Horse Racing News

Ark. track eases ban on horses from so. LouisianaTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 1:54AMHOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) - Oaklawn Park says it is easing a ban on horses from southern Louisiana that the track put in place Dec. 26 after a horse at New Orleans Fair Grounds tested positive for equine herpes.

Bay Area sports eventsTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 1:54AMbay area eventsTODAYNone scheduled. WEDNESDAYNone scheduled.THURSDAYHorse racing: Golden Gate Fields, 12:45 p.

Santa Anita assesses synthetic track after several incidentsTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 1:50AMFive breakdowns, including three fatalities, of horses in the first two weeks of its winter meeting prompt officials to inspect and evaluate the Pro-Ride surface. Santa Anita officials have begun an urgent inspection and evaluation of its synthetic Pro-Ride surface after five breakdowns, including three fatalities, of horses in the first two weeks of its winter meeting.

Macrovision Kills Deal to Sell TV Guide NetworkTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 1:34AMThe Firm had announced plans to sell the net to a group of investors led by producer Allen Shapiro and One Equity Partners, J.P. Morgan Chase’s $8 billion private equity fund

Local legislators support change in Texas House speakerTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 1:01AMThree Southeast Texas legislators are supporting a candidate who appears ready to shake up the power structure in Austin. Democrats Joe Deshotel and Allan Ritter, and Republican legislator Mike Hamilton, are supporting State Rep. Joe Straus of San Antonio as the next Texas House speaker.