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• Horse Tests Positive and Trainer Faces Ban

  A horse that finished second in a $100,000 stakes race at Churchill Downs has tested positive for twice the allowable level of a banned medication Posted Wednesday, June 25, 2008 12:02 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Steroids, Horse Racing, Doping, Churchill Downs Incorporated|CHDN|NASDAQ, Dutrow, Rick, Veitch, John

• Horse Racing Group Proposes New Protections

  In an effort to blunt criticism expected from a Congressional subcommittee, a horse racing industry panel recommended bans on steroids, toe grabs and new rules on the use of whips. Posted Tuesday, June 17, 2008 1:56 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Horse Racing, House of Representatives, Churchill Downs Incorporated|CHDN|NASDAQ, New York Racing Assn, Jockey Club Incorporated (The)|JKCL|other-OTC, National Thoroughbred Racing Assn

• Confusion and Sorrow for Trainer of Filly

  Larry Jones, the trainer of Eight Belles, is now heartbroken after she shattered her front ankles after the Kentucky Derby and had to be euthanized. Posted Sunday, May 04, 2008 9:21 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs Incorporated|CHDN|NASDAQ, Jones, Larry

• The Rail: So Where Does the Horse Racing Industry Go From Here?

  Unless the thoroughbred industry stops demoralizing TV audiences with tragic endings, it will continue to make public enemies and slide further into oblivion. Posted Sunday, May 04, 2008 9:13 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Horse Racing, Horses, Kentucky Derby, Breeding of Animals, Horsemanship and Equestrian Events, Churchill Downs Incorporated|CHDN|NASDAQ, Triple Crown (Horse Racing), Preakness Stakes

• Essay: So Young, So Strong, So Fast and Oh So Very Sad

  It is not racing per se that is cruel, it is American racing as it has been, on dirt tracks at continuous high speeds, for lots of money. Posted Saturday, May 03, 2008 11:05 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Horse Racing, Horses, Breeding of Animals, Churchill Downs Incorporated|CHDN|NASDAQ

• A Dominating Finish by Big Brown and a Tragic End for Eight Belles

  Just after crossing the wire, the only filly in the race, collapsed after breaking her front ankles. She was euthanized on the racetrack. Posted Saturday, May 03, 2008 9:17 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Louisville (Ky), Churchill Downs Incorporated|CHDN|NASDAQ