NEWS - Thursday, September 21, 2006

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NYRA Says Bankruptcy Could Result if State Bailout is Not Forthcoming
The New York Racing Association on Wednesday said that, if the state doesn't release $19 million of the bailout it promised, bankruptcy court action could cost New York ownership of Aqueduct, Belmont, and Saratoga racetracks. Blood-Horse

New York comptroller blames state lottery division for VLT delay
New York Lottery's refusal to approve the New York Racing Association's gaming contract with MGM Mirage threatens to undermine the state's process of selecting a new racetrack operator, Comptroller Alan Hevesi says. Thoroughbred Times

Irish Derby Winner Dylan Thomas to Run in JC Gold Cup
The war between Coolmore and the Maktoums that was evident at the recent Keeneland September yearling sale is expected to move north on Oct. 7 when Susan Magnier's Dylan Thomas squares off against Darley Stable's Bernardini and Shadwell Farm's Invasor in the $1-million Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I). Blood-Horse

Lawyer Ron needs Super Derby triumph to advance to Breeders' Cup
Nine months ago, Lawyer Ron kicked off his six-race win streak at Louisiana Downs. On Saturday, the Langfuhr colt will return to the Bossier City track for the $500,000 Super Derby (G2) with a chance to cement a spot in the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1). Thoroughbred Times

Leparoux Secures Mount on Perfect Drift in Kentucky Cup Classic
Leading apprentice jockey Julien Leparoux will be aboard Stonecrest Farm's multi-millionaire Perfect Drift for the first time when the 7-year-old gelding heads postward in the Sept. 30 Kentucky Cup Classic (gr. II) at Turfway Park, the rider's agent, Steve Bass, has confirmed. Blood-Horse

Brother Derek on Track With Bullet Work
Cecil Peacock's multiple grade I winner Brother Derek remains on track for his next start in the Oct. 7 Goodwood Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. II) at Santa Anita. Blood-Horse

Personal Ensign Pensioned at Claiborne
Personal Ensign, the unbeaten Hall of Famer and 1996 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year, has been pensioned at the Hancock family's Claiborne Farm near Paris, Ky. Blood-Horse

Grade 1 winner Taylor's Special dies at 25; Awad moves to Old Friends
Grade 1-winning millionaire Taylor's Special was euthanized on Tuesday after breaking his rear left femur in a paddock accident at Old Friends retirement farm in Georgetown, Kentucky. Thoroughbred Times

Little Missouri, sire of Prairie Bayou, dies at 24
Little Missouri, a Grade 1 winner who sired 1993 champion three-year-old male Prairie Bayou, was euthanized on September 8 because of the infirmities of old age at Bruce Kline's Foxhills Farm in Lexington. He was 24. Thoroughbred Times