Thoroughbred racing set to open at Agricultural Park
Thoroughbred racing opens at Agricultural Park in Platte County with 12 Nebraska stables and entries from Colorado, Kentucky, Illinois and Canada. A 24 day meet runs Aug 25 to Sept 2 with daily post times 3 pm weekdays and 2 pm Saturdays, featuring purses from 1000 up, exacta wagers, film patrol, and novice-friendly facilities. Proceeds benefit Platte County Fair scholarships and park improvements under the Nebraska State Racing Commission.
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Plate County Agricultural Park
Tre Midwest
Nebraska
First Post
Warren Albert
Agricultural Park
Assurt Competsive
Lincoln
Colorado
Kentucky
Ilinois
Canada
Agricultural Park Racetrack
Patrol
Thompson
Kenneth Torczon
Frank Aerm
Callihan
Jack Fickler
James B. Hall
Irving Anderson
Dean Williams
Robert Pollock
Ed. Thompson
Ttichard Crockett
Rober Bates
Robert Farmer
Claud Davis
Chuck Karlin
C.B. Jones
John Vogel
Money Roar
Jan Anderson
Nebraska State Racing Commission
Harry 0. Farnham
Agrictional Society
Kenneth Torczm
Nobter
David van Ackeren
W.E. Calihan
David Fuchs
Society 1
Platte County
Racing boosts state coffers in Nebraska tracks
State tax revenues from horse racing in Nebraska rose to 2,604,870 with 171 racing days and 1,474 wagers reported. Grand Island led with 310,490, Ak-Sar-Ben 1,052,542, Lincoln 225,624, Columbus 143,096, Madison 4,919, Ak-Sar-Ben track 147,123 in parimutuel and sales tax receipts.
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Nebraska
Fais
Parimuntel
Grand Island
Ak-Sac-Bop
Lincoln
Columbus
Madison
Akokad
Sport of Kings The King of Sports and Racing Revenue
Thoroughbred racing known as the sport of kings grows as a large business. Breeding firms rare equipment and suppliers drive industry totals into billions. The Thoroughbred Racing Association notes state revenue around 400 million plus supports schools and public funds.
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The
Thoroughbred Racing Association
Tesport Wilds
Special course on race enjoyment glides into schools
A Maryland high school offered a 90 minute class titled race enjoyment, curated by a local promoter with input from the Thoroughbred Training Association. The course, praised by students and repeated at a Cleveland high school, covered racing culture, economic impact, and the thrill of the sport, emphasizing spectator interest and public assistance at small tracks like Agricultural Park in Columbus.
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Maryland
Jobe F T. Bay
Thigenionus
Span
Cleveland
Maygland
Wacker
Alben W. Barkley
Columbus
Morning line betting terms and payout example
The morning line, or tote board odds, indicates expected betting in a horse race. It shows the inferred view of the race outcome and tends to shift little from early to final odds. A winning ticket pays the horse’s profit plus the original stake, such as a $2 bet on a horse at 2 to 7 returning $6 total.
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Rorsey
New York
Aqueduct
Racing season schedule with advance entries and summaries
During the 1072 racing season the Columbus Telegram will carry advance entries and prior day summaries for Agricultural Park track. The Daily Racing Form with Columbus Section arrives in the mornings and will be available at many convenient locations along with daily programs.
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Columbus Telegram
Columbus
Racing Glossary From the Track Tradition
A compact guide to turf terms and equipment from blinkers to furlong, explaining riding styles, race terminology, and common gear. Includes Acey Deurey, Bill Daly, shadow roll, irons, and washiness among other terms used by trainers and jockeys across racing history.
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Bill Daly
Bul’ Daly
Farrier
Nerminus Pudl
Racing Association
Valet at the racetrack Keeps riders equipped and ready
The little-noticed valet is one of the busiest figures around the track. He handles jockey equipment, ensures correct silks and rider weight, transports saddle and Baumman to the paddock, assists with saddling, and returns gear after races, meeting riders postrace.
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Baumman
Color classification of thoroughbreds and coat tones explained
The piece outlines colors in thoroughbred registration including bay brown chestnut and black with notes on black points muzzles and manes. It explains grey roan dun and rare white and details how color changes or titles are determined in racing bloodlines. It cites Native Dancer as an example of a grey turning white.
