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Keeneland Main Track Draws Praise
Keeneland Main Track Draws Praise During Keeneland’s 2015 Spring Meet, screenings (Class I sand) placed on top of it to penetrate the surface. The sled obtains the second-wettest April on record in to form the base of the race track. thousands of data points that, when Lexington gave the new dirt track a stiff test. Under the inside rail and along the outer coupled with data on wind speed, direction, Nearly 11 inches of rain fell during the rail through the straights and chutes, 27,500 evaporation rates and rainfall events, assist season, including seven inches in a 24- interlocking EcoRain drainage cells filled maintenance crews in tracking trends and hour period that covered opening day. with pea gravel were stacked horizontally making predictions of moisture conditions Throughout the meet and particularly and covered by a flexible porous paving in the track footing. RACING during several instances of torrential rain, material made from recycled tires. This “Keeneland has committed to an which caused standing water in the infield, system, the first of its kind in North America, ongoing effort to understand the moisture the new track performed exceptionally. is designed to collect and discharge water content of the track,” Peterson said in “I’ve never seen a course drain like this into the existing drainage system and away 2014. “This is good for Keeneland, but this one does,” said trainer Larry Jones, who from the track. is perfectly transferrable to other tracks. sent out Lovely Maria to win the $500,000 The dirt racing surface is a blend of Keeneland is developing these methods so Central Bank Ashland (G1) the day after approximately 19,000 tons of sand, silt any dirt track or turf course in the country the deluge. -
Champion Maker
MAKER CHAMPION The Toyota Blue Grass Stakes has shaped the careers of many notable Thoroughbreds 48 SPRING 2016 K KEENELAND.COM Below, the field breaks for the 2015 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes; bottom, Street Sense (center) loses a close 2007 running. MAKER Caption for photo goes here CHAMPION KEENELAND.COM K SPRING 2016 49 RICK SAMUELS (BREAK), ANNE M. EBERHARDT CHAMPION MAKER 1979 TOBY MILT Spectacular Bid dominated in the 1979 Blue Grass Stakes before taking the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. By Jennie Rees arl Nafzger’s short list of races he most send the Keeneland yearling sales into the stratosphere. But to passionately wanted to win during his Hall show the depth of the Blue Grass, consider the dozen 3-year- of Fame training career included Keeneland’s olds that lost the Blue Grass before wearing the roses: Nafzger’s Toyota Blue Grass Stakes. two champions are joined by the likes of 1941 Triple Crown C winner Whirlaway and former record-money earner Alysheba Instead, with his active trainer days winding down, he has had to (disqualified from first to third in the 1987 Blue Grass). settle for a pair of Kentucky Derby victories launched by the Toyota Then there are the Blue Grass winners that were tripped Blue Grass. Three weeks before they entrenched their names in his- up in the Derby for their legendary owners but are ensconced tory at Churchill Downs, Unbridled finished third in the 1990 Derby in racing lore and as stallions, including Calumet Farm’s Bull prep race, and in 2007 Street Sense lost it by a nose. -
151 Doe Run Trail
FOR SALE 151 DOE RUN TRAIL INTERSTATE 75 DEVELOPMENT LOT ATHENS BOONESBORO LEXINGTON KY Lexington, KY 40509 PRESENTED BY: MATT STONE, CCIM, SIOR, MBA C: 859.351.5444 [email protected] OFFERING SUMMARY PROPERTY DESCRIPTION SVN Stone Commercial Real Estate is pleased to present this incredibly well located SALE PRICE: $800,000 Interstate land at Exit 104 on I-75 in Lexington, Kentucky. Exit 104 is the first exit coming into Lexington from I-75 South, and over 92,000 vehicles per day drive by the site. This land is a LOT SIZE: 1.507 Acres development opportunity at I-75 and Athens Boonesboro/Richmond Road which turns into Main Street and is a