Unfortunately, racetracks, farms, sales companies, and other businesses in the American horse-racing enterprise had best further batten down the hatches for the foreseeable future, given the uncertainty and trepidation about the U. S. and global economies and the most recent predictions for their direction. A front-page article in today’s Wall Street Journal has this headline: “Central [...]

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Surprising Headlines: Nixon Goes to China, 1972. Williams Accepts Alternative Gaming for Kentucky, 201? In order not to offend readers of different political persuasions, Horse Racing Business scrupulously endeavors to avoid the subject of politics, except when it squarely impinges on the horse-racing industry. This is one of those times. The following is not intended to promote [...]

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Saturday is the 142nd edition of the Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. It is the oldest major stakes race in the United States, with the first running held in 1864. The Travers is called “the Mid-Summer Derby” and is the highlight of the Saratoga season. Some of the greatest racehorses have won the Travers, [...]

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