Officials hope that a weekend of national television coverage, showcasing Monmouth Park and some of the country's top horses, will spark more interest in the sagging racing industry. The 137-year-old horse track received a $30 million renovation from the state, and area businesses are counting on a huge payout. Tracks in New Jersey and around the nation have suffered as gamblers have increasingly favored casinos over horses, where aficionados often spend hours studying recent races and...

For example, she said, during the Kentucky Derby, free-play gaming vouchers were included in race programs, and racing is advertised in gaming materials as well. Sarah Cappelletti, public relations manager at the racino, pointed out that the track does a great deal of cross-promotional advertising for harness racing and gaming. The state Senate recently approved two bills, both stuck in Assembly committee, designed to give racing more exposure at tracks that have VLTs. One of the bills...

The extrovert Italian claimed the attention on Derby day but yesterday interest switched to the horse rated the best Derby winner of the past decade, the horse that had won that most famous of races by the biggest margin since Slip Anchor in 1985. The common view was that champion jockey Moore, on 7-1 shot Notnowcato, had less to lose, whereas no jockey would expose himself to the racing world s wrath by pulling the favourite into such splendid isolation. Why not? Because the jockey gave...

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But it can cause a horse to thrash so violently that the animal can twist an intestine, according to the Web site alphahorse.com. While small animal clinics abound in cities, large animal hospitals for emergency cases, injury rehabilitation, breeding and other medical needs - along with the doctors who treat them - are becoming scarce throughout the country. HUNTER nhunter@jacksonsun.com Tommy Laney could only watch as his horse writhed on the ground with colic. The clinic will offer...