Kentucky News - Page 12

International News Brief: For a few exciting moments, Queen Elizabeth II was just like every other racing fan at Churchill Downs - as she watched the horses running in the 133rd Kentucky Derby.

What happens in Vegas is getting reproduced all over the country, to the chagrin of Southern Nevada tourism boosters trying to protect Sin City's trademarked slogans.

News Brief: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Steve Beshear supports bringing casino gambling to Kentucky to help fund pre-school classes and a college scholarship program.

News Brief: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Steve Beshear said Tuesday he will push for a state constitutional amendment in 2008 that would allow expanded gambling in Kentucky.

News Brief: Norton Healthcare Inc. will be the first presenting sponsor of Churchill Downs' Clark Handicap, a Grade I race that has been run since the track opened in 1875.

News Brief: Churchill Downs now will accept race entries three days prior to races, instead of the usual two days in advance.

News Brief: Gaming advocates will try again in the 2007 General Assembly to win approval for casinos in Kentucky.

Ellis Park concluded its 2006 race meet on Labor Day, Sept. 4, with gains in average daily on-track wagering and attendance.

News Brief: The Kentucky horse industry has announced its intention to seek a constitutional amendment, to go on the 2006 November ballot, to allow racetracks to run casinos. Churches are vowing to fight any gambling expansion in the state.

Churchill Downs Incorporated has reached a definitive agreement to sell Ellis Park, its racetrack in Henderson, Kentucky, to a company owned by Kentucky businessman and racehorse owner Ron Geary.

News Brief: A horse-industry group that spent about $1.4 million in an unsuccessful effort to bring casino gambling to Kentucky is expected to stick together for another attempt.

News Brief: House Speaker Jody Richards declined yesterday to pronounce dead a constitutional amendment allowing casino gambling in Kentucky.

News Brief: A Woodford County legislator filed bills yesterday that would let Kentucky voters decide whether casinos should be allowed solely at racetracks.

News Brief: Of the many hot issues now before the Kentucky General Assembly, gambling is at the top.

News Brief: Turfway Park has enlisted a veteran Republican insider to help lobby for expanded gambling and changes to horse racing regulations among other issues in Frankfort and Washington.

Churchill Downs reports that Brian Elmore, who has served for the past 10 years in important capacities at Churchill Downs Incorporated's Hoosier Park in Anderson, Ind., has been appointed vice president and general manager of Ellis Park.

News Brief: Horse industry casino advocates plan to release a poll Thursday that they claim shows the majority of Kentuckians want a vote on expanding gambling.

News Brief: A Kentucky horse-industry group leading this year's push for casino gambling at racetracks donated $66,000 during the last three months to state party caucuses and most of the state's legislators, according to campaign finance records.

News Brief: Turfway Park wagering galloped into the new year with increases during the holiday period in 2004.

The 21-day Fall Meet at Churchill Downs concluded on Saturday, Nov. 26, with gains in both on-track and total wagering and on-track attendance.