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Stewards to take television role

Matt Hegarty, Daily Racing Form

A racing organization that trains stewards has launched a program to make a steward available for television broadcasts to explain infractions and racing rules, the organization, the Racing Officials Accreditation Program, announced on Friday.

Story | Conversation | August 28, 2009

Magna files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Matt Hegarty, Daily Racing Form

Magna Entertainment Corp., the country's largest racetrack operator, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in a Delaware court and has reached an agreement to sell the majority of its racing assets.

Story | Conversation | March 06, 2009

Bankruptcy looms for Magna

Matt Hegarty, Daily Racing Form

Magna Entertainment Corp., the country's largest operator of racetracks, will likely need to file for bankruptcy by early March and face a massive reorganization of its properties, bankruptcy lawyers and racing officials said Friday.

Story | Conversation | February 20, 2009

Betfair buys TVG for $50 million

Matt Hegarty, Daily Racing Form

Betfair, the British online bet matchmaking company, has purchased Television Games Network, the U.S.'s largest horse race account-wagering and broadcasting company, for $50 million, according to the companies.

Story | Conversation | January 27, 2009

'First Saturday in May' earns Eclipse Award

Matt Hegarty, Daily Racing Form

"The First Saturday in May," a documentary film produced by the brothers John and Brad Hennegan, has been selected as the Eclipse Award winner for best national television feature, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association announced Friday.

Story | Conversation | January 09, 2009

Louisville TV station wins Eclipse for Affirmed-Alydar feature

Matt Hegarty, Daily Racing Form

A documentary about the 1978 rivalry between Affirmed and Alydar produced by WAVE3-TV in Louisville, Ky., has been selected for the 2008 Eclipse Award for local television programming.

Story | Conversation | January 05, 2009

Tampa Bay Downs averts blackout with account-bet deal

Matt Hegarty, Daily Racing Form

Tampa Bay Downs, which was to open for a 94-day meet Saturday, reached agreements on Friday for its signal to be carried on all four major account-wagering platforms, averting the kind of blackout that has affected race meets around the country this year.

Story | Conversation | December 12, 2008