November, 2020 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Grants Pass Downs Launching Entertainment, Gaming Venue Next to Track

The Flying Lark, a gaming, entertainment and dining venue is coming to Grants Pass Downs in fall 2021, the track announced Tuesday. Founded by entrepreneur and Grants Pass native Travis Boersma as part of a larger effort to revitalize the horse racing industry in Oregon, The Flying Lark will be located next to Grants Pass Downs at the southwest corner of the Josephine County Fairgrounds. The Flying Lark will boast a full-service family restaurant, a grab-and-go restaurant, a sports bar, a gaming bar, a state-of-the-art gaming floor, banquet facilities and art pieces by regional artists.

The establishment is named after local racing icon Don Jackson’s legendary Oregon Thoroughbred who led the nation in wins for two years in the 1980s.

“We’re really looking forward to the impact The Flying Lark will make both economically and culturally to our local community and the state of Oregon,” said Boersma, CEO and founder of Grants Pass Downs and The Flying Lark.

Click here for more information on The Flying Lark.

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Mahoning Valley Suspends Live Racing Due To COVID-19 Positive

Mahoning Valley Race Course in Youngstown, Ohio has suspended live racing through Nov. 21, following “a positive COVID-19 test emanating from racetrack operations,” the track announced Tuesday on its Facebook page.

The property will still be open for simulcast wagering and casino gaming while live racing is suspended.

The shutdown will affect seven live dates, starting with Tuesday's card, and continuing through the cards scheduled for Nov. 11, 14, 16, 17, 18, and 21.

Live racing is set to resume Monday, Nov. 23, which is the track's signature Steel Valley Sprint card.

The announcement comes five days after Charles Town Races in West Virginia announced its own live racing cancellations through Nov, 14 following a pair of positive COVID-19 tests emanating from the jockey's room.

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Two More Wild Cards for Arqana Autumn Sale

Debut winner Hashtag Pretender (Fr) (Great Pretender {Ire}) (lot 462) has been added to the Arqana Autumn Sale. The 3-year-old jumper is joined by G2 Prix Chaudenay third Iskanderhon (Exchange Rate) as lot 420. The latter finished second in the Listed Prix du Grand Camp on Nov. 9. The Arqana Autumn Sale is slated for Nov. 16-18, with the National Hunt Breeding Stock Sale tacked on at the end, Nov. 19.

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Half-Sister to Midday Debuts at Kempton

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Wednesday’s Insights features a half-sister to MG1SW Midday (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}).

5.35 Kempton, Nov, £6,300, 2yo, f, 8f (AWT)
Khalid Abdullah’s MAYTAL (GB) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) is kin to four black-type performers, headed by MG1SW distaffer Midday (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), and faces one dozen rivals in this debut for the Sir Michael Stoute yard. They include George Bolton and Will Farish’s 850,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 yearling Positano (GB) (War Front), who is a Roger Varian-trained half-sister to G1 Epsom Oaks heroine Qualify (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}).

6.35 Kempton, Nov, £6,300, 2yo, f, 8f (AWT)
The Queen’s COMPANIONSHIP (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), one of 12 declarations for this second division of a split novices’ heat, is an unraced daughter of G1 Galaxy H. heroine Sweet Idea (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus}) and opens up for William Haggas. Opposition features Lordship Stud’s homebred debutante Loving Dream (GB) (Gleneagles {Ire}), who is a John Gosden-trained half-sister to GI American Oaks placegetter Amandine (GB) (Shamardal) out of G1 Moyglare Stud S. third Kissable (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}).

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