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F-T Florida 2YO Sale to Move to Palm Meadows

F-T Florida 2YO Sale to Move to Palm Meadows

The auction formerly was conducted at Calder Casino & Race Course.

 Thursday, October 07, 2010

Nelson Jones Training Center Acquired

The Nelson Jones Training Center in Central Florida has been acquired by a company with Thoroughbred racing ties that has plans to enhance the prominent complex.

 Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Plan Floated for Jersey Training Center

Plan Floated for Jersey Training Center

A proposal to use 80 acres from the soon-to-be-shuttered Fort Monmouth property in Oceanport, N.J., for a training and winter stabling facility has been made by Dennis Drazin, president of the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association, to borough officials.

 Wednesday, March 12, 2008

MEC to Sell San Luis Rey Downs to Subsidiary

Magna Entertainment Corp. said June 7 it has agreed to sell its San Luis Rey Downs training facility in Southern California to a subsidiary of MI Developments, its parent company, for $24 million.

 Thursday, June 07, 2007

Bandera Downs in Texas to Return as Training Center

It has been almost 10 years since live racing was held at Bandera Downs, but the racetrack has acquired new owners.

 Monday, June 21, 2004

Magna Envisions Another California Training Center

Magna Entertainment Corp. hopes to build a Thoroughbred training facility for up to 2,000 horses on 326 acres in California's Ventura County, in the heart of perhaps the leading strawberry-producing region of the country.

 Tuesday, November 05, 2002

Palm Meadows Expects to Open in November

Magna Entertainment's Palm Meadows, a Thoroughbred training center designed to relieve the stall shortage in South Florida, will be ready for equine residents this winter but dormitories for employees may not be ready.

 Thursday, September 12, 2002

Official: Magna's Florida Training Center Makes Progress

Gulfstream Park chairman Doug Donn visited Palm Meadows, the training facility being constructed by the track's parent company, Magna Entertainment Corp., on Feb. 22 and said he was pleased with its progress. The site is located 55 miles north of Gulfstream in Boynton Beach, Fla.

 Saturday, February 23, 2002

Ocala's Cardinal Training Center on Market

Cardinal Training Center, a Thoroughbred training facility that has been a fixture in northwest Ocala for nearly 20 years, has been listed for sale for $3.5 million.

 Friday, February 22, 2002

Del Mar Plan May Hinge on Training Center

A draft master plan for changes at the Del Mar Fairgrounds that includes a provision for an off-site horse training facility will get its first public hearing early in 2002.

 Wednesday, December 19, 2001

Groundbreaking Set for Magna's Palm Meadows

Magna Entertainment Corp. will break ground Oct. 30 on Palm Meadows, a major training facility to be located in west of Boynton Beach, Fla., about 47 miles from the company's Gulfstream Park.

 Saturday, October 27, 2001

Housing Rules Threaten Magna's Florida Training Center

Current regulations in Palm Beach County could threaten Magna Entertainment's plans for a large South Florida training center because of the inclusion of housing for up to 500 grooms, according to a report in the Palm Beach Post.

 Tuesday, December 26, 2000

Xalapa Training Center Becomes Stony Oak

Larry Richardson and Jim Phelps have closed on their purchase of Xalapa Training Center in Bourbon County, Ky. The two men, who paid $2,805,920 for the 539.6-acre property formerly owned by descendants of Lillie Webb, renamed their land Stony Oak Farm and Training Center.

 Tuesday, August 08, 2000