Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:22:04 -0500 http://www.oregonracing.com/news/ en-us http://www.oregonracing.com/news/images/logo.gif http://www.oregonracing.com/news/ jolene@oregonracing.com http://www.oregonracing.com/news/Article1407.html An investment related website is curious about a recent SEC filing related to thoroughbred racehorses: The description is the same throughout each filing at the start: “a recently formed corporation that has acquired 20 thoroughbred racehorses… offering 405,000 shares of common stock at $10.00 per share on a best efforts, all or none basis. Golden Pegasus Racing Incorporated, an entity controlled by The Stronach Group, is currently the sole stockholder.” Read the rest of the article here. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:22:04 -0500 http://www.oregonracing.com/news/Article1406.html OREGON RACING COMMISSION 800 N.E. Oregon Street, Suite 310 Portland, Oregon 97232 971-673-0207; 971-673-0213 fax http://racing.oregon.gov December, 15 2011 The Oregon Racing Commission will meet Thursday December 15, 2011 at 1:30 pm in Room 1B of the Portland State Office Building located at 800 NE Oregon Street, Portland, OR. At any time during the public session, the Commission may go into executive session to consider information or records exempt from disclosure pursuant to ORS 192.501(2) regarding trade secrets; and/or ORS 192.660(2) (f) to consult with counsel concerning its legal rights and duties regarding litigation likely to be filed pursuant to ORS 192.660(2) (h). The Commission may also elect to deliberate on pending contested cases pursuant to ORS 192.690(1). Additional items may be placed on the agenda after the general mailing of the agenda. Calls may be made to the Commission office the week of the meeting to inquire about possible additions. COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA APPROVALS: 1. Meeting Agenda 2. November 17, 2011 Meeting Minutes OLD BUSINESS: 3. Subcommittee Update Reports a. Advanced Deposit Wagering (ADW) and Multi-jurisdictional Hubs b. Best Practices c. Budget and Hub Funds d. Medication and Horse Welfare e. Executive Director Report f. Portland Meadows Report g. Future of Racing in Oregon (FROG) update NEW BUSINESS: 4. Leah Nelson - Oregon Quarter Horse Racing Association 5. Portland Meadows - Race Meet Application 2012 6. Election of new ORC Officers for “2012 and 2013" CONTESTED CASES: None INFORMATION MATERIALS AND APPROVALS: None OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION: PUBLIC COMMENT: CONFIRMATION OF NEXT COMMISSION MEETING: The next Commission meeting is Thursday January 19, 2012 in Room 1A at 1:30pm in the Portland State Office building. ADJOURNMENT: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:02:14 -0500 http://www.oregonracing.com/news/Article1405.html Portland, OR — Oregon Championship Day was filled with big performances all day long, including LG Jet who took home the $15,000 Bill Wineberg Stakes on Sunday. Sent off as the heavy 1 to 5 favorite, LG Jet ($2.60) went right to the lead under jockey Luis Torres and set very reasonable fractions in the early going as he led Suesawme in the early going. Midway on the far turn, LG Jet opened up a big lead and continued to dominate through the stretch, winning by an easy two and a half lengths over a late closing Slew the Cat who ran second and Suesawme finished third. LG Jet was bred by Leonard Hammrich and owned by Georganne Hammrich for trainer John Harris. The stakes action started in race 4 as HVR West Cascadian won a hard fought edition of the $10,000 Oregon His Stakes. Always prominent, HVR West Cascadian and Rocco Bowen was a little bit rank early on but settled into stride. HVR West Cascadian got the lead at the quarter pole over favored Midda’s Gold Touch, but that runner would dig in along with Shamundi as those three battled down the lane. Shamundi actually took the lead in mid-stretch, but HVR West Cascadian battled back to score a win for owner/trainer Chris Hartman. HVR West Cascadian was the biggest upset on the card as he returned $61.80 for a $2 win ticket. Race 5 was the $15,000 Janet Wineberg and it was maybe the closest finish of the day, as Forty Something prevailed in a long stretch battle with Bahati Gold to win by a nose. Forty Something was the 4/5 favorite and returned $3.60 for the win, but a hard fought win it was, as Juan Gutierrez got everything out of the 2 year old Ben Root trainee. Bahati Gold finished in second while Kenzie Carolina finished a strong third in her debut run. Forty Something is owned by Cookie Root and Dean and Lois Vogt and was bred by Dr. Jack Root. The $10,000 Oregon Hers produced another nose