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Eful
Jockey Club
Cab Driver Wins 21000 Twin Double at UIS Racetrack
A cab driver earned 21000 from a UIS racetrack twin double and claimed related losses. He reported income to the IRS and tried to substantiate deductions with 243000 in losing tickets. Tickets bore fingerprints, leading the Tax Court to disallow most losses, allowing only 2000.
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UIS
Eclipse the great racehorse and sire whose name lives on
Turf columnist recounts Eclipse, the dominant 18th century thoroughbred whose name flags today’s awards at New York's Winner's Circle Dinner. The unruly champion won 24 straight races in scarlet silks of Dennis O Kelly and later sired 44 winners before dying of colic in 1791 at age 27, his legacy shaping most modern pedigrees.
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Eclipse
New York
John J. Day
Back Oakley
Duke of Cumberland
Vlipse
Cork
John Wildman
Wildman
Oakiey
Epsom
Dennis O'Kelly
Kelly
Eelipse
Howard’s feud turns Metairie track into a graveyard
Howard vowed to wreck the Metairie track after being barred from the Jockey Club. He seized the mortgage and sent wrecking crews, turning the once great racecourse into a comedery as it faced financial ruin during reconstruction. Track conditions described as muddy and heavy with long-lasting dampness followed a rain.
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Metairie
Orleans
Charles T Howard
Elias
Rumors of Pot Parties Sparked Saratoga Concerns
Brief notice recalls a past Saratoga moment when locals believed horses were fed marijuana. An investigation traced the greenery to angelion greens, confirmed by a Skidmore College botany teacher. Ancient lore and veterinarians offered home remedies, but the tale ends as a quirky, noncredible note on equine feeding.
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Saratoga
Tank Seazone
Andelion
Skidmore
College
Chief Seazone
Tate
En Danes
Occ
Argentine jockey club pays off in retroactive fortune
Juan Pantano of Buenos Aires won a $1.2 million judgment after a court found the Jockey Club owed him a 3 percent commission on a parlay betting system he created. The ruling, issued nine years after the system was used, also awarded Pantano $600 in legal costs as heirs look to claim the winning ticket at La Plata.
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Juan Pantano
Buenos Aires
Senor Pantano
Pantano
Huenos Aires Jockey Club
National Registry of
Fickel
Dockuy Club
Senor Panana
Jockey Club
Senor Pantin i
la Plata
Horse Racing Season Records Set At Agricultural Park
Wagering and attendance surged during the 1971 season at Agricultural Park track in Columbus. A total of 96,454 patrons attended, up from 79,523 in 1970, with a final-day single-day handle of 436,515 and mutual handle of 4,325,781. Three speed records were notched, and daily doubles reached 1,565.20 on Aug 19.
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Agricultural Park Track
Columbus
Alloundance
Mutual
Sonny
Rem
Cumming Heads Ag Society and Race Committee
Cumming serves as president of the Platte County Agricultural Society which sponsors the Columbus Races. Officers include Kennett Torczun as first vice president David Van Ackeren as second vice president L Rohner as treasurer and Charles Athey as secretary. Board members: Arthur Bakenhuser Bill Calihan Arthur Gerber Waldi Terson Henry Luehsinger Darwin Pierson Arne Buhl Robert Melcher Lindsay David Fuchs DeForest Jansen Lem Rupp Torezon chairs the racing committee with Rohner Van Ackeren Culliap and Fuchs as members.
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Janes Cumming
Calumus
Platte County Agricultural Society
Columbus
Kennett Torczun
David van Ackeren
Mumphrey
L. Rohner
Charles Athey
Arthur Bakenhuser
Bill Calihan
Arthur Gerber
Waldi Terson
Henry Luehsinger
Darwin
Stallings Tops Vikiant Statlir Tast Season
Stallings captures 292 points to top the meet at Agricultural Park track. King runs 224, Anderson 17 points and 24 victories follow. Bedley suffers a spill later during the Lincoln meeting as top 10 standings emerge with Stallings, King, Anderson leading.
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Vikiant Statlir Tast
Fred Evotier
Stallings
Dave King
Wimmers
King
Wayne Anderson
Bedley
Lincoln
Stallings King Anderson Barnes
Pathersour Bacheco Vison
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