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Horse Racing Ireland has announced that there will be a replacement National Hunt meeting at Cork on Tuesday, 15 December replacing the 16 November meeting at the venue that was cancelled.

It has been reported that Mick Kinane is set to announce his retirement from horse racing. The 50-year-old, who rode Sea the Stars to victory in the Prix de l\’Arc de Triomphe in Paris eight weeks ago, is now expected to follow the colt into retirement.

“Paul (Nicholls) says we have nothing to lose. He’ll run with Ruby on board. Ruby had the choice and there was not a cat in hell’s chance after he was on board Poquelin on soft ground and came second in the Paddy Power that he would get off him and ride Gwanako. Harry Skelton will ride that one.

Horse Racing Ireland has announced that there will be a replacement National Hunt meeting at Clonmel on Thursday 17 December following the cancellation of last Sunday\’s meeting due to waterlogging.

Horse racing: Your guide to the best of the weekend\’s action. Cheltenham With a dry 24 hours before the big race at Cheltenham today the Boylesports Gold Cup there is little doubt that the ground will be nowhere near as testing as it was for the Paddy Power meeting and we should have perfect jumping ground on the soft side of good.

(Eds: CORRECTS date in headline to 2009, sted 2010) Gov. Ted Strickland believes that pursuing slot machines at horse racing tracks to help the state budget was his biggest mistake as governor this year.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland said he believes that pursuing slot machines at horse racing tracks to help the state budget was his biggest mistake as governor this year.

On Tuesday the Associated Press tallied their votes and 5-year old racing sensation Zenyatta was named No. 2 Female Athlete of the Year behind the WTA’s number one tennis star Serena Williams.

The New York Racing Association says it\’s facing a cash crunch that could threaten the Belmont Stakes and thoroughbred horse racing\’s Triple Crown because the state government hasn\’t approved video slot machines at the Aqueduct racetrack.

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