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TOC Chairman Pegram sues Jamgotchian over 'smear campaign'
Mike Pegram, a prominent Thoroughbred owner and Nevada businessman, has filed a defamation and false light lawsuit against California horse…
December 22 2011, 12:44pm | Visit source ›
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Hovdey: Gifts of the Magi, California-style
Ho, ho, and ho. Look what the California Horse Racing Board pulled out of its big bag of goodies at last week’s meeting, held at jolly Hollywood Park: Horseplayers be…
December 22 2011, 11:19am | Visit source ›
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$56 Newly Gelded Winner in California Prompts Potential Rule Changes
Recently at Hollywood Park, a horse who was only reported gelded 30 minutes before post time (giving no chance for…
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Horseplayers Association of North AmericaDecember 15 2011, 6:59am | Visit source ›
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California Thoroughbred Owners: Don't believe everything you read
It’s one thing for Lou Raffeto, president of the Thoroughbred Owners of California, and TOC board members to be subjected…
November 28 2011, 8:54am | Visit source ›
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California may tie ADW rights to jockey media rights
The decision by Churchill Downs Inc. to halt “media rights” payments to the Jockeys’ Guild could prove detrimental to its profitable advance-deposit wagering operation TwinSpires.com in California.
November 21 2011, 11:32am | Visit source ›
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If you're like many horseplayers who want to bet horses in competitive fields at a fair price, and consider what…
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Horseplayers Association of North AmericaOctober 14 2011, 7:50am | Visit source ›
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About ten months ago here was an ad being run by Santa Anita (and Cal Racing) at the start of…
October 5 2011, 3:53pm | Visit source ›
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California racing board sanctions five officials
Steve Andersen The California Horse Racing Board has sanctioned five racing officials for an incident in July when an incorrect order of finish was briefly posted after the Grade 2…
September 27 2011, 2:04pm | Visit source ›
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California owner DeHaven sued by agent
The hits just keep on coming for California horse owner Jeffrey DeHaven, who was sued in U.S. District Court earlier…
August 29 2011, 1:09pm | Visit source ›
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Lower takeout on exotics likely for California
Steve Andersen There is an increasing likelihood that takeout rates on some exotic bets will be lower at California tracks this fall, but executives with the racetracks and the Thoroughbred…
August 10 2011, 10:55am | Visit source ›
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Getting off-track Thoroughbreds into new careers.
This is a great report from the Today Show about getting off-track Thoroughbreds into new careers. I especially love the…
August 10 2011, 10:07am | Visit source ›
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Game On! Santa Anita and Hollywood Ask TOC To Lower Takeout
Published today in the North County Times: Santa Anita and Hollywood Park have asked the Thoroughbred Owners of California to…
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Horseplayers Association of North AmericaJuly 31 2011, 6:42am | Visit source ›
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Laws will change for claiming horses and medicating them
By Ed Zieralski, Reporter - Outdoors & horse racing DEL MAR — Despite protests from horse owners and trainers, the California Horse Racing Board passed three measures Thursday that will…
July 22 2011, 10:49am | Visit source ›
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Moss: "rule "was well-intentioned" but said it could penalize trainers & owners who have done nothing wrong" http://bit.ly/q12821
(Twitter / raceday360)July 22 2011, 8:34am | Visit source ›
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California board votes to reduce permitted level of Bute
Steve Andersen DEL MAR, Calif. – The California Horse Racing Board voted on Thursday to reduce the permitted levels of the anti-inflammatory analgesic phenylbutazone, a common medication known as Bute,…
July 21 2011, 12:50pm | Visit source ›
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CHRB changes claiming rule regarding fatalities
The CHRB voted 5-2 Thursday at Del Mar to change the rule. Commissioners Richard Rosenberg and Jerry Moss voted against the change, but Commissioners Keith ...
July 21 2011, 11:39am | Visit source ›
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Sacramento: Nine-day meet to offer reduced pick-four takeout and higher purses
Chuck Dybdal Placed on the calendar between the popular Pleasanton and Santa Rosa fair meets, the California State Fair in Sacramento may not be optimally placed to attract the best…
July 12 2011, 11:20am | Visit source ›
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Pleasanton: Despite fewer days, handle rises at Alamdea County Fair
Chuck Dybdal Less may be more for the Northern California fair circuit.The Alameda County Fair cut two days from its schedule, running 13 days this year after running 15 days…
July 12 2011, 10:42am | Visit source ›
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California's Two Crises: Field Size and Happy Fans
With dissension reaching a boiling point in California racing, it is going to be very interesting to see what Lou…
June 28 2011, 5:57am | Visit source ›
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Yesterday there was a meeting of some sort in California, between the horsemen association (the TOC) and, some other folks…
June 26 2011, 1:12pm | Visit source ›
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Art Wilson: "It Makes No Sense At All"
In yesterday's column, California's Art Wilson summed up many of the problems in California racing in a few paragraphs: "The…
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Horseplayers Association of North AmericaJune 26 2011, 8:49am | Visit source ›
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Royal Rumble? TOC directors to take on all comers in open forum
Will it be a cage match? A food fight? A pleasant and cordial exchange of ideas, or something in between,…
June 21 2011, 8:01am | Visit source ›
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California Handle Losses Drag Industry Down in '11
Equibase reports that May handle was off by 8% and US handles are off about $400 million in 2011 overall.Fortunately,…
June 4 2011, 12:49pm | Visit source ›
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Rich Eng - It's Not that Complicated
Today in the Las Vegas Review Journal, columnist Rich Eng states that the problems in California racing are many, but…
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Horseplayers Association of North AmericaJune 3 2011, 12:00pm | Visit source ›
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I attended a meeting yesterday at Hollywood Park. This was a follow up to meetings held earlier this year well…
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Horseplayers Association of North AmericaJune 2 2011, 2:29pm | Visit source ›
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California Horse Retirement Gets a Boost from Frank Stronach
Stakes winners Geronimo and Storming Away at Tranquility Farm Frank Stronach, a multiple Eclipse Award winning owner and breeder and industry leader in the retraining and rehabilitation of Thoroughbred racehorses,…
June 1 2011, 8:00pm | Visit source ›
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Does Takeout Matter? You Judge
If you ask any price sensitive player they will tell you pricing is everything - between being black and red…
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Horseplayers Association of North AmericaApril 21 2011, 6:14pm | Visit source ›
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Santa Anita meet’s closed on Sunday and its numbers didn’t tell a happy story. David Milch’s racetrack drama probably won’t…
April 19 2011, 3:19pm | Visit source ›
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Owens Responds to New California Trainer Group
"Racetrack managements are discussing new wagers with a lower takeout to help turn around the handle decline. Owens said the…
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Horseplayers Association of North AmericaApril 3 2011, 7:53am | Visit source ›
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