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Major Stallion Grand Slam Dies

Major Stallion Grand Slam Dies

Grand Slam, who is represented by four 3-year-old stakes winners in 2012, died March 31 at Ashford Stud.

 Sunday, April 01, 2012
Grade I Winner Dublin Retired

Grade I Winner Dublin Retired

Dublin, winner of the 2009 Three Chimneys Hopeful Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga, has been retired from racing because of a fractured sesamoid

 Thursday, July 07, 2011
Half Brother to Halfbridled Brings $625,000

Half Brother to Halfbridled Brings $625,000

Trainer D. Wayne Lukas purchases colt by Distorted Humor out of Half Queen.

 Sunday, September 12, 2010
Dublin Sizzles in First Work at Churchill

Dublin Sizzles in First Work at Churchill

In his first work over the track, William Mack and Robert Baker's Dublin sizzled five furlongs in :59.20 at Churchill Downs April 19 as he continues to work toward the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).

 Monday, April 19, 2010

Derby Runner-Up Proud Citizen to Airdrie

Proud Citizen, second in last year's Kentucky Derby (gr. I) and third in the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) to champion War Emblem, has been retired and will stand for $12,500 live foal at Brereton and Libby Jones' Airdrie Stud near Midway, Ky.

 Wednesday, October 29, 2003

Scorpion to Stand at Vinery

Four-year-old Scorpion, one of 28 grade/group I-winning offspring of Seattle Slew, has been purchased by Dr. Tom Simon's Vinery for stallion duty.

 Thursday, June 27, 2002

Keeneland Race Report: Citizen Wayne

The D. Wayne Lukas-trained Proud Citizen earns a Kentucky Derby berth after winning the Lexington .

 Saturday, April 20, 2002

Magna Group Hires Second New York Lobbyist

With a decision on the sale of the lucrative New York City Off Track Betting Corp. imminent, one of the groups vying for the contract has hired another influential lobbyist in Albany to help close the deal with state officials if it should emerge victorious in the bidding. The group, led by Magna Entertainment, confirmed Thursday it has retained as its second lobbyist William Powers, who until only last month was the state's powerful Republican Party chairman.

 Thursday, March 29, 2001

Five Want to Buy New York City OTB

A partnership between Magna Entertainment, Greenwood Racing, and real estate investors Robert Baker and William Mack is pursuing the purchase of New York City Off-Track Betting Corp. The partners are one of five groups that submitted formal bids late Friday for the nation's most lucrative OTB franchise. NYCOTB owns 68 betting parlors, three teletheaters, and four restaurant-sports pubs that generated a $1 billion handle last fiscal year.

 Monday, November 20, 2000