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NJ Track Leases Approved, But Issues Remain
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/63013/nj-track-leases-approved-but-issues-remain

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has signed off on lease agreements for Monmouth Park and Meadowlands effective June 1, but pressing issues remain.

Christie, a Republican, made the announcement May 12 after a meeting with the lessees—Morris Bailey for Monmouth and Jeff Gural for Meadowlands. The governor touted the agreements in a statement.

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Dialed In Running for Huge Preakness Payday | BloodHorse.com
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/63008/dialed-in-running-for-huge-preakness-payday

Dialed In has a chance to become The Six Million Dollar Horse.

A win in the $1 million Preakness Stakes (gr. I) on May 21 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore would net Dialed In a $5.5 million bonus, in addition to the $600,000 winner’s share.
Dialed In is eligible for the bonus thanks to earlier 2011 victories in the Holy Bull (gr. III) and the Florida Derby (gr. I) at Gulfstream Park. MI Developments, parent company of Pimlico and Gulfstream, put up the bonus.

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I use OmniOutliner on my Mac (sometimes, believe it or not, to get my thoughts straight on a complicated horse race) and I’m thrilled it’s finally here for the iPad!

OmniOutliner for iPad is now available
http://www.tuaw.com/2011/05/12/omnioutliner-for-ipad-is-now-available/

The Omni Group has brought OmniOutliner to the iPad. The app is more of a collection of functions that allow you to gather, categorize and later reference a variety of information. In fact, you can use OmniOutliner for spreadsheets, documents and even photo management. Putting all of that power on the ultra-powerful iPad will appeal to many people

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Monmouth opens with purses similar to 2009 – Thoroughbred Times
http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/national-news/2011/05/12/monmouth-opens-purses.aspx

Compared to the 2010 Elite Summer Meet that was billed as offering $50-million over 50 days, Monmouth Park will look a lot more like 2009 with the start of a new meet on Saturday that is clouded with ongoing negotiations for a new racetrack operator.

Monmouth will distribute $471,000 in the 11-race card that attracted 82 entries (7.45 per race), topped by the $75,000 Decathlon Stakes for older males at six furlongs.

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Tampa Bay Downs business soars for second straight year – Thoroughbred Times
http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/national-news/2011/05/12/tampa-bay-downs-handle-11.aspx

Nearly every conceivable measure of racetrack business increased year-over-year during the Tampa Bay Downs 2010-2011 live meeting, including record total handle for a second consecutive year.

Tampa Bay Downs concluded its 90-day meet on May 7 with total handle of $411,484,853, an 8% increase versus the 2009-2010 record of $380,988,872. Simulcast wagering on Tampa Bay races, handle per race, and number of turf races also all established records.

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NH Repeals Tax on Gambling Winnings
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/62988/nh-repeals-tax-on-gambling-winnings

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Back to work for Animal Kingdom
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/05/11/2212416/back-to-work-for-animal-kingdom.html

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Record-busting Kentucky Derby no cure-all for ailing horse industry | The Courier-Journal | courier-journal.com
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20110510/DERBYFUN/305100066/Record-busting-Kentucky-Derby-no-cure-all-ailing-horse-industry?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CHome

When 163,628 people flooded Churchill Downs for the 100th running of the Kentucky Derby almost 40 years ago, many horse-racing enthusiasts thought it was a record that might never be broken — particularly after the track added a turf course in the mid-1980s that took away more than 200,000 square feet of infield.

Yet that record was shattered Saturday when America’s greatest horse race, which drew an estimated 10,000 at its first running in 1875, packed in 164,858 around that same dirt oval.

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New perspectives: An inspiring Derby experience – Thoroughbred Times
http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/national-news/2011/05/10/new-persepectives-an-inspiring-derby-experience.aspx

by Carrie Brogden

For years, I have heard that horse racing is a dying sport. I am told that unlike me, people have no interest in horse racing, and that we are in the throes of extinction. Yes, we are facing consolidation in the sport today, but record crowds, beautiful horses and top-class events are a great time to inspire new fans and owners.

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