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    <bigarticle id="18041">
      <title><![CDATA[Who to Root for at the Kentucky Derby? Try Jinks Fires]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Horse Race Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1328520803" delta="12 hours ago"><![CDATA[2/6/2012]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[It is the middle of April. The rolling pastures and paddocks of Kentucky have greened. And we are less than three weeks away from the May 7th running of the 137th Kentucky Derby at fabled Churchill Downs in Louisville. It's time to start thinking about picking your horse--and your connections.So let me now, today, make the case for a gorgeous three-year-old colt named Archarcharch and, more specifically, for his trainer, ...]]></text>
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    <bigarticle id="17803">
      <title><![CDATA[Maryland legislature passes horse racing bill]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Horse Race Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1327845570" delta="1 week ago"><![CDATA[1/29/2012]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[The Maryland legislature passed a bill Monday night that will require Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course to hold at least 146 live racing days each year through 2013 while also allowing the tracks to use millions of dollars in annual casino subsidies for operating expenses.The bill, which was passed in the final hours of the legislative session, is expected to be signed by Gov. Martin O%u2019Malley, who pushed for ...]]></text>
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    <article id="17618">
      <title><![CDATA[Ky racing officials settle charges against jockey]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Horse Race Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1327325193" delta="2 weeks ago"><![CDATA[1/23/2012]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[LEXINGTON, Ky. %u2014 Kentucky racing officials are dropping charges against jockey John Velazquez for Life At Ten's lackluster performance in the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic last November.The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission voted Wednesday in favor of settling all charges against the Eclipse Award-winning rider.Velazquez said in televised comments before the race he was concerned Life At Ten wasn't warming up properly. She lagged behind the rest of the field, finishing ...]]></text>
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    <article id="17401">
      <title><![CDATA[The Preakness Admits The Only Reason Horse Racing Still Exists Is To Drink Beer]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Horse Race Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1327044425" delta="2 weeks ago"><![CDATA[1/20/2012]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[They once referred to horse racing as "The Sport of Kings." Well apparently when a royal sport falls, it falls hard.  How do we know?Let us introduce to you the new mascot of the Preakness: Kegasus.Yes, Kegasus.  He's a half-horse, half-man with a prominent beer gut being touted as "Part champion Thoroughbred, part infield fan and all party manimal" and he'll be featured in the Maryland Jockey Club's ...]]></text>
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    <article id="16622">
      <title><![CDATA[Racetrack owner debates moving 2 Ohio facilities]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Horse Race Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1320783193" delta="12 weeks ago"><![CDATA[11/8/2011]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[A gaming company building casinos in Columbus and Toledo is considering relocating its two horse tracks in those areas to other cities in the state if a move would improve revenue at the facilities.Ohio's horse racing industry has been in decline in recent years, losing customers and money to nearby states with casinos and racetracks with slots or casino gambling. The opening of the casinos would only add to the ...]]></text>
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    <article id="16461">
      <title><![CDATA[A Horse for the Ages Should Be Horse of the Year]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Horse Race Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1320446373" delta="13 weeks ago"><![CDATA[11/4/2011]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[It's a match race, a fiercely contested one, for Horse of the Year: the great racemare Zenyatta versus the talented colt Blame, the only rival ever to finish in front of her. A noisy debate over who is more deserving has raged on.  One side or another is going to be bitterly disappointed when the results are announced Monday night at the Eclipse Awards in Miami. The award is ...]]></text>
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    <article id="16299">
      <title><![CDATA[It's Zenyatta vs. Blame again for horse of year]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Horse Race Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1320187690" delta="13 weeks ago"><![CDATA[11/1/2011]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Zenyatta is retired, tucked away in her stall on a Kentucky farm awaiting her first breeding date with a stallion. Yet the superstar mare who went 19-1 in her career has one more race she's trying to win - Horse of the Year. Zenyatta was denied in her bid last year, losing the biggest Eclipse Award of all to filly Rachel Alexandra. She didn't win the year before either, losing ...]]></text>
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    <article id="16137">
      <title><![CDATA[Martin Hannan: Blazing mad at being denied Kempton race of champions]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Horse Race Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1319822490" delta="14 weeks ago"><![CDATA[10/28/2011]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Those chaps in the department in charge of race scheduling at the British Horseracing Authority appeared to have done us all a favour when they allowed the King George VI chase to be run on Saturday at Kempton Park following the postponement of the Boxing Day meeting due to the bad weather. Someone at the BHA wants to crack a few skulls, however, as officials have now ruled out what ...]]></text>
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    <article id="15974">
      <title><![CDATA[Group seeks to end horse racing deal in Boise]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Horse Race Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1319474782" delta="15 weeks ago"><![CDATA[10/24/2011]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The future of horse racing in southwest Idaho has been dealt another setback.Idaho Entertainment LLC told Ada County officials on Friday it wanted to terminate its lease agreement to operate horse racing events at the county's Expo Idaho grounds.Company officials said they wanted to opt out of the lease after failing to reach an agreement with the Idaho Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, a nonprofit group ...]]></text>
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    <article id="15814">
      <title><![CDATA[Horse Racing: Highlights of the Year 2010]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Horse Race Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1319059334" delta="15 weeks ago"><![CDATA[10/19/2011]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Today is the last day of the year 2010. While everyone peeps into the good and bad events that happened over the past 12 months, horse racing critics and analysts thought it was essential to look back and acknowledge some of the best moments that were witnessed by them and horse racing fans in this particular year. With thousands of racing events that took place in 2010, only a few ...]]></text>
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    <article id="15486">
      <title><![CDATA[Lack of deal puts Md. horse racing on shaky ground]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Horse Race Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1318264535" delta="17 weeks ago"><![CDATA[10/10/2011]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[The future of live thoroughbred racing in Maryland - including the Preakness Stakes -is in jeopardy again after a state commission on Tuesday rejected a proposed racing schedule contingent on conditions that horse owners and breeders refused to accept. That means the Laurel Park racetrack could close its doors Jan. 1 unless a last-minute deal is reached between the horsemen and owners of the Maryland Jockey Club, which operates Laurel ...]]></text>
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    <article id="15266">
      <title><![CDATA[N.J. bills approved to revive horse racing, gambling]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Horse Race Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1317657618" delta="18 weeks ago"><![CDATA[10/3/2011]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[A package of bills to help revive New Jersey's struggling horse racing industry won final approval from the state Assembly Monday, as did legislation to boost gambling revenues by allowing sports betting at the state's casinos and racetracks.Passage of the Democratic-driven bills sets the stage for Gov. Christie's proposed overhaul of Atlantic City gambling and horse racing. The Republican governor announced a sweeping plan on July 21 to turn both ...]]></text>
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