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Likely Favorite’s Long-Shot -
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Nov. 2, 2011 - Charles Dickey
walked into the Breeders’ Cup office at 9:05 on
Monday morning and entered his best horse in the
race of a lifetime at Churchill Downs. It was a
remarkably simple process — one signature on a piece
of paper — considering the hours of vigil, days of
concern, months of uncertainty and years of effort
that went into training Flat Out, who is among the
likely favorites for the $5 million Breeders’ Cup
Classic on Saturday. |
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Governor Makes Appointments to
Kansas
Racing and Gaming Commission
- Topeka, KS - April
07, 2011 - Kansas Governor Sam Brownback announced
appointments to
the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission
today. |
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Kansas House won't debate law to bring slots to
tracks - TOPEKA, Kan. — March 9,
2011 - The Kansas House has refused to debate a
proposal for luring a state-owned casino to the
state's southeast corner and bringing slot machines
to dog- and horse-racing tracks. |
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Peninsula
Gaming Breaks Ground on Kansas Star
Casino and Equestrian arena
- Feb. 23, 2011 - Peninsula Gaming,
one of the fastest growing casino
and entertainment companies in the
United States, announced today that
site preparation has begun on its
$280 million casino and
entertainment center located in
south central Kansas. |
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Las Vegas casino owner considers buying, reopening
Woodlands - Feb. 15, 2011 - If
the Kansas Legislature expands slot machine gambling
in the spring, a Las Vegas casino owner will buy and
reopen the mothballed The Woodlands Racetrack in
Wyandotte County. |
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Brownback makes two Racing
Commission appointments -
TOPEKA, Kan. Jan.
14, 2011 – Gov. Sam Brownback announced Thursday
that current acting head of the Kansas Racing and
Commission, Neysa Thomas, will continue in that
position until the administration names a permanent
director. |
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Peninsula Gaming wins Kansas
casino project -
TOPEKA, Kan. -
Dec. 15, 2010 - A Kansas review board chose a $260
million casino proposal by Peninsula Gaming for
Sumner County on Wednesday, citing its potential to
generate more revenue for the state than the
competing project. |
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Former state
lawmaker sues Kansas racing commission
- PITTSBURG, Kan. — Nov. 22, 2010 - A
former state senator is suing the
state’s racing commission over its
refusal to disclose why it declined to
renew his gaming board license after a
background check was conducted on him in
2007. |
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