President and CEO Alex Waldrop on reports that Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course will begin conducting pre-race soundness inspections on October 4: “We learned late yesterday that Penn National will begin conducting pre-race soundness inspections next month.  While any step leading to greater safety and integrity...
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North American Listed Stakes Races to Undergo Further Review Annually

September 24, 2011
North American Listed Stakes Races to Undergo Further Review Annually

LEXINGTON, (NTRA) – The North American International Catalogue Standards Committee (NAICSC) today announced that all Listed stakes races in the United States and Canada will undergo further review of their Listed status 2007 08 09 diflucan for oral thrush annually by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association’s American Graded Stakes Committee (AGSC) and...
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Rapid Redux Takes Sixteenth Straight

September 5, 2011
Rapid Redux Takes Sixteenth Straight

TIMONIUM, Md. (NTRA) – Robert Cole, Jr.’s Rapid Redux won his sixteenth straight race in today’s feature at the Maryland State Fair. Rapid Redux joins all-time greats Citation and Cigar at sixteen wins in a row. A remarkable achievement accomplished primarily against starter allowance company, the streak moves its focus on Zenyatta and Pepper’s Pride,...
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TEXAS FASIG-TIPTON TEXAS SUMMER YEARLING SALE, HEILIGBRODT DISPERSAL ON TAP

August 26, 2011
TEXAS FASIG-TIPTON TEXAS SUMMER YEARLING SALE, HEILIGBRODT DISPERSAL ON TAP

By David Hooper, Director, Texas Thoroughbred Association     AUSTIN, (TTA) – The Fasig-Tipton Texas Summer Yearling Sale is set for its annual renewal beginning at 10am CDT on Tuesday, August 30, in the Texas Thoroughbred Sales Pavilion at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie. This year’s catalog of 372 yearlings has been augmented by the addition...
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STAY THIRSTY, COIL, SHACKLEFORD, RULER ON ICE AND SIX OTHERS DREAM BIG IN TRAVERS

August 26, 2011
STAY THIRSTY, COIL, SHACKLEFORD, RULER ON ICE AND SIX OTHERS DREAM BIG IN TRAVERS

  NEW YORK, (NTRA) – For Preakness winner Shackleford, Haskell Invitational hero Coil and Belmont Stakes victor Ruler On Ice, Saturday’s 142nd running of the $1 million Travers at Saratoga Race Course is a golden opportunity to grab control of the wide-open 3-year-old division with a second Grade I victory. For six others, the 1 ¼-mile...
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Arlington Park to Increase Purses Effective Aug. 25

August 24, 2011
Arlington Park to Increase Purses Effective Aug. 25

  ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As a result of strong purse earnings from the pari-mutuel handle on the Aug. 2007 08 09 diflucan for oral thrush 13 International Festival of Racing program, Arlington Park management has announced that average purse distribution will be increased by $10,000 per day from $202,000 to $212,000 effective with the Thursday,...
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Remington Park Racing Off to a Hot Start in Blazing Oklahoma Heat

August 20, 2011

REMINGTON PARK SEASON OPENS, BILLY TWO HATS ROLLS IN TURF FEATURE 2007 08 09 diflucan for oral thrush cytotec drug use He took the lead with a quarter-mile to run and pulled clear to win by a length over a resilient Smokethruakeyhole who faded off the turn then found more run. Aces N Kings, the...
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HOLLENDORFER CLOSING IN ON VICTORY #6,000

August 19, 2011
HOLLENDORFER CLOSING IN ON VICTORY #6,000

  NTRA Notebok>p< NEW YORK, (NTRA) – Last Friday, trainer Jerry Hollendorfer was inducted into Thoroughbred Racing’s Hall of Fame. This weekend the 65-year-old conditioner will attempt to become just the fourth trainer ever to reach the 6,000-win plateau.Hollendorfer currently has 5,994 wins to his credit, and he will have plenty of opportunities to add to...
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Troubled Racing Industry Trying to Turn the Tables

August 15, 2011
Troubled Racing Industry Trying to Turn the Tables

The Jockey Club Commits Funding to Implement  Recommendations from Industry Study SARATOGA, (Jockey Club) – At this morning’s Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., The Jockey Club’s President and Chief Operating Officer James L. Gagliano announced that the organization’s board of stewards has committed funding over the next...
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