A trainer on the Southern California circuit since he was 20, he is a member of the board of directors of both the Thoroughbred Owners of California and the California Thoroughbred Trainers. He also does analysis for TVG.
Birthdate: March 10, 1960, in Glendale, Calif.
Family: wife, Amy; daughters Elizabeth, Laura, and Christine
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1. The Saratoga Cup annually attracted the best handicap runners in the nation. Hall of Famer Kentucky captured the first two runnings in 1865 and 1866.
Before the Civil War, American racing often involved horses competing in heats of three to four miles, meaning it was not unusual for a champion of that era to race up to 12 miles in a single afternoon.
So-called "dash" racing, where only a single trial decided the winner, gradually came into vogue in the post-Civil War era, but races of two miles and longer remained common.
The Indiana Racing Commission has announced the 2012 racing dates for both Indiana Downs and Hoosier Park. Indiana Downs was awarded 60 days, the same as this year, and will run from April 16 to July 11, with Thursdays and Sundays dark. Hoosier Park will run 64 days, three days more than in 2011, from Aug. 1 through Oct. 27 with Sundays and Mondays dark.
The Illinois Racing Board on Tuesday approved licenses for all major account-wagering operators in the state, one month after delaying the decision because of concerns over a dispute between jockeys and Churchill Downs Inc., the owner of Twinspires.com.
In approving the licenses, Marc Laino, the executive director of the board, said that commissioners were “encouraged” to hear that officials for the Jockeys’ Guild and Churchill have renewed discussions on the source of the dispute, which centers on whether Churchill will make voluntary contributions to the Guild.
Bering, a French-bred sire of 77 stakes winners who started his stud career in the United States, was euthanized on Dec. 16 at the French farm owned by his owner and breeder after suffering from equine lymphangitis, an infection of the lymphatic channels, according to the Racing Post. Bering was 28.
