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Rich Wilcke will lead the Kentucky Horse Park Equine Association Management and Leadership Clinic Jan 10-12 at the Kentucky Horse Park. The clinic is also sponsored by the University of Louisville Equine Industry Program and it is geared toward employees and executives of equine-oriented associations. For information or to register call (859) 259-4206 or email bdietrich@kyhorsepark.com...Thistledown will hold its customer appreciation day on Dec. 21. The event, sponsored by the Ohio Lottery, grants free admission and parking to anyone who brings a non-winning lottery ticket to the track. Every patron will have the opportunity to win prizes throughout the day...TVG will present live coverage of the Dec. 13 Los Alamitos Million Futurity and the Dec. 14 $500,000 Champion of Champions American Quarter Horse events from Los Alamitos Race Course in Southern California. TVG's coverage will be sponsored by the American Quarter Horse Association. The Los Alamitos Million, a 400-yard sprint for two-year-olds is the richest race ever run at the Orange County oval and the richest horse race of any kind in California this year. It will air Friday at 10:05 p.m. (PT). The Champion of Champions, a 440-yard race for older horses, has produced 21 AQHA World Champions in its 30-year history. It will be run Saturday at 9:45 p.m. (PT). Coverage of the Los Alamitos Million and the Champion of Champions will also air Saturday on a one-hour special on Fox Sports West 2 at 11:00 p.m. (PT). The show will be replayed on Sunday on Fox Sports New York and Fox Sports Rocky Mountain at 4:00 p.m. (ET). Heading up TVG's coverage will be Todd Schrupp, joined by Kurt Hoover, Dave Weaver and Priscilla Hojiwala.