Trainer Doris Harwood announced that she and husband/owner Jeff Harwood have nominated Washington-bred Noosa Beach to the 2011 Breeders’ Cup on Nov. 4-5 at Churchill Downs. To make Noosa Beach eligible, the Harwoods paid a $25,000 provisional nomination fee that is part of a new “open enrollment” program offered by the Breeders’ Cup, which is [...] Read More.

June 30, 2011 – Aurora, ON: The Stronach Group today announced that it has acquired the racing and gaming assets formerly held by MI Developments Inc. (MID) (NYSE: MIM) as part of a previously announced reorganization proposal approved by MID shareholders on March 29, 2011. The racing and gaming assets acquired by The Stronach Group [...] Read More.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (DATE) – – Churchill Downs Incorporated (NASDAQ: CHDN) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Harlow’s Casino Resort & Hotel (“Harlow’s”) in Greenville, Miss., has completed renovations on its 105-room hotel and the facility is now open to provide a true relaxation destination. “We’re very pleased to announce that ‘Your Room Is Ready!’” [...] Read More.

Wilmington, Del., June 29, 2011 – David Cottle and Smart Angle’s All for Thee will be ready for her first graded stake test when she runs in the mile-and-a-sixteenth $300,000 Grade II Delaware Oaks at Delaware Park on July 9. “We are happy with her, very happy with her,” said trainer Anthony Dutrow, who won [...] Read More.

Wilmington, Del., June 29, 2011 – Dede McGehee’s St. John’s River, second in her most recent outing in the Grade I Kentucky Oaks, is on target for the mile-and-a-sixteenth $300,000 Grade II Delaware Oaks to be run at Delaware Park on July 9. “She has been at Delaware since last Thursday (June 16),” said trainer [...] Read More.

Newark, Del., June 29, 2011 – The second renewal of the $40,000 Grade II Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Arabian Cup Open tops a slate of Arabian stakes as part of the undercards at Delaware Park this weekend. On Saturday, the first eight races on the ten race card will feature thoroughbreds and the [...] Read More.

NEW ORLEANS (Wednesday, June 29, 2011) – Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots has boosted the purses of 19 open-company races on its 2011-2012 stakes schedule released today. The 84-day 140th Thoroughbred Racing Season – running Nov. 24, 2011 to April 1, 2012 – will feature 60 stakes cumulatively worth $7.54 million, including six Claiming [...] Read More.

Tuesday, June 28, 2011 – Shakopee, MN — With a July 1 state shutdown threatening operations, Canterbury Park will run two stakes races on Thursday night that had originally been scheduled for the weekend. Because a 12-race card is planned and must be complete prior to a possible state shutdown at midnight, Thursday’s races will [...] Read More.

AUBURN, Wash. (June 26, 2011) * Zayda’s late rally fell a neck short in the $50,000 Pepsi-Cola Handicap, but the strapping 3-year-old was promoted to first place via disqualification in a wild finish Sunday at Emerald Downs. Rainier Ice, ridden by Gallyn Mitchell at 117 lbs, crossed the wire first, running one mile in 1:36.90 [...] Read More.

JOCKEY JUAN GUTIERREZ, ELUSIVE NOISE, WINNER: “I wasn’t sure if my horse would be able to run a mile. There were some tough fillies in the race. The plan was to take the lead and get her to relax. Her last race (in the Seattle Handicap) she didn’t relax at all on the lead. Today [...] Read More.