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Posted on Monday, January 9th, 2006
The Breeders’ Cup 48-member board on Sunday adopted a new set of by-laws and elected a new, streamlined 13-member board of directors.
Breeders’ Cup president and National Thoroughbred Racing Association commissioner D.G. Van Clief Jr. was added as the board’s 14th member.
"The major changes in governance implemented today ensure that our company is structured properly to react to our changing business and able to respond quickly and proactively to the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead," Van Clief commented after the meeting.
The new by-laws create a board of members and trustees consisting of 46 individuals.
Changes to governance grew out of a board retreat last fall and were approved by the full board in November.
The leaner board of directors will hold its first meeting in the near future to elect a board chairman and various working committees.
Elected were:
– Antony Beck of Gainesway Farm
– Robert Clay of Three Chimneys Farm
– Bill Farish Jr. of Lane’s End
– Tracy Farmer of Shadowlawn Farm
– Terrence Finley of West Point Thoroughbreds
– James E. Friess of Claiborne Farm
– R.D. Hubbard, owner-breeder and racetrack owner
– B. Wayne Hughes of Spendthrift Farm
– G. Watts Humphrey Jr. of Shawnee Farm
– Robert T. Manfuso of Chanceland Farm
– Ogden Mills Phipps, Jockey Club chairman
– Satish K. Sanan of Padua Stables
– Joseph V. Shields Jr. of Shields Thoroughbreds
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Horse Owner Allaire Du Pont Dead at 92
Posted on Monday, January 9th, 2006
Allaire C. du Pont, a thoroughbred enthusiast and owner of five-time Horse of the Year Kelso, has died on Jan. 6 at her Woodstock Farm in Chesapeake City, Md.. She was 92.
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Afleet Alex, Saint Liam Eclipse Awards Finalists
Posted on Friday, January 6th, 2006
With the exception of Horse of the Year, finalists for the annual Eclipse Awards were announced Thursday by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, National Turf Writers Association, and Daily Racing Form, the three organizations that vote for year-end honors.
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Dubai Horse Breeder & Owner Sheikh Maktoum Dies
Posted on Thursday, January 5th, 2006
Dubai’s Sheikh Maktoum, one of the world’s most prominent horse breeders and owners, died Wednesday and was immediately succeeded by his younger brother, the crown prince, a senior government official said. Sheikh Maktoum, 62, who was also vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, died while visiting Australia.
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Stevie Wonderboy Begins 3-Yr.-Old Campaign
Posted on Wednesday, January 4th, 2006
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Stevie Wonderboy is set to open his 3-year-old campaign in the San Rafael Stakes on Jan. 14, the colt’s first step on the road to the Kentucky Derby.
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Early Nominations for Triple Crown Begins
Posted on Wednesday, January 4th, 2006
Early nominations for the 2006 Triple Crown series, which starts with the 132nd Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 6, are being accepted until Saturday, Jan. 21. The other two legs of the Triple Crown are the May 20 Preakness (gr. I) at Pimlico and the June 10 Belmont Stakes (gr. I) at Belmont Park.
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Leading Sire Danzig Dies
Posted on Wednesday, January 4th, 2006
Leading sire, Danzig, who topped the sires list from 1991-1993 has dies through euthanasia at the Hancock family’s Clairborne Farm in Kentucky. He was 29.
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