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>>> Brit trainer cops 5-year ban over steroids >>> >UK commentary: Racing needs to admit it has a drug problem rather than go on defensive >>> Racing Hall of Fame to recognize Beyer, two others with addition to Media Roll of Honor >>> Rees: Churchill Downs' fall meet left a lot to be desired ... Track needs to do morefor the average bettor >>> ...and some Churchill fall meet highlights >>> "Instead of building a traditional race track, we're building the race track of the future."... Canada: Horse racing set to return to Calgary area with with new track and casino >>> Illinois legislature fails to take up racetrack funding bill >>> Kentucky advisory committee approves changes to medication rules >>> Medication group addresses Standardbred regulations >>> Juddmonte racing and breeding operation is not for sale >>> Mucho Macho Man will race in 2014 >>> Aqueduct: Gotham, Withers get purse boosts >>> NYRA raises admission fees at Belmont, Saratoga as part of 2014 budget >>> NYRA budget passes, but not without debate Zia Park average daily handle up 10 percent >>> Juddmonte racing and breeding operation is not for sale >>> Racing history: My Charmer - would gain international fame as the broodmare who produced racing's 10th Triple Crown winner, Seattle Slew >>> Illinois: Mayor of city with defunct racetrack critical of its use as a simulcast facility, "I think it's in the best interest of the owners to close it and put something productive out there." >>> 78YO owner-trainer Tom McCarthy [2009 Blue Grass winner General Quarters] brings three-horse stable to Fair Grounds >>> Jock Watch: Fernando Jara's sister to make Panama riding debut >>> 'Leaner and fitter' Betfair target US and Italy >>> Okla: Tulsa County fair board votes to allow live horse racing at Fair Meadows >>> Sunland Park begins 55th season on Friday >>> Cornell University to open equine hospital near Belmont Park >>> Michigan tracks, horsemen agree on plan to return Thoroughbred racing to the Detroit area >>> Suffolk Downs: Massachusetts regulators delay vote on relocating casino >>> Florida proposing change to simulcast host-track regulations >>> Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance accredits 20 new facilities >>> Jerardi: Ben's Cat a horse of a lifetime for Leatherbury >>> Jock Watch: Castellano could get Eclipsed by Stevens >>> Weekend preview: Ramseys ready for Claiming Crown >>> Univ of Ky women's hoops offering racehorse ownership promo at Duke game >>> VIDEO: Bloodhorse's And They're Off with Shulman and Haskin... Hollywood Park Farewell Reaction: NYRA admission price increase >>> Crist: "It was a tone-deaf decision on several fronts..." >>> Blog: Customer loyalty program might take the sting out of price increases >>> Blog: "I could see perhaps less people forking over the additional three bucks to get into the clubhouse, but can't imagine any material effect on attendance, at least based on the admission increases alone." >>> Jicha: "Pricing matters. Raise it, even by what seems an insignificant amount, and you are going to lose sales." >>> Weekend preview: Hong Kong International Races website >>> AUDIO: Hong Kong Jockey Club's Exec Dir of Racing Bill Nader talks about the Hong Kong Championships week from the club's perspective >>> Trainer Dale Romans believes Little Mike can end long American drought at the Hong Kong International Races this weekend >>> Comment: Hong Kong Jockey Club can up the international ante by boosting support card Hong Kong International Jockeys' Championship/RESULTS >>> Kerrin McEvoy strikes early and wins the Hong Kong International Jockeys' Championship >>> McEvoy adds to an already impressive list of accolades by winning the Hong Kong International Jockeys' Championship >>> Photo gallery: International Jockeys' Championship >>> Race-by-race results/charts: R5 ... R6 ... R7 ... R8 Look out below! Tampa Bay opening day sees bridgejumper take a leap

