NEWS - Saturday, November 11, 2006

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Qarantine partially lifted at Monmouth ParkThe New Jersey Department of Agriculture partially lifted the quarantine of the Monmouth Park backstretch late Thursday after tests on two horses for equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) were negative. Thoroughbred Times

Derby Winner Giacomo Retired to Adena Springs

Giacomo, upset winner of the 2005 Kentucky Derby (gr. I), has been retired to Frank Stronach's Adena Springs Farm near Midway, Ky. The 4-year-old son of Holy Bull will stand for a live foal fee of $12,500. Blood-Horse

Grade 2 winner Silent Name to remain in training
Arcadia Handicap (G2) winner Silent Name (Jpn) will remain in training instead of retiring to stand in Kentucky next year and could be pointed for the $400,000 Citation Handicap (G1) at Hollywood Park on November 24. Thoroughbred Times

Pletcher, Clement Horses Ship to Hollywood
Circular Quay and Friendly Island, both second in Breeders' Cup World Championship races Nov. 4, head an 11-horse shipment of Todd Pletcher trainees that arrived at Hollywood Park from New York. The Thursday afternoon flight included six horses from the Christophe Clement stable as well. Blood-Horse

Racehorse Welfare and Safety Recommendations Released
A cross-section of prominent participants from the Thoroughbred breeding and racing industry who participated in the Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit in Lexington, on Oct. 16-17, have drafted recommended action plans in six areas to potentially improve conditions in various facets of the Thoroughbred industry. Blood-Horse

Champion Bowl Game Dead
Bowl Game, the champion turf male of 1979 who was believed to be the oldest living Eclipse Award winner, was euthanized due to the infirmities of old age Nov. 10 at the age of 32. Under the care of the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation since 1998, he had been living at the Paeonian Springs, Va., farm of TRF President Johnathan Miller. Blood-Horse

Yonkers Gets OK to Resume Harness Racing
Yonkers Raceway will feature harness racing again next Friday after a 17-month shutdown. The state Racing and Wagering Board on Friday gave the raceway a license, and approved a racing schedule of five days each week. Blood-Horse