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>>> Hayward: Unsound financial foundation points to a troubled future for U.S. racing... "Look hard at the economics of Thoroughbred racing. Maintaining the status quo puts the entire Thoroughbred racing and breeding industry in the U.S. at risk." >>> High-profile trainers support ban on Lasix >>> Monmouth Park will reduce purses >>> Del Mar: Embattled A.C. Avila wins protested race... Masochist wins first as Smogcutter owners protest race by not running; Stewards scratch horse >>> Owners to boycott Del Mar race Thurs... David Frankham, Brian Carmody want sanctions taken against A.C. Avila for drugging horse >>> Ehalt: The dawn of the 'Big Day' at Saratoga >>> Daley: NYRA's Martin Panza, from the West Coast, has targeted a 'Big Days Theory' ... So far, it is working out very well >>> Wise Dan won't run in G2 Fourstardave at SAR on 8/9... Lopresti, "Maybe we've been pushing too hard to try to make this race." >>> Powell: Saratoga - A Tale of Two Turf Courses >>> Eng: Handicapping next announcer at Saratoga >>> Wilson: "How I rank this year's 3-year-olds heading into August..." >>> What was the buzz [ha! *wink*] at the Whitney draw? Photo: Guillot and Lukas share a moment >>> NY Times checks out the Saratoga 'spinners': Seek Gifts, Not Bets >>> Lady caller: Jessica Paquette fills in as Suffolk's racecaller for Monday's first after tornado delays regular announcer [with VIDEO] >>> For Jonathan Sheppard, a life's love, and work >>> PHOTO: Livingston - Saratoga stretch, Fri morning >>> Trainer Wayne Catalano regains consciousness, continues to recover from illness >>> Sunday marks 150th anniversary of first race at the 1864 Saratoga Race Track >>> AUDIO: ESPN's In the Gate... Apprentice jockey Drayen van Dyke and semi-retired, 62YO Tony Black talk shop >>> Throwback PHOTO: Cars lined up across Arlington Park track to demonstrate added width of track in 1962 >>> Throwback PHOTO: Ava Gardner and her sister Beatrice checking out the daily program at Del Mar >>> George Strawbridge-owned filly DQ'd from French G1 after freakish positive >>> Down Under: 2013-14 3YO crop falls short >>> Wed results: Kingman swoops to beat Toronado in G1 Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood >>> LA Times: Del Mar suspends turf racing again after another horse injury... Rick Arthur, equine medical director for the CHRB, said, "Frankly, everybody is trying to figure out what's going on." >>> Trainers' group will recommend eliminating Del Mar turf sprints SARATOGA SATURDAY: TV ALERT: NBC, Sat 5pm ET... Whitney, Test >>> West: Palace Malice taking in rarefied air... 2013 Belmont winner set to face daunting schedule to finish year >>> Rees: Palice Malice seeking statement Whitney win >>> Whitney contender Palace Malice providing new adventures for "an old-time guy" >>> Sports Illustrated: Zayats believe in the power of Prayer for Relief FREE PPs [pdf]: >>> G1 $1.5mil Whitney Hcp >>> G1 $500K Test >>> G1 $350K Vanderbilt Hcp >>> Starr: W Va Derby analysis and selections >>> Turrell: W Va Derby analysis and selections >>> Free PPs: G2 $750K W Va Derby [pdf] TV ALERT: Hambletonian, CBS Sports, Sat 4pm ET >>> Hambletonian website >>> Hambletonian Day wagering format >>> Free PPs: Hambletonian Day card [pdf] >>> Cotolo: Solid action on Hambletonian Day >>> Finley: Johansson knows she has job to do... Hambletonian trainer wouldn't mind ruining her father's day >>> Hambletonian: Favorite Father Patrick gets tough Post 10 >>> Hambletonian Day to present harness racing, entertainment and more at Meadowlands Horeplayernow magazine: August editions now available online Did she get paid with all $1's?!? Albany Times-Union features ad for local 'gentlemen's club' with Saratoga race picks from strippers... Yep, Tatiana scored! Photos from the various venues - last weekend's PDJFDay [Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund] VIDEO: Saratoga - Jockeys foot race Saratoga Suffolk Arlington Gulfstream Gulfstream Penn National Down the stretch like a shot! Last weekend's Human Cannonball promotion at Canterbury - VIDEO

