Horse Racing

Added Oct. 11, 2014

Time For a Referendum on Michigan Gambling Outlets Amendment, Proposal 1 (2004).

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$20k better spent

Unanimously Approved

Infamit Wisdom Verses Completely Inept

All Mi. Horse Tracks about to be SHUT DOWN.

MICHIGAN IS TOO BROKE TO FUND HORSE RACING!

Michigan House passes bill to fund Horse Racing

HIALEAH PARK RE-OPENING

MICHIGAN SENATE, PLEASE WAKE UP!

MICHIGAN SENATE: A BIG THANK YOU

ALL THE MORE REASON TO GIVE MI. TRACKS SLOTS.

THE ONLY WORD TO DESCRIBE ZENYATTA!

2010 PINNACLE RACE COURSE DATES APPROVED.

Reminiscing/ Detroit Race Course

DETROIT’S THOROUGHBRED RACING HISTORY

Zenyatta to race again. But Why?

DAN ADKINS CAN GO TO HELL

Mi. Horsemen TO FUND PINNACLE RACE COURSE MEET

Legalities may halt T.B. meet at Pinnacle Race Course

HBPA to go back to Michigan Gaming Control Board

Live Racing Back at Pinnacle Race Course!

Pinnacle Race Course First Live Race Day Ends With a Bang

Michigan Millions of Dollars Throw Away. HORSE RACING.

PINNACLE RACE COURSE DISCOURSE OR LACK OF?

Indiana Downs Sets Handle Record. ANYBODY LISTENING MICHIGAN?

KY Commission Approves Form of Instant Racing Supported by Kentucky’s Governor. AGAIN MICHIGAN IS ANYBODY LISTENING?

WHY DO WE HAVE TO BEG TO MAKE MICHIGAN MONEY?

A Day of Loss, Dave Belknap.

Pinnacle Race Course: Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians buys parcel of land from Pinnacle.

Jockey Carlos Garcia seriously injured after spill at Pinnacle Race Course.

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

More problems for Pinnacle Race Course. Governor Granholm should be happy.

ED BOIKE TO HOLD SPECIAL MEETING ON PINNACLE RACE COURSE.

Detroit News Columnist Nolan Finley Weighs in on how Unfair Michigan is to Horse Racing.

MICHIGAN THOROUGHBRED OWNERS & BREEDERS ASSN. Aug. 29th, 2010 Yearling Sale Results

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

PINNACLE RACE COURSE SOVEREIGN LAND NOW? OH MY, THE WAR DANCE IS ON!

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

PINNACLE RACE COURSE IS BEING HIJACKED BY THE MGCB: MICHIGAN THOROUGHBRED HORSE RACING HAS GENERATED $5,594,667.00 current fiscal year off 3.5% Simulcast Tax. But Threatens to Shut Pinnacle Race Course Down Today at 12 NOON Unless WE PAY THEM $57,000 MORE. THIS IS A CONSPIRACY.

PINNACLE RACE COURSE IS RACING THIS WEEKEND. RANSOM WAS PAID TO THE MICHIGAN GAMING CONTROL BOARD.

New York has “pulled itself out of a pile of manure and fallen into a pot of gold”. Video lottery terminals at Aqueduct Racetrack Receive Full Legislative Approval.

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

PINNACLE RACE COURSE AND THE MICHIGAN GAMING CONTROL BOARD!

Pinnacle Race Course Pays Water Bill. But on the property itself, If Huron Township had any sense?

California the First State to Approve Exchange Betting to Help Racing at Thoroughbred Race Tracks.

Rachel Alexandra is Officially and Deservedly Retired.

Bill Signed Into Law Will Help Horse Owners

PINNACLE RACE COURSE ALIVE? YOU BET YA! AND WHY NOT.

A Change of Heart? or just the Truth. 

Pinnacle Race Course Merry Go Round  

KY 2011 Racing Dates 

Michigan’s Ball and Chain around Horse Racing’s neck.

Michigan’s Horse Racing Dilemma. The House that wouldn’t move. 

Why did The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians really lose the Greektown Casino? And how does this all tie into Pinnacle Race Course.

Who is The Michigan Gaming Control Board? Part 1: Executive Director

Who is The Michigan Gaming Control Board? Part 2: The Board Members

Pinnacle Race Course Finale.

 11-2-2010

PINNACLE RACE COURSE: Pinnacle announces on their web site today, in a press release, that they have suspended simulcast operations until 2011. For press release go to: www.pinnacleracecourse.com  

RICHARD KALM OF THE MGCB JUST SAID A MOUTHFUL.

More Lies From Richard Kalm of the Michigan Gaming Control Board

Zenyatta To Blame. Perfect Description.

The MGCB & Detroit joined into a Coup.

Sault St. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians seek Federal status in Huron Township/Pinnacle Race Course

Zenyatta Officially Retired 

Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen/Women in same boat as Michigan’s

Casinos, Casinos, Casinos.. Horse Racing has been consumed by them. Enough Already.

Legislation geared toward Horse Racing in New Jersey. Why does everybody get it except Michigan?

Pinnacle Race Course’s Constipated Minds~ Communication Breakdown

“Maryland racing is now owned by a dysfunctional entity that can’t make decisions”

Illinois Racetracks Next On The Block For Slots?

Free Zenyatta Commemorative from Thoroughbred Times

Zenyatta’s Final Bow

Senate Rejects NYCOTB Plan… Clock Ticking.

NYCOTB SHUT DOWN

The passing of a Michigan T.B. Horse Breeder Jim Arnold

New Jersey’s Legislation goes backward on Horse Racing. Talking about doing an About Face?

