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Kentucky Tracks Request Fewer Racing Days

October 26, 2009
Posted by Ron Mitchell/The Horse

Citing decreases in purses and the local horse population, Kentucky Thoroughbred racetracks requested a greatly pared down live racing schedule for 2010.

A Kentucky Horse Racing Commission committee discussed the requests Oct. 26. The full KHRC will vote on the requests at its Oct. 27 meeting.

In all, 206 dates are sought for 2010, down from the 273 requested for 2009. Modifications

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Citing decreases in purses and the local horse population, Kentucky Thoroughbred racetracks requested a greatly pared down live racing schedule for 2010.

A Kentucky Horse Racing Commission committee discussed the requests Oct. 26. The full KHRC will vote on the requests at its Oct. 27 meeting.

In all, 206 dates are sought for 2010, down from the 273 requested for 2009. Modifications will bring the actual 2009 total to 239.

Turfway Park has asked to race three-day weeks in January and February rather than the customary five, not an unexpected move. Track president Bob Elliston, however, said there was discussion to shelve racing those two months, but that option would damage the year-round racing circuit in Kentucky

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Ron Mitchell/The Horse

Ron Mitchell is Online Managing Editor for The Blood-Horse magazine. A Lexington native, Mitchell joined The Blood-Horse after serving in editorial capacities with The Thoroughbred Record and Thoroughbred Times, specializing in business and auction aspects of the industry, and was editor-in-chief of the award-winning Horsemen’s Journal. As online managing editor, Mitchell works closely with The Blood-Horse news editor and other departments to make sure the website content is the most thorough and accurate source for all Thoroughbred news, results, videos, and data.