major thoroughfare to the heart of Lexington. This 1.507 acres currently MARKET: Lexington, KY zoned B-5P. Sewers and other utilities (except natural gas) are available to the site. 24,000+ VPD for Athens Boonesboro Rd & 68,000+ VPD on I-75. PROPERTY HIGHLIGHTS Development land could also include 5354 Athens Boonesboro Rd and 5380 Athens Boonesboro Rd. • 1.507 acres for development on interstate Gateway property to the epicenter of dynamic Lexington, home of the Kentucky Wildcats • Situated at I-75 Exit 104 in Lexington, KY (University of Kentucky), Lexmark, Valvoline, Keeneland, Select Thoroughbred Sales, Big Ass Fans, Temper Sealy HQ, and A&W Restaurants HQ. Lexington is ranked #3 Best City to Raise • Zoned B-5P a Family, #3 Safest City in America, #4 Best Run City in America, #4 Top U.S. Business Climate, #6 Lowest Startup Costs, and #9 City with Most Diverse Industries. -
Spotlight On
spotlight on IN driver’sTHE MISDEE WRIGLEY MILLER, MEDIA MAGNATE AND GOLD MEDAL-WINNING COMBINED DRIVER, EXCELS IN MULTIPLE s ROLES Misdee Wrigley Miller, with her horse Saco, relishes time spent at Hillcroft Farm. By Jamie Lucke eaPhotos by Kirk Schlea t 22 SUMMER 2019 K KEENELAND.COM SpotlightOnMisdee_Summer19.indd 22 5/8/19 3:00 PM BLACK YELLOWMAGENTACYAN KM2-22.pgs 05.08.2019 15:02 Keeneland KEENELAND.COM K SUMMER 2019 23 SpotlightOnMisdee_Summer19.indd 23 5/8/19 3:00 PM BLACK YELLOWMAGENTACYAN KM2-23.pgs 05.08.2019 15:02 Keeneland spotlight on MISDEE WRIGLEY MILLER Misdee Wrigley Miller is heir to a love for horses and for the Mland, as well as to a family tradition of ingenuity in marketing. All three legacies have now taken root in Bluegrass soil. Miller was part of the United States’ consider she has ridden or sent Amer- rst gold-winning team in an interna- ican Saddlebreds to multiple national tional driving competition, at the 2018 championships, trains in the Nether- World Equestrian Games in Tryon, lands for international driving compe- North Carolina. titions, and owns a polo club in Florida. She also pilots a media group in Lex- Miller sees Wrigley Media Group as a ington that can create, produce, and way to advance the horse industry and deliver a client’s story via the latest dig- the state she adopted in 2001 when she ital platforms. It is attracting talent and bought a farm north of Paris in Bour- attention from both coasts. bon County. Top, the trophy room at Hillcroft Farm testies to “It’s been a magnet for talented peo- She and her husband, Lexington Miller’s many equestrian accomplishments. -
T H E T E X a S Horsemen's News
September 2010 T H E T E X A S HORSEMEN’S NEWS Texas Racing Commission Grants 2011 Race Dates for Texas Racetracks At a meeting of the Texas Racing Commission (TxRC) Retama Park near San Antonio was granted a single, on September 14, the agency approved 2011 race dates three-part 45-day meet for 2011 that will run from July 1 for Texas racetracks. The dates approved matched a plan through October 15. The first part of the meet, from July 1 agreed upon by the Texas Horsemen’s Partnership (THP), through 28, will consist of only Quarter Horse racing and is the state breed organizations (TTA, TQHA, TABA, and expected to average $60,000 per day in purses. The sec- TPHA), and the racetracks and submitted to the TxRC the ond part will be a mixed breed period from July 29 through week before the meeting. Under the plan, the total number August 27, with a daily split of six or seven Quarter Horse of race days will be reduced in 2011, but this will allow purs- races for daily purses of $40,000-$46,000 and three to four es to remain at their current level or, in some cases, improve Thoroughbred races for daily purses of $27,000-$36,000. over 2010 levels despite continued wagering declines in The final portion of the meet, from September 1 through Texas. October 15, will consist of Thoroughbred racing with esti- Commission Chair Rolando Pablos mated average daily purses of $80,000. said, “I applaud the breeders, horsemen, For 2010, Retama Park was granted race tracks and commission staff. -
Father of the Cup
