NEWS - Tuesday, August 29, 2006

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Barbaro May Soon Get Cast Removed Completely
Based on the latest examination of Barbaro's injured right hind leg, there is a possibility the classic winner will soon have the cast removed completely. Blood-Horse

NYRA officials discuss franchise bid in detail at Saratoga
With their proposal for the racing franchise in New York due to the Ad-hoc Committee on the Future of Racing on Tuesday, New York Racing Association President Charles Hayward and Chairman of the Board of Trustees Steven Duncker publicly pitched the not-for-profit model one final time while venting their frustrations with the video lottery terminal process during a 90-minute town-hall type conference on Monday at Saratoga Race Course. Thoroughbred Times

Jockey Garcia agrees to 22-day suspension
Martin Garcia, the apprentice jockey sensation who has been picking up riding infractions almost as quickly as he has victories during the current Del Mar meeting, agreed to a 22-day suspension for five violations after meeting with track stewards, according to a ruling issued Monday. Thoroughbred Times

Retired steeplechaser Victorian Hill dies in Pennsylvania
Victorian Hill, a winner of eight steeplechase stakes races including back-to-back editions of the Iroquois Steeplechase Stakes, died on Sunday after an accident at Woodville Farm in Kirkwood, Pennsylvania. Thoroughbred Times