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Horse Racing Park Spends $1.3 Million On Ballot Initiative
A company that operated the now-closed horse racing track in Boise, Idaho, spent more than $1.3 million in an effort to get so-called “historical horse racing” on the November ballot. Most of the $1.34 million donated by Treasure Valley Racing went to paid signature- gatherers from Fieldworks LLC of Washington, DC. The committee needs 56,192 valid signa- tures from registered voters for the initiative to get on the November ballot.
Can you identify the individual in this picture? Here’s a hint: she became the first woman president of the American Quarter Horse Association in 1997. The answer is on page 180.
Fair Grounds Opens 12th Off-Track-Betting And Video Poker Facility
Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots announced the opening of its 12th OTB
and casino in the New Orleans metropolitan area, with a projected $1 million in annual local/state tax and racing purse benefits. The Destrehan OTB and casino features 65 video poker games, a full-and self-serve Twinspires. com pari-mutuel horse wagering area featur- ing 16 large screen televisions, stadium style graduated seating for 26, and a quick-serve menu concession stand.
Photo Correction
The photograph on page 149 of our May issue shows Dr. Jesús Sánchez and his team of Rancho Amecameca, accompanied by Enrique Carrión Álvarez, father and son, in the win- ner’s circle after Chai Danny (Danny Cartel- Consistently, Separatist) won the Enrique Carrion Alvarez Classic at the Hipodromo de las Americas.
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