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Article: Horse racing is failing its people – Farmington Daily Times

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Thoughtful article on the state of thoroughbred racing today. 

Horse racing is failing its people – Farmington Daily Times
http://www.daily-times.com/ci_20613344/horse-racing-is-failing-its-people

Recent media exposure on the “issues” in the sport of racing have caused a ripple effect, both in the executive offices and the backstretches of tracks across America.
While no particular faction wants to publicly hold another accountable as to sport’s declining popularity or the enmity toward it, there is overwhelming evidence the sport is as divided as ever and showing no signs of coming to any sort of mutual agreement to help save it from itself.

Regardless who’s to blame — and in spite of the fact the fixes are clear — the fans are who will ultimately decide the fate of the sport of kings.

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Dullahan to pass on Preakness, aim for Belmont

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Another interesting call.  First no workouts for I’ll Have Another, now no Preakness for Dullahan.  

Dullahan to pass on Preakness, aim for Belmont

http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2012/05/11/dullahan-to-pass-on-preakness-aim-for-belmont.aspx

Jerry Crawford, managing partner of Donegal Racing, announced Friday that Dullahan, who finished third in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1), will make his next start in the Belmont Stakes (G1), the third leg of the Triple Crown, on June 9 at Belmont Park.

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Article: Sam Houston to Offer Free Admission

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Right idea…

Sam Houston to Offer Free Admission
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/69668/sam-houston-to-offer-free-admission

Sam Houston Race Park will offer free admission following the conclusion of the 2012 Quarter Horse meet on May 19.

The Park’s offer will start on May 20 and will last the entire summer through Labor Day.  Simulcast racing will continue seven days a week. Quarter Horse fans will be able to watch and wager on races at Ruidoso Downs beginning May 25.

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Article: O’Neill Could be Suspended for TCO2 Violation

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O’Neill Could be Suspended for TCO2 Violation
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/69672/oneill-could-be-suspended-for-tco2-violation

Trainer Doug O’Neill could face a suspension and fine stemming from a 2010 finding in California that a horse in his care had an elevated level of total carbon dioxide in his blood system.

O’Neill, the winning trainer in the May 5 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) with I’ll Have Another, has had three prior TCO2 violations — two in California and one in Illinois. He served a 15-day suspension in connection with the Illinois case.

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Article: Arlington Handicapping Challenge offers berths to TwinSpires.com Championship

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Arlington Handicapping Challenge offers berths to TwinSpires.com Championship
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/69667/arlington-handicapping-challenge-offers-berths-to-twinspirescom-championship

The Arlington Handicapping Challenge (AHC), a series of innovative, live-money handicapping contests, returns for the 2012 live meet, with the first contest slated for May 26.

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I’ll Have Another: No Work Before Preakness

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Interesting strategy…

I’ll Have Another: No Work Before Preakness
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/69662/ill-have-another-no-work-before-preakness

I’ll Have Another, winner of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), will train up to the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) on gallops alone, trainer Doug O’Neill said during a national teleconference May 10.

The son of Flower Alley   had a series of long works at Santa Anita Park prior to the Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) and did not have a work over the Churchill Downs surface before the Kentucky Derby.

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Article: Medication Reform Advocacy Website Launched

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Medication Reform Advocacy Website Launched
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/69657/medication-reform-advocacy-website-launched

The Jockey Club and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association May 10 announced the launch of an advocacy website, cleanhorseracing.org, that is dedicated to the reform of medication rules.

Features of the new educational website include news, videos, scientific studies, and commentary in support of medication-free racing. Several action-oriented sections are also provided that enable industry participants to pledge their support for clean racing by contacting state racing commissions and signing petitions regarding medication reform.

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117 Entered for Monmouth Opening Card May 12

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117 Entered for Monmouth Opening Card May 12
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/69648/117-entered-for-monmouth-opening-card-may-12

Monmouth Park opens this Saturday, May 12, with a 12-race program attracting a total of 117 entries.

Topping Saturday’s card is the $75,000 Decathlon Stakes for 3-year-olds and upward, which attracted nine entrants — all previous stakes winners.

The six-furlong Decathlon is the first of Monmouth’s stakes events, which includes 17 graded races. Centerpiece of Monmouth’s summer as always will be the $1 million Haskell Invitational (gr. I), which has its 45th running on July 29.             

First post is set for 12:50 p.m. every day except Haskell Day, when first post will be at noon. There will also be twilight racing on the last four Thursdays in August, when first post will be 4 p.m.

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Digital time displays would help jockeys – Houston Chronicle

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Good suggestion, and this could be implemented very easily. Remember, this year’s Derby’s splits were the fastest ever.

Horse racing notebook: Digital time displays would help jockeys – Houston Chronicle
http://www.chron.com/sports/article/Horse-racing-notebook-Digital-time-displays-3547141.php

In many races around turns, interval times (splits) are vital.

Whether shouted to a distance runner or flashed on digital display to a speedskater, splits enable in-race time management. They can prevent early lagging or the penalty of going too fast, which is exhaustion.

In thoroughbred racing, the competitors’ only time check is a jockey’s instinct for pace. At best, the tradition is unscientific.

After Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, you’d think thoroughbred track owners would consider mounting large digital displays at jockey eye level on inside rails. A rider whose horse needs to quicken or back off might adjust.

Jockey Mike Smith could have used an in-race time check during the 11/4-mile Derby. He took Bodemeister through the first half mile in 45.39 seconds. Both his half-mile and three-quarter-mile (1:09.8) times were the fastest in the Derby’s 138-race history. Those intervals may have cost him the race.

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Article: Delaware Park Opens 100-Day Season May 12

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Delaware Park Opens 100-Day Season May 12
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/69649/delaware-park-opens-100-day-season-may-12

The live racing schedule for the 75th  anniversary season at Delaware Park is set to begin Saturday, May 12.

Live racing will be held on Saturdays, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.  Live racing will not be conducted on the first Thursday of the meet on May 17. Admission and general parking are free. 

Delaware Park’s premier races, the Delaware Oaks (gr. II) and the Delaware Handicap (gr. II), will be held on July 14 and July 21, respectively.

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