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They Just Can't Help Themselves

They can't help themselves, can they? - Yonkers Raceway advertised harness racing during the opening telecast of Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN recently. This is certainly something worthy of highlighting and bringing to the attention of the harness racing industry and Yonkers deserves to be applaude...Read More

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Slots gravy train nearing end?

The sport has had a nice run with slot machines, those gizmos that have fattened purses, made a lot of owners a lot of money and kept a dozen or so racetracks from closing. But the good times are about to end, and a lot sooner than you might have thought. A system -- broke state governments allowing...Read More

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New Management at Thistledown

Thistledown and Northfield Park are making management changes this winter. Thistledown General Manager Brent Reitz is heading south on Northfield Road to the harness track. Caesars Entertainment is bringing in Lee Dillard, vice president of Harrah's Louisiana Downs, to get the thoroughbred season ro...Read More

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Turfway Park, Horsemen at Odds

For the first time in several years, horsemen and management at Turfway Park are at odds over terms of a contract that would be in effect for the holiday meet that begins Dec. 2 and runs through Dec. 31. As the racing industry has been negatively impacted by the downturn in the national economy, the...Read More

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Harrah's Completes Purchase of Thistledown

Harrah’s Entertainment said July 28 it has completed its purchase of Thistledown near Cleveland, Ohio, from MI Developments. Harrah’s, which has other racetrack holdings in the United States, purchased Thistledown for about $43 million at auction in May. In 2009, the gaming company obtained an optio...Read More

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Ohio Tracks in Line for Slots?

LetOhioVote.org said June 28 it has asked the state to remove its referendum on racetrack video lottery terminals from the November ballot, possibly clearing the way for gaming at Ohio’s seven racetracks. The move has been rumored for more than a month in horse racing circles. Earlier this year, the...Read More

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Harrah's purchases Thistledown

After an earlier deal to purchase Thistledown fell through, Harrah’s secured the suburban Cleveland track at an auction on Tuesday. Citing sources close to the situation, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that Harrah’s purchased Thistledown for $43-million from MI Developments at a New York auction...Read More

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Thistledown on Auction Block

MI Developments intends to offer Thistledown, the Ohio racetrack near Cleveland, for sale during a May 25 auction in New York. The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported May 20 that Harrah’s Entertainment, which had a deal last year to buy the track for $89.5 million, remains interested in the purchase but...Read More

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Jonesin' for Delaware Park's start

Cindy and Larry Jones are back at Delaware Park, which opens its meet May 1.Cindy Jones heads the stable. Larry, her husband, was one of the nation's top trainers until he retired after the Breeders Cup last year. But Larry Jones didn't really say goodbye. He is his wife's assistant trainer.Read More

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Thistledown opens

The dogwoods are in bloom in Ohio, as sure a sign of spring around these parts as today’s opener of the 122-day thoroughbred racing season at Thistledown.Cool, cloudy weather is forecast for the first of eight live races, which leaves the starting gate at 1:20 p.m. For the fans who have been anxious...Read More

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Fair Grounds President Replaced

Austin Miller, who has been president of the Fair Grounds since August 2008, will be leaving to become president of Calder, according to a release issued Tuesday by Churchill Downs Inc. Tim Bryant, a Harrah’s New Orleans vice president, will replace Miller as Fair Grounds president and also will be ...Read More

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First the dogs, then the horses?

The uneasy marriage between racetracks and casinos reached a new low this week when it was reported by the Des Moines Register that Harrah's Entertainment is willing to pay the state of Iowa $49 million if lawmakers drop the requirement that the company conduct live greyhound racing at its racino in...Read More

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A Change in Attitudes

As we spoke about below, Harrah's is trying to get out of a racing deal by paying Iowa $70M for them to not hold greyhound races. A congressperson agrees: "It's an industry that does not have a lot of...Read More

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Can Racing Be That Far Behind?

