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Though the commission regulates the entire horse racing industry in Kentucky, it is best known for its regulation of the Kentucky Derby, one of the three Triple Crown races. The agency's decisions regarding this race attract significant media coverage. Most notable are the two instances wherein the commission disqualified the winning horses.
The company stated its interest in using the facility to launch horseracing operations on the site, making New Hampshire the fourth state in which Churchill Downs would operate horse racing. [ 47 ] In February 2022, Churchill Downs announced their agreement to purchase Peninsula Pacific Entertainment for $2.5bn (£1.84bn/€2.19bn).
The American Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) based in Lexington, Kentucky is a trade organization for Thoroughbred racehorse owners and breeders.Founded in 1961, the TOBA's stated mission is to "improve the economics, integrity and pleasure of the sport on behalf of Thoroughbred owners and breeders."
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WinStar Farm is an American Thoroughbred horse breeding and racing farm near Versailles, Kentucky, owned by Kenny Troutt. [1] It won the 2010 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Owner and 2016 Outstanding Breeder.
The Senate Tuesday passed Senate BIll 299, a bill that would make the Horse Racing Commission an independent organization like the Kentucky Lottery Corporation or the Public Service Commission.
The Phoenix Stakes, now the oldest stakes race in the United States, was first run in 1831 as the Phoenix Hotel Handicap at the Kentucky Association track.Other important races inaugurated there and still run today, include the Ashland Oaks, revived as the Ashland Stakes, which was named for Henry Clay's Ashland estate; plus the Breeders' Futurity Stakes (1910), the Blue Grass Stakes (1911 ...