The post-Triple Crown racing scene continues to heat up as the nation’s top 3-year-old Thoroughbreds embark on summer campaigns and attempt to seize leadership of a muddled division.
Month: July 2022
Reports of Mares Bred Due Aug. 1
Edited Press Release
The Jockey Club reminds stallion managers to submit their Reports of Mares Bred (RMBs) for the 2022 breeding season by Aug. 1.
“To ensure that the breeding statistics we release in the fall are as accurate as possible, we request that RMBs be submitted by Aug. 1,” said Matt Iuliano, executive vice president and executive director of The Jockey Club. “Mare produce records and catalog-style pedigrees from equineline.com are updated in real time with the latest covering information to assist industry stakeholders with their decisions. The number of mares reported bred is also an important economic indicator of the health of the Thoroughbred breeding industry.”
Stallion managers who submit completed RMBs by Aug. 1 are among the first to receive their Stallion Service Certificates, which facilitates the timely registration of 2023 foals.
Reports of Mares Bred may be submitted via Interactive Registration at registry.jockeyclub.com or a form is available by email, fax, or mail by contacting inquiries@jockeyclub.com.
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Lexington Sporting Club Alters Plans, Will Not Pursue Soccer Complex At Former Ashwood Training Center
The Lexington Sporting Club announced via Twitter on Thursday that it will no longer pursue building a youth recreational soccer complex in the agriculture-rural zone which had been home to the Ashwood Training Center off Newtown Pike
“After discussions with the Mayor, community leaders and trusted colleagues in the farm community, we believe this decision is the best for our community and are grateful for the support they have pledged in helping with this effort,” the Club statement reads.
In early July, the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Board of Adjustment approved plans for a 12-field soccer complex and 750 parking spaces in the Agricultural-Rural zone, despite dozens of community members voicing their opposition. The site plan had the soccer fields located where the training track sits and near the southeast border of Fasig-Tipton Kentucky's sale grounds. The fields were adjacent to trainer Ken McPeek's Magdalena Farm. The site plan also called for 750 parking spaces.
There were questions about the relationship between the proposed recreational fields and an “anticipated” commercial stadium for a USL League One professional soccer franchise that is coming to Lexington in 2023. Plans for a downtown soccer stadium have fallen through and no new plans have been announced. The site plan did not include a stadium, though the Division of Planning staff said “separation between the uses” (recreational soccer fields and pro stadium) should be more “clearly delineated.” William J. Shively, owner of Dixiana Farm in Lexington, brought the franchise to Lexington. Vince Gabbert, a former vice president at Keeneland, is the soccer franchise president.
The Planning Commission had been set to consider two zoning ordinance text amendments (ZOTAs) on July 28 – which would permit lights, concessions and retail sales at the Newtown site as well as a 10,000-person stadium, thousands of surface parking spaces and intense commercial use in the nearby Economic Development zone – but those agenda items have been postponed.
Official statement from the Club. pic.twitter.com/2FC4pqh160
— Lexington Sporting Club (@LexSporting) July 28, 2022
As for the future of the property, Marc Ricker, owner of Ashwood Training Center, told bloodhorse.com on Thursday: “At this time, I will not be making any changes to my current plans for the back portion of the farm, which previously housed independent trainers. For the time being, I will continue to focus on the front portion as a yearling breaking and layup facility.
“I will begin discussions with Anderson Communities to discuss making necessary improvements to the barns and track which would be necessary to reopen in the future. If purchasing the property from Anderson becomes a possibility, I will also pursue that to help ensure the property's existence as an agricultural asset to the community.”
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Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge Seats On Offer At Churchill’s $2,500 Arlington Million Day Contest
A one-day handicapping contest that will award players large prize money along with seats to the Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge will be staged on Saturday, Aug. 13 for the special Arlington Million Day at Churchill Downs.
The live-money contest will take place on-site at Churchill Downs and have a $2,500 entry fee with $2,000 to be used as the player's bankroll. The other $500 will go to the prize pool.
In the contest, each contestant must wager at least $2,000, and a minimum of $500 must be bet on at least two races during the Churchill Downs card.
Contestants may wager any amount in Win, Place, Show, Exacta, Trifecta or Daily Double pools. At the end of the card, contestants will keep all winnings.
Estimated Contest Prize Money (based on 50 entries):
· First Place: fully paid entry into the 2022 Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge ($10,000 value) and $2,000 cash voucher
· Second Place: fully paid entry into the $2022 Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge ($10,000 value) and $1,000 cash voucher
· Third Place: $2,000 cash voucher
Interested players can email Gary Palmisano at Gary.Palmisano@kyderby.com to enter or for more information.
The 11-race Arlington Million Day program will be drawn Tuesday, Aug. 9. The special one-day card, which begins at 12:45 p.m. ET, will feature six stakes events led by the Arlington Million (Grade 1) along with the $500,000 Beverly D (G1) – a Breeders' Cup “Win and You're In Filly & Mare Turf Division” race; $300,000 Secretariat (G2); $200,000 Pucker Up (G3); $200,000 Fort Larned and $200,000 Lady Tak.
The Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge, held Nov. 4-5 at Keeneland, will award an estimated $1.25 million in cash prizes over the two-day World Championship event. For more information on the Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge, visit www.breederscup.com/bcbc.
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