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Dec 11 2009

Sponsor deals not smooth as silks - ESPN

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Sponsor deals not smooth as silks
ESPN
By 2004 they were threatening a boycott of the Kentucky Derby as the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority attempted to enforce a rule that banned advertising ...

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Dec 11 2009

Buzz surrounds Tampa Bay Downs opening for 84th season - Tampabay.com

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Buzz surrounds Tampa Bay Downs opening for 84th season
Tampabay.com
Five graded races and five Downs graduates in the 135th Kentucky Derby — both track records — made the 2008-09 meet an Oldsmar masterpiece. ...

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Dec 11 2009

Career change proves a winner for apprentice - Daily Racing Form (registration)

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Career change proves a winner for apprentice
Daily Racing Form (registration)
For the first time, Churchill Downs will sell two-day ticket packages to the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks via the racetrack's new online box office, ...

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Dec 11 2009

Native Diver scouting report - ESPN

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Native Diver scouting report
ESPN
It was a curious spot to show up considering the way he shot to the top of many Kentucky Derby future lists last fall when he won the Breeders' Futurity at ...

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Dec 11 2009

Ohio barn fire deaths raise questions - CNN

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Ohio barn fire deaths raise questions
CNN
Sleeping in the tack rooms is allowed at Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby, though track officials try to make sure conditions are benign. ...

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Dec 11 2009

Derby, Oaks tickets on sale at Web site - Bizjournals.com

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Derby, Oaks tickets on sale at Web site
Bizjournals.com
For the first time, Churchill Downs plans to sell two-day ticket packages to its Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks races through the racetrack's online box ...
Two-day Kentucky Derby-Oaks packages on sale WednesdayThoroughbred Times
Churchill Downs to Sell Derby, Oaks Tickets OnlineWFPL
Limited Two-Day Kentucky Derby, Oaks Ticket Packages Go on Sale Wednesday at ...Earthtimes (press release)

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Dec 11 2009

Racing: Drug cheats can come a cropper - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
Racing: Drug cheats can come a cropper
New Zealand Herald
The fine has not been paid and in September Cropp was placed on the Unpaid Forfeit list of New Zealand Thoroughbred racing. Last month Matamata apprentice ...

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