I’ll Have Another ..and Another ..and Hopefully One More.

In my own fanatical horse racing fashion I stood up as I screamed at the TV ~ Go, Go, Go…Catch Him. Saturday’s Preakness was as exciting as they come, last time I stood shouting at the top of my lungs watching a race was for Zenyatta. Yesterday didn’t disappoint, yet I’ve got to admit I honestly didn’t think this race was going to be another straight out set up of the Derby between these same horses, but I don’t know why.

I’ll Have Another…I Bet You Will and Congrats to Jockey Mario Gutierrez on Kentucky Derby Win

Thoroughbred Racing Back In The City Of Detroit At The Fairgrounds? Governor Rick Snyder Makes Sure That Is A No.

What was it about this mere Idea that got some so desperately scared to DEATH?

Pinnacle Race Track Owners Jerry & Lisa Campbell hit with tragedy. 27 Horses Die in Barn Fire.

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Flames from the fire shot 100 feet into the air, witnesses said.

Aqueduct Racino Brings in $1Million to N.Y. State Thoroughbred Breeding Fund while bringing in $39 Million in Revenue to the State.

And that’s just for under 3 Months.

Aqueduct Casino Breaks $1 Million in Proceeds – BloodHorse

Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen & Woman in same boat as Michigan’s. Both States also running neck and neck in Stupid.

Maryland Horsemen Fighting for Race Dates

KY 2011 Racing Dates

4 Major Thoroughbred Tracks. 198 Days

Bill Signed Into Law Will Help Horse Owners

By Blood-Horse Staff

Updated: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 5:55 PM
Posted: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 5:30 PM

President Obama signed the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 into law Sept. 27, the American Horse Council (AHC) reported Sept. 28.  The bill is intended to help small businesses and create new jobs. The bill continues the bigger write-off for horses and other property purchased and placed in service by a horse business that were originally included in earlier stimulus bills.

Rachel Alexandra is Officially and Deservedly Retired

THANK GOD.

On August 30, 2010 I wrote and posted this Blog.

Rachel Alexandra Deserves and has Earned Retirement. Persistently upsets Rachel Alexandra in the Personal Ensign.

So I couldn’t be anymore happier for Rachel Alexandra.

The Michigan Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association Offers to pay Pinnacle Race Course’s Water Bill, But told by Pinnacle Sorry Not Enough.

HURON TWP.: Horse group offers to pay track’s water bill; season might not be completed

Where and when does all this insanity stop?

More than Heart Breaking News. At least 27 Horses dead in fire at Charles Town Race Track in W.Virginia.

My Heart Ached reading and hearing this news. The fire from the 70s fire at the Detroit Race Course relived.

Rachel Alexandra Deserves and has Earned Retirement. Persistently upsets Rachel Alexandra in the Personal Ensign.

” A horse is the projection of peoples’ dreams about themselves-strong, powerful, beautiful-and it has the capability of giving us escape from our mundane existence “. 

  –
Pam brown   

 

God knows she earned her keep for life after the Preakness in 2009. With now a record of 13-5 will her owners finally let her live out the rest of her days in green Pastures to relax?

  
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/58633/persistently-shocks-rachel-in-personal-ensign         

HEY GOVERNOR JENNIFER GRANHOLM $ 5,404,820.00 GENERATED FROM AN INDUSTRY YOU WANT TO KILL OFF, HORSE RACING.

Simulcast revenue produced from 3.5 tax for current fiscal year ending September 30, 2010. Current bal. Oct. 1, 2009 to August 15, 2010.

 $5,404,820.00

A Day of Loss, Dave Belknap.

 
A True Gentleman in every sense of the word.   

2010 PINNACLE RACE COURSE DATES APPROVED.

Signed, Sealed and Delivered!

ALL THE MORE REASON TO GIVE MI. TRACKS SLOTS.

With now Ohio to be soon building and operating Casino’s.

No more buses will be full of Ohioans coming to the Detroit Casino’s. As of now they come here full of people from Ohio on a daily basis.

This is even more pertinent of a reason to give much needed Gaming to Mi. Horse Racing Tracks. With Pinnacle Race Course being the closest track to the Ohio border. With the combination of both Horses and Slots it may still bring some people into Michigan.

The race tracks have always generated and brought in millions & millions of dollars in Revenue to Michigan. And they always will if allowed to continue to exist. With this latest passage on House Bill 4311 by both House & Senate and hopefully with Governor Granholm’s signature later this morning. At least for the present moment we’re not any longer on our last breath. But in reality here, we are still on Life Support. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

With added gaming to the tracks, not only will we be brought back to full life. But Michigan will also rake in more of the much needed dollars in revenue. Common sense is 2+2 always = 4 no matter how you add it up. Horses and slots is a Win Win position not only for Horse Racing but for Michigan. At one time The Michigan Mile at The Detroit Race Course was a $300,000 Grade II Race. What’s to say in the future at Pinnacle Race Course it can’t be a Grade I Race.

Bigger purses bring in a better quality of horses. All I know if you have no vision in life to stride for the best you can do. You end up with nothing. If you shoot for the stars, most times than not you’ll come out on top.

Michigan’s Governor and all of the other Politicians in this State of ours occupying both the House and Senate, better come to a decision and fast. Do We Shoot For The Stars, or do we sit and do nothing watching Michigan sink into an even bigger hole. If our Governor can give a 42% tax break to Hollywood movie makers that have came here, which will end up costing the State Millions. Why can’t the Race Tracks here catch a break of some kind as well. Only the Tracks already bring in over $400 million.

The Revenue alone from the 3.5% Simulcasting tax brought in $5,341,057. Imagine what the numbers will be from the slots implemented into the tracks. These are numbers you just can’t ignore unless you choose to. But why would you want to choose to ignore an Industry that could make you so much more?

This is no time to drag our feet now on this issue. It’s time for our Mi. Politicians to decide.
Is it Success or Further Downhill?
We hit BUST a long time ago.

I say we shoot for those stars because there’s nothing else left to lose. Gaming at the Race Tracks can only add up to one big giant WIN.

For Horse Racing and Michigan.

MICHIGAN SENATE: A BIG THANK YOU

Michigan Horse Racing lives to see another day.

Senate Passes Bill HB-4311, November 5, 2009

Roll Call # 536
Yeas 91 Nays 12

Governor Granholm is expected to sign the Bill, Friday November 6, 2009 at 11:00 am.

Michigan House passes bill to fund Horse Racing

FINALLY SOME SANITY IN MICHIGAN.

http://www.wlns.com/Global/story.asp?S=11409646

http://www.wzzm13.com/news/news_story.aspx?storyid=115222

http://www.dailymail.com/ap/ApTopStories/200910290984

Infamit Wisdom Verses Completely Inept

The Breeders Cup this year is on Friday November 6th & 7th.

Our HBPA here in Michigan was notified Thursday Oct. 22

Also a link to MHHA also stated same message with the Urgency for action.

Because of the ORC LAYOFFS: The Michigan HBPA was notified that effective November 5, 2009, due to the Governor’s veto of the funding for the ORC, that all ORC will be laid-off. That will cease all racing activity to include live and simulcasting statewide.