NEWS - Wednesday, November 22, 2006

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Excelsior recommended for New York racing franchise
New York's Ad-Hoc Committee on Racing recommended on Tuesday that Excelsior Racing Associates assume control in 2008 of the franchise currently operated by the New York Racing Association. Thoroughbred Times

Clark Handicap field has both veterans and rising stars
In the first year that the $500,000 Clark Handicap runs as a Grade 1 race, the full field reflects the efforts of racetracks to keep some of the top horses in training past the Breeders' Cup for the historic fixture on Friday and other races during the Thanksgiving Day weekend. Thoroughbred Times

Del Mar to Install Polytrack for 2007 Meet
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club has announced the selection of Martin Collins Surfaces and Footings and its Polytrack surface as the new main track surface for its 2007 summer racing season. Blood-Horse

Fleet Indian Has Fetlock Fused, Injury Occurred in Breeders' Cup
Fleet Indian, who suffered an injury to her left front suspensory ligament during the Nov. 4 running of the Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Distaff (gr. I) at Churchill Downs, had surgery Nov. 20 to fuse her left front fetlock. Blood-Horse

Champion and pensioned sire Diesis euthanized at age 26
Pensioned sire Diesis (GB) was euthanized on November 17 at Dr. John and Alice Chandler's Mill Ridge Farm in Lexington, a day after fracturing a hip. He was 26. Thoroughbred Times