Slots keep Rolling in and Race Horses keep Shipping out in Michigan

Northville Downs Quiet?

AG Mike Cox tells Bay Mills Indian Community to Shut Down Casino in Vanderbilt, Mi. 

Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen take a Stand & Frank Stronach relinquishes control of MI Developments

Maryland now has 2011 Racing Dates

Hialeah Park gets Slots

Instant Racing in KY. ruled valid by judge.

Racetracks vs. Racinos. It not hard to see which ones are thriving and which are dying. Charles Town & Louisiana Up in Handle & Purse Increases.

First Maryland, Now Florida ~ MI Developments creates new chaos

Calder Race Course Fights Back. Say they will race year round.

Horse Power & Heart = Zenyatta ~ Wins 2010 Horse Of The Year    Sinatra ~ Here’s To The Winners

Gov. Rick Snyder’s inaugural speech. “and not leave some behind” Does this include The Michigan Horse Racing Industry?

Purses Increase Again at the Fair Grounds

Florida Horsemen and the Ohio HBPA have pulled their signals in support of the New England Chapter.

More Thoroughbred Signals pulled ~ Oregon Thoroughbred Horsemen have joined Fl. and Ohio HBPA in support of New England T.B. Horsemen

Aqueduct Stable Area Closing For 6 weeks & The Michigan Thoroughbred Horsemen Continue To Be Ignored. 

Suffolk Downs Slashes Simulcasting

Suffering Suffolk Downs now requests permission from NEHBPA to Restore Signals after Maryland joins Fl., Ohio & Oregon HBPAs in Pulling their Signals in Support of Fellow NE Horsemen.

Pinnacle Race Course’s Troubled Track and Horsemen

Suffolk Downs Wants Signals……. AWE teardrops.  

Hazel Park Raceway Troubles

Suffolk Downs Still Playing Games With The NEHBPA

New England Horsemen Tells Suffolk Downs No Deal

Michigan’s Hypocritical Attitude on Gaming ~ From Casinos to Charity Casinos but continue to Say No to the Horse Racing Tracks

NEHBPA & Suffolk Downs Close to a Deal _ Oklahoma Joined other HBPA Chapters and also pulled their Signal

NEHBPA & SUFFOLK DOWNS HAVE REACHED A DEAL.

Oaklawn Park Increases Purses for the third time this year.

Minnesota State Senator & Representative Introduce Racino Legislation

Michigan is Yours – While Horse Racing Dies

Michigan Rep. Cindy Denby scheduled a legislative EQUINE CAUCUS for Today.

This is your fault Governor Snyder. Your Michigan Gaming Control Board is OUT OF CONTROL!

2010 Kentucky Derby Runner — “Devil May Care” Euthanized

Thoroughbred Racing Back In The City Of Detroit At The Fairgrounds?

Governor Snyder Re-Instate The Office Of Racing Commisioner

Illinois Racetracks Approved for Slots by the Senate

Pinnacle Race Course does not owe Huron Twp. as much as previously thought.

OHIO Racetrack VLTs Next?

Bible Thumpers trying to kill livelihoods in Ohio on Race Track VLTs Proposal

Thistledown: Michigan Trainers and Jockeys Lead The Way

Churchill Downs Hit By Tornado in Louisville, Ky.

OHIO One Signature Away From VLT’S At Their Race Tracks

Michigan Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association Have Lost Their Minds.

Mount Pleasant Meadows Disaster Has Been Approved By The MGCB.

Michigan And Jerry Campbell Letting Bob Ficano Take The Heat For Pinnacle Race Course

WXYZ Detroit Full Of Holes Reporting Concerning Pinnacle Race Course.

Jockey Victor Espinoza is Donating 100% Of Weeks Earnings For The Grooms

MTOBA sends out Memo To Mi. Horsemen: Canceling 2011 Mi. Futurity & Mi. Juvenile Filly Races

Mount Pleasant Meadows survives because of the Michigan Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association

KY & Ohio Horse Racing News.. It’s Called Progress Michigan.

Aqueduct Major Purse Increase ~ So If Michigan Thoroughbred Horsemen Want Thoroughbred Racing Move To New York

OHIO Preparing To Install VLTs At Their Racetracks, Michigan On The Other Hand Is Preparing Funeral Arrangements For Our Race Tracks Here.

Pinnacle Race Course 2012 Application Has Been Withdrawn

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

New York Thoroughbred Horsemen: Do Not Let Your Governor Dissolve Your Governing Body the New York State Racing and Wagering Board and Place You Under a Gaming Board.

New Jersey Sports Betting is now Law. Legalizing betting on the State’s Four Horse Tracks.

DAN ADKINS CAN GO TO HELL Re-blog

Jerry Campbell’s money backing Kewadin Lansing?

Gov. Tom Corbett of Pennsylvania Cuts the Throats of the States Horsemen/Women.

Kentucky Downs Racetrack gets approval to add 75 more Instant Racing Machines as the money flies in.

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

Windsor Raceway Loses The Slots as of April 30, 2012.

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

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

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

I’ll Have Another “Wont”.

Hey Charlie Leduff _ It Was The State Of Michigan That Cost The Wayne County Tax Payers On Pinnacle Race Course. Get Your Facts Right.

 

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

$6,028,969

SIMULCAST TAX REVENUE OCTOBER 1-May 1 ,2011  $3,240,215 

 

MICHIGAN NEEDS THOROUGHBRED HORSE RACING.

LET THE TRADITION CONTINUE!              

  

The Detroit Race Course ~ 1950s

July 13, 1948 Start at the Detroit Fairgrounds. Original Press Image