FATHER OF THE CUP John Gaines envisioned an international racing event that became the Breeders’ Cup World Championships By John Eisenberg WILLIAM STRODE 42 SUMMER 2015 K KEENELAND.COM KEENELAND.COM K SUMMER 2015 43 father of the cup JOHN HAD VISION. I don’t knoW AN AWFUL LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE WHAT HE DID.” –Joan Gaines But Gaines gave a speech that changed horse racing in well Gluck Equine Research Center. His art collection included paintings America, outlining his vision for a championship day of by Vincent van Gogh, Henri Matisse, Claude Monet, and Leonardo da Vin- racing, a Super Bowl-style event comprising seven lucra- ci. When he built new barns at Gainesway in the early 1980s, they won tive races for horses of different ages and sexes, all run prestigious architectural design awards. at the same track on the same day while being televised “John had vision,” Joan Gaines said of her husband, who died in 2005. I around the world. don’t know an awful lot of people who have what he did. He could get an “I have personally spoken to virtually all the prominent idea, like for the Kentucky Horse Park or the Breeders’ Cup, and under- breeders in this country and several in Europe, and to a stand what it would mean 25 or 30 years down the road. It’s an aptitude man they have endorsed the program as a means of our and he had it.” industry helping itself,” Gaines said in his speech. Of Gaines’ many big ideas, the most lasting — the one for which he There would be races for juveniles, turf races for both became best known — was the one he brought up in that 1982 speech sexes, a sprint, and a distaff race, all with $1 million purses. -
Download the Keeneland Race Day App
Download the Keeneland Race Day App KERA-8834-01-Fall Meet Cover Program '20_Print.indd 1 9/21/20 12:32 PM SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS For your ongoing support of Keeneland’s mission and the wonderful traditions of Thoroughbred racing. RACE SPONSORS CORPORATE PARTNERS FALL 2020 THIS SEASON PROMISES PLENTY OF EXCITING RACING elcome to Keeneland’s pandemic began to continue caring W Fall Meet, a showcase of for the horses. the finest in Thoroughbred racing during an extraordinary time. Fans Special thanks also go to our around the world are watching our corporate partners who are Fall Meet with special interest as we sponsoring Fall Meet stakes: anticipate the Breeders’ Cup World Buffalo Trace, Claiborne Farm, Championships here on Nov. 6-7. Darley, Dixiana, Hagyard Equine Neither the Fall Meet nor Breeders’ Medical Institute, JPMorgan Cup will look the same this year Chase, Juddmonte Farms, Lexus of as both events are closed to the Lexington, Pin Oak Farm, Rood & public due to the ongoing COVID-19 Riddle Equine Hospital, Shadwell, pandemic. The safety of our Stoll Keenon Ogden, TVG and UK participants, employees and fans HealthCare. remains our top priority, and we know this is the responsible course This season, we celebrate the 10th of action. We have the most loyal running of the historic Phoenix (G2) and enthusiastic fans in the world, as sponsored by Stoll Keenon Ogden and we can’t wait for the day when (SKO), the noted Lexington law firm we can welcome them back for and the only legal counsel Keeneland live racing. -
Horsemen's Guide
HORSEMEN’S GUIDE 777 Hollywood Blvd H Grantville, PA 17028 On behalf of the Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course (HCPNRC) I want to welcome you and look forward to your participation in our racing program throughout the year. This Horsemen’s Guide contains core policies that are in place at all racetracks owned and operated by Penn National Gaming, Inc., and also details the local rules and regulations currently in effect for racing participations at HCPNRC. These policies are in place to ensure a fair and competitive racing product and to encourage all racing participants to exhibit the highest level of integrity at all times. The HCPNRC racing program has plenty of momentum going into 2017 and continues to build on the success of the Penn Mile. In just two short years, the Penn Mile has