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Calder will not race on Memorial Day for first time
Something is missing from Calder Race Course's Memorial Day weekend agenda. Memorial Day. For the first time, Calder will not offer live racing on Memorial Day, a major occasion on the national racing calendar. Monday is normally a dark day for live...Tags: Horse and Harness Racing, Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Holidays, Sports
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Hollywood Park closing in December
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Hollywood Park closing in December Betfair Hollywood Park will close before the end of the year. In a letter to the California Race Board on Thursday, track president Jack Liebau wrote that it will close at the end of its fall meet...Tags: Breeders' Cup
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Longines to sponsor Kentucky Oaks, Pink Out fashion contest
The Lexington Herald-LeaderThis year's race for the lilies, the female equivalent to the Run for the Roses, will be known as the Longines Kentucky Oaks. Churchill Downs Inc. announced Monday that Swiss watchmaker Longines, already the official timekeeper of Churchill Downs...Tags: Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Breast Cancer
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Gambling decision-makers to convene at Hard Rock
Mike Haridopolos, current executive vice president of The Stronach Group and former Florida Senate president, will deliver the Keynote Luncheon Address at the Eighth Florida Gaming Congress, Monday and Tuesday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in...
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HMS Bounty: Woman killed in tall ship's sinking loved the sea
L.A. NOWShe was bright, vivacious and in love with with her ship, the HMS Bounty. Claudene Christian, the former USC song girl who died at sea Monday when the tall ship on which she was sailing sank off the North Carolina...... -
Chocolatier finds sweet spot in Belize
Katrina Markoff, the founder of high-end Chicago chocolatier Vosges Haut-Chocolat, is nearing completion on two high-profile projects: a winery-style chocolate facility in Logan Square and an education center at a cacao plantation and eco-lodge in Belize....
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Arlington Park president resigns
Arlington Heights » NewsRoy Arnold resigned as president of Arlington Park, citing his desire to his desire to “explore new challenges and opportunities,” track officials announced Monday. “I …... -
Louisiana Derby Purse Boosted To $1 Million
ABC26 NewsThe Louisiana Derby will be worth $1 million when it is run at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots for the 98th time on March 26, 2011. The $250,000 increase will make it the richest Thoroughbred horse race ever run in New Orleans and the first such race...Tags: Bank of America Corp., Belmont Stakes, Sports, Multi-Sport Events, Triple Crown
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CBS renews 'Undercover Boss' for a second season
Show TrackerWatch out, America. More bosses will be going undercover. CBS has ordered a second season of its hit freshman reality show, "Undercover Boss." The series shows hot-shot executives spending time in the trenches, pretending to be low-level workers as they..... -
The week ahead
Chicago TribuneMonday: -- Earnings: Basic Energy Services Inc.; Churchill Downs Inc.; Cogent Communications Group Inc.; Jo-Ann Stores Inc.; Rockwood Holdings Inc.; Spartech Corp. Tuesday: -- February retail sales -- January business inventories -- Earnings: Boston Beer...Tags: The Gymboree Corporation, Kellwood Company, Kroger Company, The Bon-Ton Stores Inc., Speedway Motorsports Incorporated
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Canadian firm to buy Pimlico, Laurel tracks
Sun StaffA Canadian-based conglomerate intent on rewriting the economic rules of thoroughbred racing agreed yesterday to buy Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park. Magna Entertainment Corp. will acquire a 51 percent stake in the Maryland Jockey Club, the umbrella...Tags: Government, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Travel, Tourism and Leisure, Death
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Betting task force hires tech security firm
Sun StaffA task force examining electronic wagering on thoroughbred races met yesterday and agreed to hire a firm that specializes in information technology security. The task force was formed last week by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association to restore...Tags: Entertainment, Horse and Harness Racing, Science and Technology, Sports, Lotteries
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