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Saratoga Harness Racing Inc., which last year acquired an ownership interest in Ellis Park in western Kentucky, said Jan. 29 it has completed its purchase of Fitzgeralds Casino Black Hawk in Colorado.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013Multiple graded winner El Roblar has been relocated to Winner-Maker Farm near Kiowa, Colo.
Monday, November 26, 2012Hook served as secretary and treasurer of the Colorado HBPA and as chairman of the Colorado Racing Commission.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation announced Jan. 26 that it signed a non-binding letter of intent to relocate as many as 600 horses to a 45,000-acre ranch in Colorado owned by Tom McKenna.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
The first reported foal by grade I winner and two-time California champion Idiot Proof is a colt born Jan. 23 at Terrill's Farm near Loma, Colo.
Sunday, February 13, 2011Daniel Hartman, director of the Colorado Division of Racing Events, is the new chairman of the Association of Racing Commissioners International.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Centaur LLC, the owner of Hoosier Park Racing & Casino and saddled with significant debt and interest payments, has filed for bankruptcy.
Monday, March 08, 2010Stakes winner Grand Minstrel has been retired from racing and will enter stud at Linda Wood's Menoken Farms near Montrose, Colo.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Gregory Lamb, an auditor with the Colorado Division of Racing for the past 18 years, has been hired as supervisor of pari-mutuel wagering for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission.
Monday, November 30, 2009George E. Wafer Jr., a successful Colorado breeder/owner, died Oct. 28 of cancer.
Wednesday, November 04, 2009The Colorado Thoroughbred Breeders Association has named Singing Vicar its 2008 Horse of the Year.
Thursday, June 25, 2009Horsemen from all parts of Colorado rallied at the state capitol Jan. 20 to support efforts by the horse industry to pass legislation designed to revitalize the economics of the industry in Colorado through advance deposit wagering and Instant Racing.
Friday, January 23, 2009Jack L.K. Grunwald, a successful owner in the Rocky Mountain states for several decades, died Aug. 31 at his Denver home.
Thursday, September 04, 2008
Stuart Slagle has been named the racing secretary for the upcoming season at Arapahoe Park, Mile High Racing and Entertainment announced April 21. Thirty-six days have been scheduled for the 2008 meet.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008Trainer John Arnett started the Arapahoe Park meet off with a bang by winning 13 races during the first three days of racing at the Colorado track.
Wednesday, May 30, 2007Leelanau, a graded stakes winner by Carson City, will stand at Linda Wood's Menoken Farms near Montrose, Colo.
Thursday, January 04, 2007The American Academy of Equine Art's Horse in Fine Art exhibit is slated to open Jan. 20 and will run through March 18 at the Wildlife Experience Museum in Parker, Colo.
Monday, November 27, 2006Crystal Class, a winning son of Mr. Prospector, has been relocated to Premier Breeding Services near Sedalia, Colo.
Tuesday, February 07, 2006Arapahoe Park, the only Thoroughbred racing facility in Colorado, has joined the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA). This will mark the first time that the Aurora, Colo., racetrack has participated in the national organization.
Thursday, December 15, 2005Eishin Masamune, an 11-year-old Japanese-bred son of Sunday Silence, will stand in 2006 for $15,000.
Wednesday, November 16, 2005Eishin Masamune became the first North American-based son of Japanese legend Sunday Silence to sire a winner.
Wednesday, June 22, 2005Kentucky has lifted a ban on animals from Texas now that the state is free of vesicular stomatitis. In the summer, the situation led Breeders' Cup officials to take precautions in advance of the Oct. 30 World Thoroughbred Championships at Lone Star Park.
Wednesday, October 20, 2004Kentucky has altered it regulations concerning vesicular stomatitis in the wake of new cases in Colorado. The Kentucky Department of Agriculture issued a release July 6 that said animals at three properties in Las Animas County and one property in Douglas County have been diagnosed with VS.
Tuesday, July 06, 2004Grade II winner Parade Ground, whose first crop raced last year, has been moved to Dr. Kirk Shiner's Flat Top Ranch near Toponas, Colo.
Tuesday, March 02, 2004Fourteen-year-old Powerful Venue has been relocated to Williams Ranches near Norwood, Colo.
Tuesday, January 13, 2004Multiple stakes winner Majorbigtimesheet, a winner all seven years he raced, will enter stud at George and Susan Wafer's Wafer Thoroughbred Ranch near Elizabeth, Colo.
Wednesday, December 31, 2003An effort to win approval for racetrack video lottery terminals failed Nov. 4 in Colorado, but in Maine, voters gave their approval for racetrack VLTs.
Wednesday, November 05, 2003The West Nile virus vaccine that is manufactured by Fort Dodge Animal Health may be causing abortions in pregnant mares and deformities in foals, according to an article that appeared Friday on the Denver Post Web site.
Friday, May 30, 2003Prospectors Gamble, an 18-year-old son of Crafty Prospector who is the sire of 14 stakes winners, died Feb. 27 after suffering from colic.
Friday, February 28, 2003Prospectors Gamble, an 18-year-old son of Crafty Prospector who is the sire of 14 stakes winners, died Feb. 27 after suffering from colic.
Friday, February 28, 2003Grade II winner Prospectors Gamble will stand the 2003 season at Colorado State University near Ft. Collins
Wednesday, November 27, 2002Penn National Gaming has agreed to purchase the assets of the Bullwhackers Casino operations from Colorado Gaming and Entertainment Co., a subsidiary of Hilton Group, for $6.5 million in cash. The Pennsylvania-based company already has gaming holdings in Louisiana and West Virginia.
Thursday, August 30, 2001The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has banned horses from entering the state if they come directly or indirectly from countries where outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease have occurred.
Tuesday, March 27, 2001With the first case of foot-and-mouth disease confirmed in Ireland, and the British government now saying the situation will last for months, the scope of the highly contagious disease continues to widen.
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