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Gone West Will Be Pensioned

Gone West, a prominent sire while standing at Mill Ridge Farm near Lexington, will be pensioned after he finishes breeding this year.

 Friday, May 08, 2009

Prominent Broodmare Committed Euthanized

Committed, a champion sprinter in England and France and granddam of Eclipse Award winner English Channel, was euthanized May 3 at owner Gerald Ford's Diamond A Ranch near Versailles, Ky.

 Thursday, May 07, 2009
War Emblem Now Breeding to Mares Daily

War Emblem Now Breeding to Mares Daily

Champion and Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner War Emblem is responding well to therapy for a breeding behavior dysfunction, according to experts at the University of Pennsylvania.

 Friday, June 06, 2008
Judge Rules Interest In Curlin Turned Over to Plaintiffs

Judge Rules Interest In Curlin Turned Over to Plaintiffs

The ongoing saga of Curlin continued in a courtroom in Kentucky Nov. 1 when a judge ruled the 20% interest in the colt owned by the two original owners would be turned over to the more than 400 persons involved in a lawsuit over the diet drug fen-phen.

 Thursday, November 01, 2007

Curlin Partners Plead Not Guilty; Face October Trial

William J. Gallion and Shirley Cunningham Jr., the suspended lawyers and 20% owners of Preakness Stakes (gr. I) winner Curlin, along with suspended attorney Melbourne Mills Jr. pled not guilty June 21 in U.S. District Court to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud against more than 400 plaintiffs in a lawsuit over the diet drug fen-phen.

 Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Millionaire Ecton Park's First Winner

Ecton Park, a grade I winner and millionaire, was represented by his first winner when his son Double Parked won June 9 at Hollywood Park.

 Sunday, June 12, 2005

MEC VP Sees 'Flickers of Light' for Company

A top official at Magna Entertainment Corp. acknowledged the racetrack company's substantial debt but said he sees signs of a turnaround, perhaps sometime in 2006.

 Tuesday, April 12, 2005

Panel Stresses Benefits of Racing to Regulators

Despite divergent agendas, a blue ribbon panel from the Thoroughbred industry spoke to state lawmakers at the annual meeting of the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States in Duck Key, Fla., Jan. 15.

 Tuesday, January 18, 2005

Gulfstream Park to Test for 'Milkshakes'

Following in the footsteps of sister track Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park announced that it expects to implement testing horses for "milkshaking," the force feeding of an alkalizing solution that typically contains bicarbonate, some time during its 2005 meet.

 Monday, January 03, 2005

Florida HBPA Tables Decision on National Membership

The Florida Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association has tabled a decision as to whether it would remain a member of the National HBPA in light of a bylaws hitch and other matters.

 Wednesday, February 11, 2004

Florida HBPA to Address Issue of National Membership

Officials with the Florida Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association have indicated the organization's fate as a member of the National HBPA could be decided during a Feb. 10 board of directors meeting.

 Wednesday, February 04, 2004