DEL MAR Sat preview: Iotapa heads field of seven in G1 $300K Clement Hirsch Fri preview: $239K P6 carryover Wed results: Wake Up Nick wins $100K Graduation Week 2/Week 3: Look back, look ahead DOWN UNDER/ASIA Sat results: Thiamandi wins G3 Bletchingly Stakes at Caulfield 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 THE RACING BIZ [Mid-Atlantic region] SEATTLE TIMES SIGNONSANDIEGO.COM SOUTH AFRICAN HORSERACING THISISHORSERACING.COM ThoroughbredRacing.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 Bertha Wright, the last of her family to live at Lexington's iconic Calumet Farm, dies at 94 Churchill buys into Saratoga [it's not quite what you think] Churchill reports record second-quarter revenues on strong Kentucky Oaks, Derby week RCI meets this week in Del Mar International: "Taghrooda herself must have a tremendous chance of becoming the fourth 3-year-old filly to win the Arc in seven years, because she is an outstanding runner." Blasi rejoins Asmussen's stable Key factors in the remarkable success of the Juddmonte empire Fort Erie gets national attention, track sale close Pensioners on Parade: Double Bill... '89 and '90 winner of NY Turf Writers jumps stake at SAR Delaware Park Monday card pushed back to Wednesday Bayern's Haskell win is three of a kind for Pin Oak Lane Haskell day in pictures Jerardi: Borislow was larger than life Tragedy averted at Del Mar... Rider Amir Cedeno saved from serious injuries by trainers Phil D'Amato, Gary Mandella and outrider Jock Watch: Van Dyke, Blanc injured in spills last week and are set to return to riding Wednesday at Del Mar Trainer Watch: Tom Amoss earns 3,000th victory (also 3,001, 3,002) Keeneland's Shadwell moves to $1 million All-sources handle down, ontrack business strong for first 10 days of Saratoga Noonan: Spa's second week... The big story was the attendance... It's time to free the paddock Allen Jerkens 'The Chief' in Florida rather than Saratoga, "There's something so special about Saratoga. I miss being there." Trainer Watch: Elizabeth Voss takes on her father's job too soon Hall of Fame jockey Eddie Delahoussaye is #25 on Louisiana's list of all-time top 51 athletes International: Aidan O'Brien's dual Derby winner Australia is back in full work ahead of his end-of-season targets Wed results: Kingman over Tornonado in G1 Sussex at Glorious Goodwood Goodwood: A "Glorious" garden party LA Times: Del Mar makes changes after deaths of nine horses Del Mar takes steps for safer racing... Turf course aerified and watered, rail moved out to 18 feet and wax was added to the Polytrack Hovdey: Del Mar turf course needs time to mature Del Mar makes adjustment to slow Polytrack Hong Kong study shows Lasix does not prolong horses' racing careers Tonalist, Kid Cruz exit Jim Dandy well Watchmaker: Bayern capitalizes in Haskell, Tonalist preps in Jim Dandy Chinese millionaire is leading a drive to transform China into a global horse-racing centre Del Mar off turf on Sunday after breakdowns Del Mar Thoroughbred Club statement concerning turf course Hovdey: Grief and thanks hover over shed rows at DMR Art Sherman to receive Pincay Award... Given annually to those who have served the sport 'with integrity, extraordinary dedication, determination and distinction' Delaware cancels Wed due to lack of entries Haskin: The Saint of Saratoga... Former exercise rider Val Buck now dedicated to providing second careers for retired racehorses Santa Anita raises purses for 10 stakes at fall meeting Delaware Park cuts purses As greyhound racing declines nationwide, Alabama's Birmingham Race Course is in 'survival mode' Keeneland's Instant Racing plans delayed Detroit: Developer of failed $50mil Pinnacle Race Course who walked away from its $2.5mil tax bill four years ago - is now working to open an Indian casino just a mile away TOBA schedules events in Saratoga Springs G1 Blue Grass winner Dance With Fate euthanized due to severe leg injury suffered in training incident at DMR From the "It's the Same All Over" Dept: Aussie scribe, "Drab Sydney Saturdays, lacking field size, thus betting substance, are hardly a recent problem..." Sulky side: World record for Archangel in Cashman elims at Meadowlands Pricci: "It will be interesting to see whether the subtle pressures that journalists occasionally face from the [racing] industry is a temporary development or the new normal." Rees: 2015 Kentucky Derby - Super Saver's son impresses at Saratoga Trainer Wayne Catalano still hospitalized but improving Crist: Jim Dandy has substance over Haskell's flash Apprentice Watch: Trevor McCarthy knew his career path early... Retired jock/Dad Michael, "In the first grade, he couldn't even spell it, but he wrote down, 'I want to be a jokey'."

