Blood-Horse Despite racing two fewer programs during its 2014 holiday meet, Turfway Park registered a 21.45% increase in total pari-mutuel handle compared with the comparable meet in 2013, according to Kentucky Horse Racing Commission statistics. Turfway in December 2014 offered 16 programs, down from 18 the previous year. On six occasions wagering topped $2 million. [...]

Blood-Horse William Stice, who trained Two Altazano to a win in the 1994 Fair Grounds Oaks (gr. III), died Dec. 21 at his home in Glendale, Ky. He was 60. Stice took out his trainer's license in 1982 and was prominent at Louisiana Downs and Fair Grounds before he retired in 2001. He conditioned 279 [...]

Blood-Horse Funeral services were held Jan. 4 for Debbie Borel, wife of trainer Cecil Borel, who died on New Year's Day. The sister-in-law of jockey Calvin Borel was a resident of Bossier City, La., and worked at Louisiana tracks for many years. She also ran tickets at the horse sales for the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders [...]

Blood-Horse If trainer Anthony Granitz seemed a bit subdued after scoring his 1,000th career victory Jan. 4 in the sixth race at Tampa Bay Downs with Wedding Savior, it was perfectly understandable. "I've got to dedicate this one to my dad Chris, because he's the one who got me started in racing when I was [...]

Blood-Horse A group of trainers with horses on the backstretch at Calder Casino & Race Course were told Jan. 2 they have to relocate their stock. "It's over, and everyone seems to be admitting that it's over," one trainer said the morning of Jan. 2 after Calder officials gave trainers one day to take the [...]

Blood-Horse The connections of California Chrome are expected to be on hand at Santa Anita Park Jan. 10 when the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner is honored with the Secretariat Vox Populi "Voice of the People" Award. Track officials said that prior to the races, there will be a special autograph [...]

Blood-Horse The Massachusetts House of Representatives Dec. 31 passed an amended bill that extended the simulcast rights of Suffolk Downs for 90 days to give track ownership and the New England Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association more time to hammer out an agreement that would restore live racing for the next two years. The track's [...]

Blood-Horse Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course ended its inaugural meet Dec. 30 with record total pari-mutuel handle of $1,102,566. The track, located just west of Youngstown in northeastern Ohio, replaced Beulah Park near Columbus on the Ohio Thoroughbred circuit. Owner Penn National Gaming Inc. moved the Beulah Park license to the Mahoning Valley [...]