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Horse Racing Capsules: Fiery Steinbrenner was patient horse owner

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 08:27 PM PDT

As impetuous as he could be with the New York Yankees, George Steinbrenner was downright patient and low-key when it came to horse racing.

He wasn't as successful, though.

While the Yankees won seven World Series championships, 11 pennants and 16 division titles under his ownership, Steinbrenner never realized his dream of winning the Kentucky Derby. He made six attempts at capturing America's most famous horse race, but none of his horses finished better than fifth.

"I think that was the missing jewel for him," Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre said at Dodger Stadium.

Steinbrenner died Tuesday after a heart attack in Tampa, Fla. He was 80.

He was a longtime breeder and thoroughbred owner whose operations were based in the horse country of Ocala, Fla. He raced as Kinsman Stable, once overseen by his daughter Jessica.

His breeding operation Kinsman Stud covered 750 acres and was named for the street Steinbrenner's ancestors lived on in Cleveland.

He became interested in racing in the 1970s and entered the Kentucky Derby for the first time in 1977, when Steve's Friend finished fifth.

It would be nearly a decade before Steinbrenner tried again on the first Saturday in May with Eternal Prince, who was 12th in 1985.

He had two runners who finished ninth in the 1990s: Diligence (1996) and Concerto (1997). Blue Burner ran 11th in 2002.

Still, Steinbrenner kept trying.

His best hope came in the 2005 Derby, when Bellamy Road went into the race as the morning line favorite and finished seventh.

The colt was one of five that year trained by Hall of Famer Nick Zito. His other entries didn't win, either; instead, 50-1 shot Giacomo upset the field.

Steinbrenner paid $87,000 for Bellamy Road, who went on to finish second in the Travers that year.

Torre, one of the few Yankees managers not fired by Steinbrenner, tried to win the Derby this year. But the horse he co-owned, Homeboykris, finished 16th.

He recalled Steinbrenner's passion for winning was equally as strong at the track as it was at the ballpark.

"When he turned a horse over to a trainer he basically expects them to win. It's not reasonable but that had nothing to do with what he wanted done," Torre said. "That was the fun part about George. The only time it would drive you nuts is if you took it too seriously."

Although they failed in the Kentucky Derby, Majestic Warrior won the Grade 1 Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga in 2007; Eternal Prince won the 1985 Wood Memorial and Gotham Stakes; and Steve's Friend won the 1977 Hollywood Derby. Bellamy Road's sire, Concerto, won the 1997 Jim Beam and Whirlaway stakes.

Steinbrenner was a player in the Breeders' Cup, horse racing's richest event. His best finish was second with Acceptable in the 1996 Juvenile.

Diligence ran fifth in the 1995 Juvenile. Dream Supreme was sixth in the 2000 Sprint and Spinning Round was fifth in the Juvenile Fillies in 1991.

"He was a devoted owner and breeder and philanthropist for more than 40 years, and his Kinsman Farm near Ocala, Fla., produced numerous stakes winners," said Alex Waldrop, president and CEO of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association. "His many contributions to our sport are greatly appreciated, and he will be sorely missed."

Steinbrenner was part of a group that purchased Florida Downs in 1980. Now known as Tampa Bay Downs, he sold his interest later in the decade. He had ownership interests in Balmoral and Maywood harness racing tracks near Chicago in 1987. He was a past president of the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association.

Texas track Manor Downs could be done

AUSTIN, Texas — Manor (MAY'-nor) Downs could soon be done.

The Austin-area track has not applied with state regulators for any live horse racing dates in 2011.

The Austin American-Statesman reported Tuesday that Manor Downs is planning to end simulcasting on July 25 amid the stalled economy and a slump in the Texas horse racing industry.

Manor CEO Howard Phillips said business at the track is off 40 percent since 2008. Manor raced a total of 14 days on weekends in March and early April, down from 18 in recent years.

Retama (ruh-TAM'-uh) Park is in talks to see if the track north of San Antonio, which does not have quarter horse racing, could pick up some of Manor's dates.

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News comments: To save horse racing, local venues need to form a coalition

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 04:53 AM PDT

Published: Tuesday, July 13, 2010, 7:39 AM     Updated: Tuesday, July 13, 2010, 9:33 AM

The amount of money gambled on horse racing fell 25 percent in the last four years. Hollywood Casino is hoping that table games will help revitalize the industry.

Reader settmoney doesn't believe that this alone can save horse racing. Instead, settmoney suggests:

"As a true horse racing fan, the real sad story is that the horse racing industry has been dieing a slow death for nearly two decades. There are to many race tracks in one geographical area. For example, we have Penn National, Charles Town, Mountaineer Park, Philadelphia Park, Delaware Park, Pimlico, and Timonium. These are all thoroughbred race tracks, and for the most part, are within three hours of each other. It's like a Turkey Hill on every corner. They are all competing for the same quality horse, which are limited, and the demographics are demonstrating they do not support the horse racing industry. What these six race tracks should do is decide to switch form a year round operation, to a seasonal operation. Pimlico and Timonium race dates are already limited annually. Delaware Park race dates are during the warmer months. Penn National, Charles Town, Philadelphia Park, and Mountaineer, operate exclusively year round. In New York, the three major race tracks have limited race dates as does the tracks in most other states. Right here in Central Pennsylvania, this conglomerate of horse race tracks need to address their racing dates. If they each would limit their racing dates, this would have an influence on the racing stock, and possibility an increase at each race site's purse distribution. This summer Monmouth Park in New Jersey, has started a unique racing calendar. They race three days a week for the entire summer. They have increased their daily purse distribution to $1 million. Almost each race has a field of 12 horse. Their purse money is compensated from the casinos in Atlantic City. That's what the casinos are doing for this collation I describe. In sum, Penn National is on the right path for luring the Millennial generation, but their immediate issue is how to boast the quality of horses going into the gate, and reducing their race dates by half. The five racing venues in the immediate vicinity need to form a collation and address the racing dates, and other casino related industry related issues. If they would work in team environment, they would benefit their patrons, employees, horseman, local taxing authority, and the share holders; which I am one."

