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Millennium Wind to Arizona - Nov.
30, 2011 - Grade I winner Millennium Wind has been moved
to Little Kentucky near Waddell, Arizona. |
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Court orders sale of Yavapai Downs
- Nov. 22, 2011 - Early last spring, it became apparent
that there would be no horse racing at Yavapai Downs in
2011, which was buried in debt and property taxes. Now,
according to an article in the Arizona Republic, "Court
Orders Yavapai Downs Sale," U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge
Redfield T. Baum has ordered the sale of Yavapai Downs. |
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Powell to FTBOA - Oct. 8, 2011 -
The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners'
Association announced on Friday that racing industry
veteran Lonny T. Powell has been selected to lead the
organization and membership as its new Executive Vice
President and Chief Executive Officer. He will begin his
duties Jan. 1, 2012. |
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Arizona Quarter Horse Mixed Sale Canceled
- Sept. 13, 2011 - In a press release the AQRA Board
of Directors announced the cancelation their Fall
Mixed Sale.
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Waterman Named Arizona Racing Adviser
- Sept. 13, 2011 - Dr. Scot Waterman has been hired
as the first animal medication and welfare adviser
for the Arizona Department of Racing. |
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"I
was just some kid from Arizona who couldn't even put
a halter on a horse." - Baffert
- August 7, 2011 - In celebration of Arizona's
centennial, the Star will feature our picks for the
100 best athletes, moments and teams. In his
biography "Baffert: Dirt Road to the Derby," Bob
Baffert writes about his post-UA days when he was a
substitute teacher in Nogales. |
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Yavapai Group filed for Bankruptcy
- Prescott AZ - July 14, 2011 - The Yavapai County
Farm & Agriculture Association (YCFAA) announced
that it has filed for protection under Chapter 7 of
the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. |
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Turf
Paradise
will open
its stable
area Friday,
Aug. 5“We’re
opening the
stable area
early to
help
horsemen
still
feeling the
effects of
Yavapai
Downs
canceling
its summer
meet,” said
Francia. He
said the
local
horsemen’s
association
and the
track will
share in the
expenses.
The
157-day Turf
Paradise
meet opens
Oct. 1 and
runs through
May 6, 2012.
The main
track is
scheduled to
be open for
training
Sept. 6. The
track also
recently
announced an
increase of
10 percent
for its
overnight
purses and
increase of
26 percent
for stakes
purses for
the upcoming
meet.
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Paperwork procrastination kept problems from being
discovered - Prescott, AZ - June 22,
2011 - The Yavapai County Farm & Agriculture
Association has delayed completing numerous reports
that might have brought financial issues at the
Yavapai Downs horse racing track to light much
earlier. |
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Coconino County cancels July horse races after loss
of Yavapai - May 28, 2011 - Due to
the loss of Yavapai Downs as a partner in producing
the event, an increase in operating costs, and the
elimination of state support for county racing in
Arizona and Coconino County, the Coconino County
Board of Supervisors voted Friday to cancel its
county fair's annual horse races in early July. |
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Yavapai Downs to close -
Prescott, AZ -
May 26, 2011 - The news that Arizona horsemen were
dreading finally arrived Wednesday after days of
nervous waiting: The Yavapai Downs horse racetrack
will not open at all this summer. |
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YAVAPAI DOWNS' fate still up in air
- PRESCOTT, AZ - May 21, 2011 - The fate of the
Yavapai Downs horseracing season still is up in the
air, just a week before the summer meet is scheduled
to begin. |
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QH
Noticias Launch - SureBet Racing
News, May 17, 2011 - On May 27th SureBet Racing News
will launch a sister website for Spanish-speaking
Quarter Horse racing horsemen, breeders and fans.
The address for this new site is
www.qhnoticias.com . There is no membership fee,
and the site is free for everyone to visit. |
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Yavapai Downs racetrack appeals property taxes
- PRESCOTT, AZ - May 15, 2011 - Yavapai Downs horse
racetrack officials filed an appeal of the track's
commercial status Thursday with the Yavapai County
Assessor's Office. |
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Rillito Confirms Dates Through 2014
- Tucson, AZ - May 13, 2011 - Rillito has approved
dates for the next three years of racing.
On Wednesday, the Arizona Department of Racing
approved the Tucson, Arizona, track’s county fair
and commercial racing permits through 2014.
The historic track will race nine weekends in 2012,
2013, & 2014.
The dates are January 28 through Mar 25, 2012;
January 26 through March 24, 2013; and January 25
through March 23, 2014.
The first two weekends each year will be county fair
racing and the remainder of the days will be
commercial racing.
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Pierce pushes for slots at AZ racetracks
- Phoenix, AZ - May 13, 2011 - Arizona Senate
Majority Whip Steve Pierce, R-Prescott, wants the
Legislature to consider allowing slot machines and
other types of gaming into horse and dog tracks as a
way to boost revenue. Pierce penned this opinion
piece on the idea, which has the backing of Turf
Paradise and other race tracks: |
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