"Harrah's Entertainment, the world's biggest casino chain, is pressuring Iowa lawmakers to end live greyhound racing and is willing to pay the state millions to see it happen." says today's story in the Des Moines Register...Read More

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Thistledown presses on under a dark cloud

Thistledown's opening afternoon of the thoroughbred racing season is still more than three months away. Despite major hopes last year for improvements in 2010, a transformation of the dingy, old facility on Emery Road won't be in the cards -- or whirling on the slots -- when the gates open April 23.Read More

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Thistledown season ends today

Thistledown Racetrack brings down the curtain on this year's live racing after today's program and, while another 122-day season has been approved for 2010, the future of the thoroughbred oval is still up in the air.Read More

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Harrah's reports $1 billion loss in 3rd quarter

The sour economy and a massive impairment charge caused casino giant Harrah’s Entertainment to report a net loss of more than $1 billion in the third quarter, the company said Tuesday.Read More

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DAVID WILLIAMS’ BAD LUCK HORSESHOE

I’m not sure how often Kentucky’s Senate president, David “Blackjack” Williams of Burkesville, finds his way into Louisville, but I’ve got some good news for him when he does visit the home town of Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby...Read More

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Harrah's Hikes New Term Loan Plan to $1B

Harrah's Entertainment on Thursday upped the amount of new term debt it is seeking to $1 billion from the $750 million announced earlier this week and decreased the amount of a tender offer for 2010 and 2011 notes to $160 million from $175 million. The casino operator says it plans to use the new lo...Read More

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Harrah's Impact on Thistledown

Harrah's Entertainment Inc. has purchased Thistledown, but the Las Vegas-based gaming company did so not because the North Randall facility already conducts Thoroughbred racing but because it is likely to eventually operate video lottery terminals.Read More

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bband · Care about racing? Ummm... no, Harrah's doesn't give a s^&t about horse racing. Come to think about it, neither does Penn National, Mountaineer, Philly Park, Presque Isle, Peninsula (Evangeline) or anyone else. Racing will also soon take a backseat at Fair Grounds, Calder and even Gulfsteam - once the dopes running GP figure out how to make money from slots. · 1340 days ago ·

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jnacarter · Going thru the same thing in Texas, everyone around us has it , {the slots} waiting for someone to wake the hell up around here. It works for every state around us, not really understanding all the misunderstanding about how it works. Pretty simple i thought, it worked really well for Oklahoma. · 1340 days ago ·

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View From the Racetrack Grandstand - They Just Can't Help Themselves

They can't help themselves, can they? - Yonkers Raceway advertised harness racing during the opening telecast of Sunday Night Baseball on E...

Slots gravy train nearing end?

The sport has had a nice run with slot machines, those gizmos that have fattened purses, made a lot of owners a lot of money and kept a dozen or so ra...

New Management at Thistledown

Thistledown and Northfield Park are making management changes this winter. Thistledown General Manager Brent Reitz is heading south on Northfield Road...

Turfway Park, Horsemen at Odds

For the first time in several years, horsemen and management at Turfway Park are at odds over terms of a contract that would be in effect for the holi...

Harrah's Completes Purchase of Thistledown

Harrah’s Entertainment said July 28 it has completed its purchase of Thistledown near Cleveland, Ohio, from MI Developments. Harrah’s, which has other...

Ohio Tracks in Line for Slots?

LetOhioVote.org said June 28 it has asked the state to remove its referendum on racetrack video lottery terminals from the November ballot, possibly c...

Harrah's purchases Thistledown

After an earlier deal to purchase Thistledown fell through, Harrah’s secured the suburban Cleveland track at an auction on Tuesday. Citing sources clo...

Thistledown on Auction Block

MI Developments intends to offer Thistledown, the Ohio racetrack near Cleveland, for sale during a May 25 auction in New York. The Cleveland Plain Dea...

Jonesin' for Delaware Park's start

Cindy and Larry Jones are back at Delaware Park, which opens its meet May 1.Cindy Jones heads the stable. Larry, her husband, was one of the nation's ...

Thistledown opens

The dogwoods are in bloom in Ohio, as sure a sign of spring around these parts as today’s opener of the 122-day thoroughbred racing season at Thistled...

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