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Two New Track Records Set at Zia Park

Two track records were set at Zia Park in consecutive races Sept. 24, with new marks for the distances of 5 1/2 furlongs and 6 1/2 furlongs.

 Monday, September 24, 2012
Two Kentucky Tracks in Legal Dispute

Two Kentucky Tracks in Legal Dispute

Churchill Downs Inc. has filed suit against the entities that have majority ownership of Kentucky Downs, contending the defendants breached their agreement with CDI by converting debt securities into equity.

 Monday, September 24, 2012
Kentucky Downs Seeks Three March Dates in '13

Kentucky Downs Seeks Three March Dates in '13

Kentucky Downs, the all-turf track that recently completed a hugely successful five-day meet, is seeking eight live racing dates in 2013, including three in March.

 Monday, September 24, 2012
F-T Kentucky Fall Sale Has 1,254 Yearlings

F-T Kentucky Fall Sale Has 1,254 Yearlings

Fasig-Tipton has cataloged a record 1,254 for its Kentucky fall yearling sale, which will be held Oct. 22-24 in Lexington. The number is up 24.5% from last year's total of 1,007.

 Monday, September 24, 2012

Southern Success to Xanthus in Maryland

Stakes winner Southern Success will stand in 2013 at Barbara Rickline's Xanthus Farm near Gettysburg, Pa.

 Monday, September 24, 2012
Grade II Winner Ventana to Indiana

Grade II Winner Ventana to Indiana

Grade II winner Ventana will stand the 2013 breeding season at Indiana Stallion Station near Anderson, Ind.

 Monday, September 24, 2012
Thomason Newest Member of NTRA Board

Thomason Newest Member of NTRA Board

Bill Thomason, who took over as president and chief executive officer at Keeneland Sept. 1, has been named to the National Thoroughbred Racing Association board of directors.

 Monday, September 24, 2012

Creditors' Meeting Set in Times' Bankruptcy

A meeting is scheduled in Lexington Oct. 16 for creditors of Thoroughbred Times Inc., which filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection Sept. 14 and ceased operations of the Thoroughbred magazine and website.

 Monday, September 24, 2012
Frankel Mania: Ascot Adds Seats for Oct. 20

Frankel Mania: Ascot Adds Seats for Oct. 20

Interest in what could be the career finale for Juddmonte Farms' undefeated Frankel has prompted England's Ascot Racecourse to add more seating for the Oct. 20 Qipco Champion Stakes (Eng-I).

 Monday, September 24, 2012
Report: State to Seek Bids to Operate NYRA

Report: State to Seek Bids to Operate NYRA

Just days before the state is to take over control of the New York Racing Association, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is sending signals he wants to put the operation of the racing entity out to bid to for-profit companies.

 Monday, September 24, 2012

Counterfeit Equine Anemia Drug Surfaces in Canada

Bioniche Life Sciences Inc., a research-based Canadian biopharmaceutical company, announced Thursday (Sept. 20) that one of its equine products--Hippirontm 1000--has been counterfeited, and was being sold via an Internet website. Regulatory authorities and veterinarian customers have been advised of this situation, along with the elements of the counterfe...

 Monday, September 24, 2012

Study Evaluates Equine Fecal pH during Abrupt Feed Changes

A team of researchers in New Zealand recently set out to determine how dietary changes--from pasture to harvest forage and concentrates--affected fecal pH and certain bacterial populations of the hindgut.

 Monday, September 24, 2012

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