What would need to change in order for you to frequent horse racing venues?

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World Arabian Horse Racing Conference in capital

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 04:45 AM PDT

Amsterdam - Officials from Shaikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Flat Racing Festival, International Federation of Arabian Horse Racing Authorities (IFAHR) and Emirates Arabian Horse Society (EAHS) met at the Renaissance Hotel in Amsterdam to chalk out details for the First-ever World Arabian Horse Racing Conference to be held in Abu Dhabi from September 23-25.

The Shaikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Flat Racing Festival in association with Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH), International Federation of Arabian Horse Racing Authorities (IFAHR) and Emirates Arabian Horse Society (EAHS) had announced the first-ever World Arabian Horse Racing Conference in Abu Dhabi this September.

The three-day event will be held on the sidelines of the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition 2010 (ADIHEX) in co-ordination with the Abu Dhabi Sports Council (ADSC).

Speaking to media after the meeting, Sami Jassim Al Bunain, IFAHR Chairman said, 'We have drawn a list of personalities and will finalise a list of 20, once we have their confirmations. These officials will then constitute four different panels which as of now are broadly divided into cultural and historical aspect, breeding, racing and training of Arabian racehorses and future of Arabian racing.'

'The response from around the world has been very encouraging and we must thank Shaikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Presidential Affairs,' said Mats Genberg, IFAHR Secretary.

'We expect between 60 to a 100 experts from various fields to take part in the panel discussions and this will possible be the richest assembly experts who have Arabian racing in their heart,' Genberg added.

IFAHR Vice Chairman Mohammed Essa Al Adhab said, 'The UAE leaders have always supported Arabian horse racing and this conference initiated by Shaikh Mansoor will help in collecting a lot of ideas on promoting Arabian horse racing and also help in finding solutions.'

Essam Abdulla, Director General of Emirates Arabian Horse Society (EAHS) said his organization was closely involved in the conference. 'We are keen to focus on the breeding aspect and its related subjects and have much to offer and exchange expertise with others in the conference,' Abdulla said.

Lara Sawaya, Director of Shaikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Flat Racing Festival said, 'Today's meeting was a huge success and the list of potential subjects were also finalized.'

'From the Festival's side I would like to announce that one of our sponsors Invest AD is supporting our move to create the first ever free-to-download application connected with Purebred Arabian racing. Starting with the Festival's race series and the Wathba Stud Farm supported races, a lot of useful and important data concerning the horses will be easily available.'

'This will be an I-pad and I-phone application and with over three million I-pads already sold, will be free to down load and use. It will be unveiled during the conference and HH Shaikh Mansoor will 'touch-start' the endeavour,' Sawaya said.

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Meet discusses details of World Arabian Horse Racing Conference

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 12:31 PM PDT

AMSTERDAM — Officials from the Shaikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Flat Racing Festival, International Federation of Arabian Horse Racing Authorities (IFAHR) and Emirates Arabian Horse Society (EAHS) met in Amsterdam to chalk out details of the first World Arabian Horse Racing Conference to be held in Abu Dhabi on September 23-25.

The three-day event will be held on the sidelines of the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition 2010 (ADIHEX) in co-ordination with the Abu Dhabi Sports Council (ADSC). Speaking to media after the meeting, Sami Jassim Al Bunain, IFAHR chairman, said, "We have drawn a list of personalities and will finalise a list of 20, once we have their confirmations. These officials will then constitute four different panels which as of now are broadly divided into cultural and historical aspect, breeding, racing and training of Arabian racehorses and future of Arabian racing."

"The response from around the world has been very encouraging and we must thank Shaikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Presidential Affairs," said Mats Genberg, IFAHR secretary.

"We expect between 60 to a 100 experts from various fields to take part in the panel discussions and this will possibly be the richest assembly of experts who have Arabian racing in their heart," Genberg added.

IFAHR vice-chairman Mohammed Essa Al Adhab said, "The UAE leaders have always supported Arabian horse racing and this conference initiated by Shaikh Mansour will help in collecting a lot of ideas on promoting Arabian horse racing and also help in finding solutions."

Essam Abdulla, director-general of EAHS, said his organisation was closely involved in the conference. "We are keen to focus on the breeding aspect and its related subjects and have much to offer and exchange expertise with others in the conference," Abdulla said.

Lara Sawaya, director of Shaikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Flat Racing Festival said, "Today's meeting was a huge success and the list of potential subjects were also finalized. I would like to announce that one of our sponsors, Invest AD, is supporting our move to create the first-ever free-to-download application connected with purebred Arabian racing."

Starting with the festival's race series and the Wathba Stud Farm-supported races, a lot of useful and important data concerning the horses will be 
easily available. —

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