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By Katie Warren

Oct 14, 2019

Searching For A Kentucky Derby Winner

What it's like going to the world's biggest horse sale, where royals and millionaires dropped $360 million this year on horses they hope might be the next Kentucky Derby winner By Katie Warren Every September, wealthy horse-racing fans, buyers, and sellers converge on Kentucky's second-largest city, Lexington, known as "the horse capital of the world." Lexington is surrounded by hundreds of horse farms and is home to the world's largest thoroughbred horse auction house, Keene

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Jockey Club Outlines Growth Strategies at Round Table

Frank Angst

Aug 13, 2018

Jockey Club Outlines Growth Strategies at Round Table

At 2018 Round Table, The Jockey Club outlined initiatives to strengthen horse racing. Jockey Club chairman Stuart Janney III showed up at the The Jockey Club's Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing with rolled-up sleeves. While Janney most assuredly looked as sharp as ever in a gray suit, dark blue tie, and lighter blue shirt at the Round Table Aug. 12 at the Gideon Putnam Hotel in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.—where about 300 Jockey Club members and industry leader

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They're Off: Casino & Horse Racing supporters gear up for push in GA with new Legislature

By Aaron Gould Sheinin - The Atlanta

Jan 7, 2017

They're Off: Casino & Horse Racing supporters gear up for push in GA with new Legislature

“I’m a Republican,” Beach said. “There’s nothing more Republican or more conservative than allowing the voters to decide if they would like

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EQUESTRICON™, HORSE RACING’S FIRST EVER “FAN-CENTRIC” CONVENTION TO STRIDE INTO SARATOGA SPRINGS IN

Dan Tordjman

Sep 2, 2016

EQUESTRICON™, HORSE RACING’S FIRST EVER “FAN-CENTRIC” CONVENTION TO STRIDE INTO SARATOGA SPRINGS IN

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY. (September 2, 2016) – Equestricon, LLC., announced today that Saratoga will be the host city for the first ever international horse racing convention and industry trade show. The inaugural Equestricon™ will bring together fans, horseplayers and stakeholders from every corner of the sport in an atmosphere of non-stop entertainment and lively discussion. Equestricon™ 2017 is scheduled to kick off on Sunday evening August 13, and will continue through Tuesd

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Dan Tordjman

Aug 3, 2016

Olympians Involved in Horse Racing

Michael Phelps is just one Olympic athlete involved in horse racing. (Eclipse Sportswire) Olympic athletes love competition and horse racing is one outlet where many of them get their fix in the off-season (or year-round). Read up on some of the current and past Olympians involved in Thoroughbred racing and get ready for Rio's opening ceremonies this Friday. Michael Phelps With 22 Olympic medals, swimmer Michael Phelps is the most accomplished U.S. Olympian of all time. He’s

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California Chrome to partner with The V Foundation for cancer research

Taylor Made Stallions

Jul 19, 2016

California Chrome to partner with The V Foundation for cancer research

The V Foundation for Cancer Research, one of the nation’s leading cancer research funding organizations, and majority owners Perry & Denise Martin and Taylor Made Stallions are pleased to announce that California Chrome, LLC will launch a new partnership in the fight against cancer and run in support of The V Foundation throughout the remainder of his scheduled racing career. He is currently pointed towards the $200,000 San Diego Handicap (G2) on July 23, and the $1 million

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Atlanta Business Chronicle Front Page Story

Dave Williams | Staff Writer - Atlanta Business

Jan 20, 2016

Atlanta Business Chronicle Front Page Story

Horse racing backers unveil plan for huge project A group of Georgia horse racing enthusiasts has hired Kansas City, Mo.-based Populous, architects of the new Braves stadium, to design a racetrack that would serve as the focal point for a huge new metro Atlanta mixed-use development. The $500 million to $750 million complex would contain hotel, office, retail and residential components, while an infield park could host a variety of events on non-racing days. Supporters of a p

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GEORGIA HORSE RACING COALITION UNVEILS RACE TRACK DESIGN FOR 21ST CENTURY

Steven Crayne

Jan 16, 2016

GEORGIA HORSE RACING COALITION UNVEILS RACE TRACK DESIGN FOR 21ST CENTURY

ATLANTA, Ga. (January 16, 2016) – The Georgia Horse Racing Coalition, a group of leading business and civic leaders dedicated to bringing first-class horse racing to Georgia, unveiled today plans for a ground-breaking mixed-use race track development designed by Populous, a global architecture and urban planning firm known for revolutionary entertainment and sports designs. “Our vision has always been for more than just a race track in Georgia. Our goal is to reinvent horse r

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