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| January 30, 2012 Lebanon Raceway looks at prison land The property, at Ohio 63 and Union Road, is used by the Lebanon Correctional Institution. The new raceway would have video slots along with horse racing, thus becoming what is known as a “racino.” In the past, county commissioners said they would not ... |
| January 25, 2012 Scioto Downs On Track For Video Lottery Terminals John Kasich reached an agreement to allow for the video lottery terminals to be placed at the Ohio's seven horse racing tracks. MTR Gaming officials said that they believe the new facility at Scioto Downs will bring an additional 800 jobs in Franklin ... Federal Preemption is a Sure Bet in Horse Racing Dispute ... Why does an Ohio horse racing case matter? Aside from a feel-good, philosophical no-man-is-an-island perspective, this case matters because the Sixth Circuit ... State may remove casinos from Ohio troopers' plate The measure sets a minimum number of live racing days at horse tracks, though Blessing said he expected additional changes to the proposal. The plan comes as the state is expanding the use of slots-like video lottery terminals at Ohio's seven horse ... HORSEMAN'S BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION-OHIO DIVISION, INC., v. DeWINE For those who are not so lucky (and like horse racing), the racing industry has devised the next best thing: off-track betting. Both the Federal Government and the State of Ohio regulate the pastime. The Horseman's Benevolent & Protective Association ... Horsemen's Simulcast Rights Upheld in OH Case | BloodHorse.com The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued an opinion Jan. 24 that states the federal Interstate Horseracing Act trumps Ohio statute in regard to horsemen having a say in where races are transmitted. |
| January 22, 2012 Walter D. 'Tom' Thomson II | 1938-2012: Little Brown Jug flourished under ... We get 50000 people in little Delaware, Ohio, on the third Thursday in September to come watch a horse race,” Thomson said. At the same time, he refused to move the event from a Thursday to a weekend and insisted that horses continue to race two heats ... Harness racers hail Springfield native \There's quite an array of achievers and pioneers and those with extraordinary accomplishments in Ohio's racing history. It has set the bar pretty high for me as far as what I've got to do from this point on.” Charters spoke of local legend Dick Buxton, ... |
| January 14, 2012 Charters Named To Ohio Hall of Fame Thomas A. Charters, president and chief executive officer of the Hambletonian Society, is the newest member of the Ohio Harness Racing Hall of Fame. The native of Springfield, Ohio was elected by members of the Ohio chapter of the US Harness Writers ... Horse owners file suit over raceway fire The Lebanon Trotting Club and Miami Valley Trotting share use of the racetrack during alternating racing seasons. Their attorneys could not be reached for comment. With the advent of VLTs at horse racing tracks the racing companies are looking to move ... Tuneariffic going to take on the sport's best "We'll have to see how he races," said Yoder, who trains Tuneariffic at his 25-acre farm in Ohio, about 25 miles southwest of Canton. "Maybe we shouldn't (be in the series), but I've never had a good horse. He's been racing well so I decided to bring ... |
| January 8, 2012 Ohio Honours To Noble, Woebkenberg Noble drove the winners of 773 races to take the title over George Brennan and Tim Tetrick. Mike Woebkenberg, a starter at Ohio tracks and county fairs, will receive the “Rambling Willie Award” for his contributions to harness racing in the Buckeye ... Big Bad John Officially Retired After seizing command of the pace in :27 seconds and reaching the half in :56.3, Big Bad John removed the drama in his quest to join harness racing's millionaire club on Saturday evening, January 7 at The Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park. ... |
| January 7, 2012 Expanded gaming to begin paying out in hiring surge Thousands of jobs promised by those who wanted to bring gambling to Ohio will become reality this year, when three of the state's four casinos open and video lottery terminals could debut at horse-racing tracks. Developers say as many as 4800 people ... |
| January 5, 2012 Bills passed in the Ohio House, Senate this session: John Kasich's administration and casino operators, including procedures for the relocation of horse-racing tracks to sites near Dayton and Youngstown and the operation of video lottery terminals at horse tracks. -- House Bill 302: Provides that the ... Noble wins four Dash titles and tops America Wilmington (ohio) harness racing driver Dan Noble topped the Northfield Park 2011 leading drivers by authoritative numbers, winning 436 races over the Flying Turns. His nearest competitor, Ryan Stahl, drove 283 winners. Kurt Sugg (252), Wyatt Irvine ... Harness racing owner/breeder enjoying ride Action-Broadway, who was named the Dan Patch Award winner as best trotting mare by the US Harness Writers Association, brought harness racing breeder/owner Ken Sommer to new heights. "I'm going to be 90 in May and that (Dan Patch news) sure as heck put |
| January 1, 2012 Lebanon Raceway owners consider land purchase Because Ohio does not permit the VLTs at its race tracks, the horse racing industry has suffered because of larger purses and other gaming opportunities ... Dan Noble concludes Dash Title at Pompano The long journey endured by harness racing reinsman Dan Noble to the 2011 drivers' dash title concluded on the New Year's Eve card at The Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park. The Ohio based reinsman, who will mark his 29th birthday on January 15, ... Dayton track, video slots could open in 2013 Race dates are set yearly by the Ohio State Racing Commission and horse racing will not be year-round at the track. Penn National's Beulah Park near Columbus and Raceway Park in Toledo, both are located close to voter-approved casinos currently under ... |
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