HOLLYWOOD Sun results: Seek Again wins G1 $250K Hollywood Derby in US debut Sun results: Egg Drop by a nose in G1 $250K Matriarch Sat results: Full Ransom rallies late to capture G3 $100K Miesque Stakes Sat results: Smooth sailing for Global View in G3 $100K Generous Fri results: Silentio finishes strong to win G2 $250K Citation Hcp Thurs results: Majestic Stride does the expected in G3 $100K Vernon Underwood DOWN UNDER/ASIA Oz: Sydney racing fans are being urged to join the Australian Turf Club ahead of the next year's world-class Sydney Carnival WEATHER Current forecasts for N American tracks TRACK ABBREVIATIONS Racetrack abbreviation codes HORSE RACING MEDIA [AUS] FOXSPORTS.AU [AUS] RACING AND SPORTS [AUS] SMH.COM.AU [AUS/NZ] THOROUGHBRED NEWS [AUS] VIRTUAL FORM GUIDE [ASIA] S CHINA MORNING POST BALTIMORE SUN BLOOD HORSE CBS.SPORTSLINE CHICAGO SUN-TIMES DAILY RACING FORM ESPN FOX SPORTS FRANCE GALOP [JAPAN] HORSERACING IN JAPAN KENTUCKY.COM LA TIMES LOUISVILLE COURIER JOURNAL MIAMI HERALD MSNBC NY DAILY NEWS NY POST NY TIMES SEATTLE TIMES SIGNONSANDIEGO.COM SOUTH AFRICAN HORSERACING THISISHORSERACING.COM TIMES PICAYUNE [U.K.] BBC [U.K.] GUARDIAN [U.K.] RACING POST [U.K.] SPORTINGLIFE.COM [U.K.] TELEGRAPH [U.K.] TIMES USA TODAY WASHINGTON POST

GENERAL NEWS Haskin: Ramon Dominguez and Saratoga WarHorse Racing Post: Will Take Charge's 128 RPR in Clark puts him up in a four-way tie for the best dirt horse of 2013 alongside Game On Dude, Fort Larned and Mucho Macho Man Watchmaker Watch: Weekly divisional ratings South China Morning Post: What we love about HKIR week - and International Jockeys' Championship Hong Kong: King Kreesa rebounding nicely Aqueduct shifts calendar to race Mondays in winter Bloodhorse coverage: Monday's NYRA Franchise Oversight Board meeting Latest Vegas Ky Derby odds Could 2014 be the year for slots at the tracks in Illinois? Churchill Downs fall meet closes with declines Tampa opens Wed... Richer purses, major shake-ups in the trainer and jockey ranks Aussies look to improve grip between boot and stirrup after spate of race-falls... "You can't turn back the clock and get jockeys to put their entire foot in the iron, but perhaps more could be done with the adhesive nature of irons and the sole of riding shoes." CNN: The world's worst racehorse? Meet Vote for Lust ...Aw, c'mon, Vote for Lust. 0-90??? Let's take a look back at Zippy Chippy's final career start - loss #100! AT&T U-Verse has ceased carriage of TVG, the horseracing channel, according to a company spokesman Korean breeding, racing programs on rise Noonan: Fed indictments up the ante on drugs in racing Horse allegations prominent in Hollywood trade's investigation of 'no animals harmed' designation ...Hollywood Reporter investigation: Movie/TV business not sufficiently protecting animals... HBO's 'Luck' mentioned prominently Jockey Ruby Walsh opposes wind farms near stud farms in Ireland... "It would be dangerous." Watchmaker: "The phenomenon of jockeys literally taking the speed out of American racing is not a new one ... and it has evolved to the point now where a turf route here with an honest pace is more the exception rather than the rule." Is Imagining the next Phipps Stable star? VIDEO: Youth In Racing: The Vision 20/20 Group - Part 5... Lenny Shulman asks the group 'What Would You Do as Racing Czar?' Scott: Flat Out is "the kind of horse one wishes racing produced in greater numbers: a high-class, hard-trying type who can beat you at different distances and stay in training more than a year or two." Travel sickness hits King Kreesa ahead of Hong Kong Mile... American miler is on the mend, but will be under observation by Jockey Club vets International results: Belshazzar takes G1 Japan Cup Dirt... Pants on Fire disappoints Richard Hughes wins 2013 World Super Jockeys Series in Japan... Gary Stevens an also-ran Kentucky Derby points leaderboard Bloodhorse comment: Decrease in graded stakes will mean that "in the long run black type on a catalog page will become more meaningful - and more valuable." Lamarra: New Meadowlands - "This is the new reality: a right-sized racetrack." New gambling options north of Ohio River mean Turfway sees decline in crowds, fields, purses Kentucky Derby Future Wager exacta: What if no horses in the original 23 finish 1st or 2nd? Haskin: Finn Green - another lesser known story surrounding the son of Macho Uno that also packs quite an emotional wallop Claiborne Farm ties Calumet for all-time stakes wins at Churchill - with 32 US-based horses fine after six-hour delay on their arrival in Hong Kong... Little Mike, King Kreesa are picked up later than scheduled Ryan Moore the globetrotting Lester Piggott of his time after Japan Cup win crowns amazing year Gulf News: "Animal Kingdom's [2013 Dubai World Cup] victory was a