earned Grade 3 status and produced Breeder’s Cup winner, Bobby’s Kitten. Penn Mile Day returns again this year on June 4, and our stakes program in 2017 will once again be part of 20 race, $5 million dollar Penn National Racing Challenge, incorporating major stakes races at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races, Sam Houston Race Park, Zia Park Racetrack and Casino and HCPNRC. HCPNRC is well positioned for racing going into the future. Our new, comfortable, climate controlled racing building is fully integrated with our full service casino and we have options and amenities for everyone to enjoy a night at the races. Our year-round racing schedule, competitive purse structure and central location in the mid-Atlantic region make HCPNRC an attractive option for any serious racing fan or horsemen. -
A Leader in the Thoroughbred Industry
Keeneland: A Leader in the Thoroughbred Industry INTRODUCTION Keeneland was created, as outlined by its founders in the original prospectus, to be “a model race track to perpetuate and improve the sport and to provide a course that is in- tended to serve as a symbol of the fine tradi- tions of Thoroughbred racing.” Toward that mission, revenues from Keeneland’s racing and sales operations are reinvested in the horse industry, funding purse money for the track’s world-class racing program and supporting innovative marketing and research initiatives in the areas of equine safety and welfare that benefit all breeds and disciplines of horses. Forefront of Safety and Welfare The safety of its human and equine ath- letes along with the integrity of its racing and sales operations are priority No. 1 at Keene- land. Keeneland/TeamCoyle Dirt Racing Surface NTRA Safety & Integrity Alliance Ac- creditation: Keeneland was among the first experts, led by Dr. Mick Peterson, Director of the turf course, information includes height race tracks in North America to earn accredi- the University of Kentucky’s Ag Equine Pro- of the grass and placement of the inside rail. tation by the National Thoroughbred Racing gram and co-founder of the Racing Surfaces Data also includes rainfall measurement from Association’s Safety & Integrity Alliance in Testing Laboratory. Dr. Peterson and Keene- the previous day. 2009. Since then, Keeneland has been fully land officials review the track’s dirt and turf Through the data gathered, Keeneland re-accredited every two years, most recently course prior to the start of each meet. -
Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION DIVISION OF PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING 69th ANNUAL REPORT For Fiscal Year ending on June 30, 2000 DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION DIVISION OF PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2000 INTRODUCTION Overview and Explanation of Report Terminology . 2 Events Shaping the 1999/2000 Racing Season in Florida . 3 Summary of the 2000 Legislative Session . 4 Division Overview . 5 STATISTICS Components of Pari-Mutuel Handle for Regular Performances - On-Track . 10 Summary of State Revenues for Regular Performances - On-Track . 11 Summary of Track/Fronton Revenues for Regular Performances - On-Track. 12 Components of Pari-Mutuel Handle for Regular Performances - Intertrack . 13 Summary of State Revenues for Regular Performances - Intertrack . 14 Summary of Track/Fronton Revenues for Regular Performances - Intertrack . 15 Components of Pari-Mutuel Handle for Charity/Scholarship Performances - On-Track . 16 Minimum Required Payment for Charity/Scholarship Performances - On-Track . .17 Summary of Track/Fronton Revenues for Charity/Scholarship Performances - On-Track . 18 Components of Pari-Mutuel Handle for Charity/Scholarship Performances - Intertrack . .19 Minimum Required Payment for Charity/Scholarship Performances - Intertrack . 20 Summary of Track/Fronton Revenues for Charity/Scholarship Performances - Intertrack . 21 Total Regular and Charity/Scholarship Handle . 22 Summary of State Revenues from Pari-Mutuel Activities . 23 Collections For Promotional Trust Funds and Breeders' Associations . 24 Fiscal Year Comparative Data . 25 Graphs - Historical Pari-Mutuel Wagering Activity . 27 Charity and Scholarship Performances . 30 Abandoned Winning Tickets . 31 REVENUE COLLECTED BY COUNTY Revenue Collected by Geographical Location/Pari-Mutuel Active Permits by County . -
