NEWS - Wednesday, September 6, 2006

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National Call-In Day for Horses: Sept. 6

Denman to take over as Breeders' Cup race caller
Trevor Denman will replace Tom Durkin as the race announcer for the Breeders' Cup World Championships card on November 4 at Churchill Downs. Thoroughbred Times

Countdown to the Cup: Woodward Sheds Little Light on Classic Picture
Unless something drastic occurs between now and Nov. 4, it looks as if Bernardini, Invasor, and Lava Man, barring injury, will be the top guns, although one of those three - Bernardini or Invasor- will taste defeat in the Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I). Blood-Horse

Derby winner Barbaro making steady progress at New Bolton Center
Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Barbaro continues to progress at the University of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Center in his recovery from a shattered right hind leg suffered in the Preakness Stakes (G1) and acute laminitis in his opposite hind hoof. Thoroughbred Times

Close vote predicted on horse slaughter bill
A former Congressman from Texas predicted a close vote on Thursday in the House of Representatives on H.R. 503, a bill that permanently would ban the slaughter of horses for human consumption. Thoroughbred Times

Bellamy Road to Stand at Hurricane Hall
Bellamy Road, record-setting winner of the 2005 Wood Memorial Stakes (gr. I) at Aqueduct, will enter stud at Hurricane Hall near Lexington. Blood-Horse