victory, only this time it was Missisissy ($42.80) and Joe Crispin who got up in the final jump to beat heavily favored Kate Winsalot. Kate Winsalot looked to have the race in hand at the eighth pole, but fatigue set in late and she began to drift out late and when she did that, Missisissy got up for the narrow win. Kate Winsalot finished second a head in front of Legendary Madame who ran third. Missisissy was owned, bred, and trained by Lyle Magnuson. The $10,000 Lethal Grande Oregon Sprint Championship saw He’s a Goblin score in easy fashion going wire to wire under jockey Mark Anderson. Sent off as the 4/5 favorite, He’s a Goblin ($3.60) opened up a big lead and never looked back, scoring for owners/breeders Jim Fergason and Jeri Johnson. Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:13:43 -0500 http://www.oregonracing.com/news/Article1404.html Nineteen runners entered for the first leg of the McFadden Memorial Sprint Claiming Series Portland, OR— Nineteen runners were entered into two separate divisions for Leg 1 of the Inaugural McFadden Memorial Spring Claiming Series that begins on Wednesday November 2nd at Portland Meadows. The races were carded as races 7 and 8 on Wednesday and are both $2,500 claiming events going five furlongs. The second leg of the series will be in two weeks on Wednesday November 16th, which is a $4,000 Claiming event with a $5,000 added purse. The finals will be on Wednesday December 7th, which will be a 6 furlong event with a $28,000 added purse. Horses must compete in both the first two legs of the series to advance to the finals, with a point system being used to determine which 12 horses will get into the final field. The point system for the first two legs: 1st Place ---5 points 2nd Place ---4 points 3rd Place ---3 points 4th Place ---2 points 5th Place--- 1 point The first of the two divisions of Leg 1 is the 7th race on Wednesday November 2nd which is led by a pair of tough Canadian shippers for trainer Malcolm Beveridge. Colonel Courtney has been running for open $7,500 and $6,500 claiming levels at Hastings Park , and has amassed 24 wins from 103 starts in his brilliant career, including over $377,000 in earnings. His Stable-mate is Rallying Cry who comes off a second place finish for $7,500 and will be ridden by Joe Crispin. Rallying Cry has already earned $328,660 in his career in just 37 starts. Heading up the local runners in this dash are Castle Pines for Nick Lowe and Brainstorm for Rigoberto Velasquez. The second division is a cast of 9 runners with another tough Beveridge horse, Declan Downs. He’s been a sprint specialist up in Canada and will ship in and be ridden by Joe Crispin. Getrdonegotrdid is always a dangerous sprinter and is coming off the layoff for owner Art McFadden, whose family the Claiming Series is named after. Jonathan Nance will send out a pair of runners and the red-hot Felimon Alvarado barn will send out Deputy Allstar with Jockey Juan Gutierrez on board. An interesting part of the Claiming Series is that in the first two legs, all runners are up for the claiming prices. So there should be lots of action at the claiming box as trainers and owners might try to claim runners in the first or second leg, so that they have them in the 3rd leg when they are running for a $28,000 added purse. The McFadden Memorial Claiming Series gets underway on Wednesday November 2nd, with races 7 and 8. Post time for the 7th is 2:48pm (Pacific). Here are the fields for the McFadden Memorial Claiming Series Leg 1: Race 7—(Post Position, Horse, Rider) 1. Yes Bay , Javier Matias 2. Smoken Sham, Luis Torres 3. Alybye on Fire, Eliska Kubinova 4. Inhoc Signo Vinces, Marijo Terleski 5. Tanya’s Toad, Jose Zunino 6. Colonel Courtney, Juan Gutierrez 7. Buckshot West, Rocco Bowen 8. Rallying Cry, Joe Crispin 9. Castle Pines, Mark Anderson 10. Brainstorm, Debbie Hoonan-Trujillo Race 8---(Post Position, Horse, Rider) 1. Deputy Allstar, Juan Gutierrez 2. Hit the Juice, Jorge Rosales 3. Roaring To Go, Marijo Terleski 4. Swiss Exploit, Luis Torres 5. Getrdonegotrdid, Mark Anderson 6. Declan Downs , Joe Crispin 7. Toga Cat, Rocco Bowen 8. D Devil, Jose Zunino 9. Taking Liberties, Javier Matias Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:22:23 -0400 http://www.oregonracing.com/news/Article1403.html For 67 days, the routine has gone unchanged. Jerry Taketa wakes up in his Vancouver home, says hello to his wife Charlynn, heads to work at the Portland Meadows race track, then returns to his spouse before telling her good night. This, more or less, has been the ex-jockey’s ritual since 1989. Thing is, for the past 67 days, Charlynn has been dead. Complete article in The Columbian here Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:17:20 -0400 http://www.oregonracing.com/news/Article1402.html From the Oregonian: Portland Meadows, which opened in 1946 on the edge of the now-vanished town of Vanport, launches its 2011 season today at noon. Nine races are on the card. Races will be Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday through December and continue on Mondays and Wednesdays in January, February and March. Closing day is March 14. While thoroughbreds are the stars of the show, horse-racing runs on money. For at least the past decade it's been clear that as dollars have been siphoned from pari-mutual betting into other games of chance, the product coming out of the paddocks has suffered. Complete article and photos here Mon, 17 Oct 2011 01:32:15 -0400 http://www.oregonracing.com/news/Article1401.html From the DRF: Portland Meadows opens its 55-day season Monday with a mixed nine-race program that features two races for Quarter Horses and seven for Thoroughbreds. The forthcoming season, which runs until mid-March, may be the last of its kind. Complete article here Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:15:35 -0400 http://www.oregonracing.com/news/Article1400.html Just in time for the new race season, Portland Meadows has updated their website with a new look and content. If you haven't already, check it out Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:45:16 -0400 http://www.oregonracing.com/news/Article1399.html OREGON RACING COMMISSION 800 N.E. Oregon Street, Suite 310 Portland, Oregon 97232 971-673-0207; 971-673-0213 fax http://racing.oregon.gov August 18, 2011 The Oregon Racing Commission will meet Thursday, August 18, 2011 at 12:00pm in Room 1A of the Portland State Office Building located at 800 NE Oregon Street, Portland, OR. The Commission will immediately go into executive session to consider information or records exempt from disclosure pursuant to ORS 192.501(2) regarding trade secrets; and/or ORS 192.660(2) (f) to consult with counsel concerning its legal rights and duties regarding litigation likely to be filed pursuant to ORS 192.660(2) (h). The Commission may also elect to deliberate on pending contested cases pursuant to ORS 192.690(1). The Commission will begin public session at its regularly scheduled time of 1:30 pm. At any time during the public session, the Commission may go into executive session to consider information or records exempt from disclosure per the statutes listed above. Additional items may be placed on the agenda after the general mailing of the agenda. Calls may be made to the Commission office the week of the meeting to inquire about possible additions. COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA APPROVALS: 1. Meeting Agenda 2. July 21, 2011 Meeting Minutes OLD BUSINESS: 3. Subcommittee Update Reports a. Advanced Deposit Wagering (ADW) and Multi-jurisdictional Hubs b. Best Practices c. Budget and Hub Funds d. Medication and Horse Welfare e. Executive Director Report NEW BUSINESS: 4. Service Award Presentation CONTESTED CASES: 5. Final Orders by Default • Clifford Balcom INFORMATION MATERIALS AND APPROVALS: None OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION: PUBLIC COMMENT: CONFIRMATION OF NEXT COMMISSION MEETING: The next Commission meeting is Thursday September 15, 2011 in Room 1A at 1:30pm in the Portland State Office building. ADJOURNMENT: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 00:29:35 -0400 http://www.oregonracing.com/news/Article1398.html From oregonlive.com: A horse trainer was killed this morning after being kicked by a horse at Portland Meadows. Just before 7:15 a.m., firefighters were called to the horse racing track at 1001 N. Schmeer. A female trainer in her late 40s or early 50s sustained severe head trauma after she was kicked by a horse she was working with just outside the stables near a washing area. Her husband, a fellow trainer, was present at the time of the accident, said fire spokesman Paul Corah. story here Update: The trainer was Lynn Taketa, her husband Jerry was working a horse nerby at the time of the accident. Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:13:22 -0400 http://www.oregonracing.com/news/Article1397.html From the public safety log of our local newspaper: A mother in the 35100 block of Brewster Road notified deputies Thursday morning that her 20-year-old daughter was not staying in touch while traveling on a horse-racing circuit. The mom felt her daughter had fallen in with the wrong crowd and something might have happened to her. A deputy left a message for the daughter on her cell phone. That call prompted the woman to call home and tell her mother she was all right. Sun, 24 Jul 2011 15:17:17 -0400 http://www.oregonracing.com/news/Article1396.html From OregonLive.com: The career of a jockey isn't much different than that of other professional athletes: younger is better. Which makes Joe Crispin's big-time results in 2011 quite notable. The Vancouver-based jockey is 50. Read the rest of the article here Sun, 24 Jul 2011 13:00:00 -0400 http://www.oregonracing.com/news/Article1395.html From the DRF: Gulfstream Park owner Frank Stronach has asked Florida regulators to help him implement a program that would phase out all raceday medication, including Lasix, for 3-year-olds at the track, beginning with the 2011-12 meeting ...Stronach said he hopes to implement his plan at all his tracks: Santa Anita and Golden Gate Fields in California; Pimlico and Laurel in Maryland; and Portland Meadows in Oregon. Full story here. Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.oregonracing.com/news/Article1394.html OREGON RACING COMMISSION 800 N.E. Oregon Street, Suite 310 Portland, Oregon 97232 971-673-0207; 971-673-0213 fax http://racing.oregon.gov July 21, 2011 The Oregon Racing Commission will meet Thursday July 21, 2011 at 1:30 pm in Room 1A of the Portland State Office Building located at 800 NE Oregon Street, Portland, OR. At any time during the public session, the Commission may go into executive session to consider information or records exempt from disclosure pursuant to ORS 192.501(2) regarding trade secrets; and/or ORS 192.660(2) (f) to consult with counsel concerning its legal rights and duties regarding litigation likely to be filed pursuant to ORS 192.660(2) (h). The Commission may also elect to deliberate on pending contested cases pursuant to ORS 192.690(1). Additional items may be placed on the agenda after the general mailing of the agenda. Calls may be made to the Commission office the week of the meeting to inquire about possible additions. COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA APPROVALS: 1. Meeting Agenda 2. June 10, 2011 Meeting Minutes 3. June 29, 2011 Special Teleconference Meeting Minutes OLD BUSINESS: 4. Subcommittee Update Reports a. Advanced Deposit Wagering (ADW) and Multi-jurisdictional Hubs b. Best Practices c. Budget and Hub Funds d. Medication and Horse Welfare e. Executive Director Report • summer fair race meets NEW BUSINESS: 4. Award Presentation for Commissioner Kerry Johnson 5. Introduction of Newly Appointed Commissioner Jan Palmer DVM CONTESTED CASES: 6. Final Orders by Default • Jimmie Hill • Clifford Balcom INFORMATION MATERIALS AND APPROVALS: None OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION: PUBLIC COMMENT: CONFIRMATION OF NEXT COMMISSION MEETING: The next Commission meeting is Thursday August 18, 2011 in Room 1A at 1:30pm in the Portland State Office building. ADJOURNMENT: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:21:17 -0400 http://www.oregonracing.com/news/Article1393.html From the DRF... Scrambling to stay relevant in Northwest racing, Portland Meadows will abandon its traditional winter meeting in 2012 in favor of a summer/fall schedule that will place it in direct competition with Emerald Downs. Final approval of race dates by the Oregon Horse Racing Commission could be months away, but both William Alempijevic, general manager of Portland Meadows, and Jim Fergason, president of the Oregon Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, said this week that a 2012 summer meeting is essentially a done deal. Fergason said horsemen were told of plans during bargaining sessions with Portland Meadows officials and had little choice but to accept. The new meet will begin in mid-July and end about 10 days before Christmas, thus putting Portland Meadows head-to-head with Emerald Downs for most of July and all of August and September in 2012. Just 150 miles apart, the two tracks have formed a Northwest racing circuit – Portland in the winter, Emerald in the summer – for the past 16 years. View the rest here. Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:02:45 -0400 http://www.oregonracing.com/news/Article1392.html Portland Meadows, Oregon’s largest horse racing track has released its 2011-2012 Live Racing schedule. Live Racing will follow a similar format kicking off with Opening Day on Monday October 17, 2011 racing until Closing Day on Wednesday March 14, 2012. Live Racing will be conducted on a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday schedule during October, November and December, and will switch to just Mondays and Wednesdays in January, February and March. There will be 55 total days of racing during the 2011-2012 meeting. New this season will be an earlier first post time, set for 12:00pm PST. Headlining the season will be a special Sunday card of racing on Sunday December 4th, which will serve as Oregon Championship Day. The Oregon Championship Day card will be loaded with stakes races for Oregon-bred runners. Because of Oregon Championship Day running on Sunday December 4th, there will be no live racing on Tuesday December 6th. Portland Meadows remains open for simulcast wagering seven days a week all summer long as well as during the live racing season. Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:27:48 -0400 http://www.oregonracing.com/news/Article1390.html The Mail Tribune profiles some of the folks who'll travel on to the next stop of summer racing at Prineville. Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:33:15 -0400 http://www.oregonracing.com/news/Article1389.html From the Mail Tribune: Carl Alleman has an urgency to seize the moment. At 92 years old, Alleman understands there won't be many more opportunities to win the biggest race of the season at Grants Pass Downs. Read the full story here Update Alleman won the race with Bradens Bustlinbooty story at Mail Tribune Mon, 04 Jul 2011 17:11:51 -0400 http://www.oregonracing.com/news/Article1388.html More on the non-story about security at Grants Pass Downs from KTVL Sat, 02 Jul 2011 01:03:27 -0400 http://www.oregonracing.com/news/Article1386.html From the Blood Horse: The Stronach Group has officially acquired the racing and gaming assets of MI Developments, a company once headed by Frank Stronach. The reorganization of MID was approved by shareholders in late March. In the deal, Stronach acquired the company’s racetrack holdings, including Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields in California; Laurel Park, Pimlico Race Course, and the Bowie Training Center in Maryland; Portland Meadows in Oregon; and Gulfstream Park and its associated retail development in Florida. Complete story here Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:00:00 -0400 http://www.oregonracing.com/news/Article1385.html Teri Beckner was bristling this week at the media's coverage of horseracing. One TV station in particular galled the longtime trainer by reporting that horses at Grants Pass Downs were mistreated, citing an anonymous source. complete story and a preview of the weekend races in the Mail Tribune Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:36:16 -0400 http://www.oregonracing.com/news/Article1387.html From the DRF: While he’s no threat to win the Emerald Downs training title – at least not this year – Jonathan Nance is having a terrific meeting. Entering this week, 30 of his 46 starters had finished first, second, or third, an in-the-money rate of 65 percent. Jerry Hollendorfer would be proud. Read the full story here Fri, 01 Jul 2011 05:00:00 -0400 http://www.oregonracing.com/news/Article1384.html Recap of last weekends racing here Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:28:25 -0400 http://www.oregonracing.com/news/Article1383.html From Medford TV station KTVL: The Price of Winning Employee says horses are abused at track The horses at the Grants Pass Downs are part athletes and part entertainers. But one horse handler, who didn't want to be identified, currently working at the race track says the animals are treated like commodities. Full story at KTVL.com Update: Trainers respond to the allegations here Sun, 26 Jun 2011 01:25:35 -0400 http://www.oregonracing.com/news/Article1382.html OREGON RACING COMMISSION 800 N.E. Oregon Street, Suite 310 Portland, Oregon 97232 971-673-0207; 971-673-0213 fax http://racing.oregon.gov SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA June 29, 2011 The Oregon Racing Commission (ORC) will meet at 10:00a.m. in the Portland State Office Building located at 800 NE Oregon Street, Portland, in the ORC conference room, Suite 310. At any time during the public session, the Commission may go into executive session to consider information or records exempt from disclosure pursuant to ORS 192.501(2) regarding trade secrets; and/or ORS 192.660(2) (f) to consult with counsel concerning its legal rights and duties regarding litigation likely to be filed pursuant to ORS 192.660(2) (h). The Commission may also elect to deliberate on pending contested cases pursuant to ORS 192.690(1). Additional items may be placed on the agenda after the general mailing of the agenda. Calls may be made to the Commission office the week of the meeting to inquire about possible additions. APPROVALS: 1. Meeting Agenda OLD BUSINESS: 2. Portland Meadows Commercial Race Meet License Renewal for 2011-2012 3. Consideration of Hub Fund Request by Portland Meadows ADJOURNMENT: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:41:40 -0400