Impact of Slot Machines/Video Lottery
Impact of Slot Machines/Video Lottery Terminals (VLTs) on the Economy, Horse Racing and Breeding Industry, Agriculture and Open Space in States/Provinces where they Exist: Why is this Important for New Jersey? Photos Courtesy of Ed Keys, USTA, Equi-Photo and Lisa Photo Karyn Malinowski, Ph.D. and Ryan Avenatti, M.S. Rutgers Equine Science Center 2009 Impact of Slot Machines/Video Lottery Terminals Executive Summary The New Jersey equine industry is valued at $4 billion and generates $1.1 billion annually in positive impact on the New Jersey economy, is responsible for 13,000 jobs (7,000 jobs generated by racetracks and horse racing breeding and training operations), and pays an estimated $160 million annually in federal, state, and local taxes ($85 million generated by equine operations and owners and $75 million generated by New Jersey racetracks). Contributing to the total economic impact are New Jersey’s four racing venues (The Meadowlands, Freehold Raceway, Monmouth Park Racetrack, and Atlantic City Race Course), valued at $502 million annually. Regarding acres, 176,000 total acres support equine facilities; 96,000 of these acres are directly related to equine activities, 78,000 are devoted to pasture and hay production, with 46,000 additional acres producing hay for horses on non-equine-related operations. Equine-related acres represent more than one-fifth of the state's 790,000 acres in agriculture. Regarding animals and operations, 42,500 equine animals are housed in New Jersey at 7,200 facilities. Of the 42,500 equine animals, 12,500 (nearly 30 percent) are in racing-related activities. -
Agenda California Authority of Racing Fairs Board of Directors Meeting John Alkire, Chair 12:30 P.M., Tuesday, February 7, 2012
1776 Tribute Road, Suite 205 Sacramento, CA 95815 Office: 916.927.7223 Fax: 916.263.3341 www.calfairs.com AGENDA CALIFORNIA AUTHORITY OF RACING FAIRS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING JOHN ALKIRE, CHAIR 12:30 P.M., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012 Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the California Authority of Racing Fairs’ Board of Directors will commence at 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, February 7, 2012. The meeting will be held in Sacramento. AGENDA I. Date, time and location of next meeting. II. Approval of minutes. III. Report, discussion and action, if any, on legislative program for 2012 and beyond. IV. Report, discussion and action, if any, on CHRB notice and prospective actions regarding Exchange Wagering. V. Financials VI. Executive Director’s Report CALIFORNIA AUTHORITY OF RACING FAIRS 1776 Tribute Road, Suite 205 Sacramento, CA 95815 Office: 916.927.7223 Fax: 916.263.3341 www.calfairs.com NOTICE CALIFORNIA AUTHORITY OF RACING FAIRS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING JOHN ALKIRE, CHAIR 12:30 P.M., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012 VIA TELECONFERENCE Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the California Authority of Racing Fairs’ Board of Directors will commence at 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, February 7, 2012. The meeting will be held at the CARF Conference Room located at 1776 Tribute Road, Sacramento, California 95815. CARF Board of Directors Meeting Toll Free Dial In Number: (800) 791-2345 Participant Code: 83711 # Via Teleconference The Public and members of the California Authority of Racing Fairs Board of Directors may participate from the following locations: Alameda County Fair National Orange Show Solano County Fair 4501 Pleasanton Avenue 689 South E Street 900 Fairgrounds Drive Pleasanton, CA 94566 San Bernardino, CA 92408 Vallejo, CA 94589 Antelope Valley Fair Riverside National Date Festival Sonoma County Fair 2551 West Ave.