SARATOGA Sat preview: Palace Malice, Will Take Charge among field of nine for G1 $1.5 mil Whitney at SAR on Sat "The Whitney" - A simple name hides a rich history Fri preview: $32K P6 carryover Wed results: Euro-transplant Stars Above Me wins $100K Coronation Cup EUROPE Fri results: Take Cover wins G2 King George at Goodwood Wed chart: G1 Sussex/Goodwood ODDS & ENDS MISCELLANEOUS INDEX: Where we put things that don't fit into any of the other index categories Track visit/reviews THE FANS SPEAK: Where we occasionally search the web to explore various discussions and topics OPINION: equidaily.com's occasional thoughts on various topics regarding the horse racing game equidaily.com's Coast-to-coast Saratoga's Best Bets CONTACT US Click here to e-mail any questions, comments, or suggestions to equidaily.com TRACK SITES AQUEDUCT, Jamaica, NY ARAPAHOE PARK, Aurora, CO ARLINGTON PARK, Arlington Heights, IL ASSINIBOIA DOWNS, Winnipeg, Manitoba BELMONT, Elmont, NY BEULAH PARK, Grove City, OH CALDER, Miami, FL CALIFORNIA FAIRS, CA CANTERBURY PARK, Shakopee, MN CHARLES TOWN, Charles Town, WV CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, KY COLONIAL DOWNS, New Kent, VA DELAWARE PARK, Wilmington, DE DEL MAR, Del Mar, CA DELTA DOWNS, Vinton, LA DOWNS AT ALBUQUERQUE, Albuquerque, NM ELLIS PARK, Henderson, KY EMERALD DOWNS, Auburn, WA EVANGELINE DOWNS, Opelousas, LA FAIR GROUNDS, New Orleans, LA FAIR MEADOWS, Tulsa, OK FAIRMOUNT PARK, Collinsville, IL FAIRPLEX, Pomona, CA FINGER LAKES, Farmington, NY FORT ERIE, Fort Erie, Ontario GOLDEN GATE, Albany, CA GREAT LAKES DOWNS, Muskegon, MI GULFSTREAM PARK, Hallandale, FL HASTINGS PARK, Vancouver, BC HIALEAH PARK, Hialeah, FL HAWTHORNE RACE COURSE, Cicero, IL HOLLYWOOD PARK, Inglewood, CA HOOSIER PARK, Anderson, IN INDIANA DOWNS, Shelbyville, IN KEENELAND, Lexington, KY KENTUCKY DOWNS, Franklin, KY LAUREL PARK, Laurel, MD LONE STAR PARK, Grand Prairie, TX LOUISIANA DOWNS, Bossier City, LA Los Alamitos, Los Alamitos, CA MARQUIS DOWNS, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MEADOWLANDS, E Rutherford, NJ MONMOUTH PARK, Oceanport, NJ MOUNTAINEER, Chester, WV NORTHLANDS PARK, Edmonton, Alberta OAKLAWN PARK, Hot Springs, AR PENN NATIONAL, Grantville, PA PARX, Bensalem, PA PIMLICO, Baltimore, MD PINNACLE RACE COURSE, New Boston, MI PORTLAND MEADOWS, Portland, OR PRAIRIE MEADOWS, Des Moines, IA PRESQUE ISLE DOWNS, Erie, PA REMINGTON PARK, Oklahoma City, OK RETAMA PARK, San Antonio, TX RIVER DOWNS, Cincinnati, OH ROCKINGHAM PARK, Salem, NH RUIDOSO DOWNS, Ruidoso Downs, NM SAM HOUSTON, Houston, TX SANTA ANITA, Arcadia, CA SARATOGA, Saratoga Springs, NY STAMPEDE PARK, Calgary, Alberta SUFFOLK DOWNS, Boston, MA SUNLAND PARK, Sunland Park, NM SUNRAY PARK, Farmington, NM TAMPA BAY DOWNS, Tampa, FL THISTLEDOWN, Cleveland, OH TURF PARADISE, Phoenix, AZ TURFWAY PARK, Florence, KY WILL ROGERS DOWNS, Claremore, Oklahoma WOODBINE, Rexdale, Ontario WOODLANDS, Kansas City, KS YAVAPAI DOWNS, Prescott Valley, AZ ZIA PARK, Hobbs, NM Note: Pages on this site are labelled with the equidaily.com logo. Some links lead to pages at other sites. equidaily.com is responsible only for the pages on this site. equidaily.com assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. Always check with official sources to verify info. Copyright 2014 equidaily.com