significant in more ways than one as it confirmed that American-trained horses can still compete with the world's best on Meydan's synthetic surface." Ehalt: "Together, the last 58 winners of the BC Juvenile and Remsen have accounted for just three wins in the Kentucky Derby." AUDIO: ESPN's Inside the Gates: The U. of Arizona - the USA's only collegiate program devoted to thoroughbred racing - prepares for annual Racing & Gaming Symposium More from the pro-active Hong Kong stews: Jockey cops 16-meeting ban -- for ride that missed fourth-place! OOoooofff! Another reason it's tough to be a jock... AP McCoy laments that rigors of race-riding caused worries over ability to be a father, "I discovered I had a low sperm count because of too many hot baths. As a jockey you do whatever it takes to keep your weight down." In Hong Kong, a dead-heat for a year-end title will see a dead-heat win count as a half-win, after it was counted as a whole win, for the purpose of--- oh, never mind... Novak: What are you thankful for in horse racing this season? VIDEO: D Wayne Lukas and Willis Horton on Clark win Kentucky Derby Future Wager: Field closes at 4-5... Honor Code second choice at 10-1 White: Honor Code #1 pick in Fantasy League draft Plonk: "Why 2013 has been different likely has a much deeper explanation than I'll offer. But here goes. I know it sounds trite, but the game just feels so much better when the right horses win." Eng: Weekend races provide chances for Eclipse redemption Racing history: Pago Hop a filly with a long and productive career - owned and campaigned by one of the many colorful characters that helped solidify the Fair Grounds as one of America's most distinct racetracks Comment: Brit columnist finds racecourse's new dress code "yet another PR embarrassment."... "Quite why racecourses persist with this 'you're-luck-we-let-you-in' mentality at a time when racing seeks to protect and expand its customer base is beyond me." Newbury Racecourse website's offical dress code rules >>> Weekend results/sulky side: 9YO Foiled Again scores in $512K TVG FFA at the Meadowlands... Captaintreacherous fizzles >>> Chart: TVG FFA >>> VIDEO REPLAY: TVG FFA >>> Weekend results: Bee A Magician runs 2013 record to 17-0 with win in $253K Moni Maker at the Meadowlands >>> Sulky side comment: Foiled Again cements his legend, others question the Captain's Premier of Ontario pens letter in response to newspaper article: "In contrast to this Citizen article's headline, I believe our five-year partnership plan puts horse racing on stable ground for decades to come." Ottawa Citizen/11.22.13: Ontario's horse racing industry on unstable ground... How the province's decision to cancel the slots-at-racetracks program has left thousands of people wondering what the future holds Hovdey: Mieszerski has melancholy job of promoting Hollywood as it closes Fort Erie unveils plans for 2014 festival meet... The proposal also includes plans to engage new horse racing customers through an interactive website that educates and explains the intricacies of horse racing and betting, and also re-tooling the handicapping system NY Times includes connections of Ky Derby winner Orb in list of 2013 sports figures to be thankful for Pennsylvania op-ed: "Racing has been a sideshow as lawmakers and two administrations have rushed to expand gambling..." Jock Watch: Julien Leparoux back riding in Kentucky after stint on West Coast Apprentice Watch: For Chelsey Keiser, waiting until she - and her horses - are ready is working out Champion mare Groupie Doll ready for toughest test yet Instant racing crucial to saving Idaho's horse racing industry, supporters say Milestone: Ron Burke becomes first harness racing trainer to win 1,000 races in a year Europeans looking to NFL - for horseracing inspiration 'Next few weeks critical' for St Nicholas Abbey Blog: TV is 'dying', but here are four reasons racing has an edge Cinema: Louisville looks forward to spring premiere of Mine that Bird stroy - '50-1' Commentary: "The following are what I see as the 5 major flaws in horse racing over the years which led to the state of the sport today..." Hovdey: Tranquility Farm's fate needs industry's attention Thanksgiving Day at the Fair Grounds: Horse racing and hats Street art comes To Aqueduct Racetrack VIDEO: Local news cover Aqueduct art show

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