Legislative session ends, government doesn’t shut down, but no Lights On Bill
The legislative session at the capitol in St. Paul closed with mixed results for Minnesota horsemen.
StarTribune’s strong Canterbury racing coverage an anomaly for major market
Decades ago, not unlike many major markets in the country, the Twin Cities had a vibrant newspaper landscape. There were four separate papers: the Minneapolis Daily Star, the Minneapolis Tribune, the St. Paul Pioneer Press and the St. Paul Dispatch. By the mid-80s, there were two papers as consolidation took place in the form of…
Canterbury Park Kentucky Oaks/Derby Weekend Season Opener A Success
Management at Canterbury Park decided to open the meet this year on Friday, May 5th, Kentucky Oaks Day, one of the biggest days of racing in the country and preceding the biggest day of racing in the Kentucky Derby. By almost all accounts the decision was a wise one. Canterbury management knew one of the…
“Salty” Roberts, Founder of National Chaplaincy, Dies at 85
Horace William “Salty” Roberts, founder of Race Track Chaplaincy of America (RTCA), passed away Friday at the age of 85. Salty died at a hospice care center in Hollywood, Florida, located near his home in Cooper City, following a sustained illness. Salty witnessed and experienced firsthand the needs of what he considered to be his…
First International Forum for the Aftercare of Racehorses Conference Set for May
The International Forum for the Aftercare of Racehorses (IFAR) will hold its first conference in Washington, D.C., on May 17 and 18, 2017, coinciding with the Pan American Conference. “This aftercare conference provides horse racing representatives from around the world with the opportunity to discuss the aftercare of our Thoroughbred racehorses,” said James L. Gagliano,…