Via Scoop.it – New Mexico Horse Racing News Governor’s office denies claims ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – A former ally of Gov. Susana Martinez is making new claims that the governor’s office pushed for the Downs at Albuquerque to win the bid at Expo New Mexico. The state fair commission surprisingly, and narrowly, voted Monday to extend the racino’s lease for another 25 years. For weeks, critics [read story]
Via Scoop.it – New Mexico Horse Racing News A front page article in the Nov. 22 edition of the Albuquerque Journal quoted State Fair Commissioner Charlotte Rodes: ” I just feel like the integrity of our commission, of our party, of our State Fair is greater than how we handled ourselves. I would hold ourselves to a higher standard. We let the people of New [read story]
Sure Bet Racing News secured an excerpt of an article that ran in the Albuquerque Journal last week. To read the full story you must pay 1.99 via PayPal to the A. J. This excerpt gives an idea of the New Mexico Horsemen’s Association stance on the new proposed contract. Nov. 4, 2011 – The New Mexico Horsemen’s Association – which represents about 5,000 licensed [read story]
I found it amusing that citizens said they did not want another casino in the area. HELLO!! Do they NOT realize there is all ready a casino in the grandstand? Sorry for the snark, but the two remarks about ‘another’ casino in the area makes you wonder…. As for the contract, I hope the horsemen have read the proposal and asked for the improvements needed [read story]
New Mexico Horse Racing News would like to say congratulations to A First Caller for winning the New Mexico Breeders’ Quarter Horse Championship! Richard R. Shearer’s A First Caller, a homebred 6-year-old gelding by Calligrapher, sprinted to a half-length victory in the 440-yard, $50,000 New Mexico Breeders’ Quarter Horse Championship (RG3), as The Downs at Albuquerque ended its 54-day meet on Sunday. Saddled by James [read story]
A full field of 10 state-bred Quarter Horses have been entered in Sunday’s 440-yard, $50,000 New Mexico Breeders’ Quarter Horse Championship (RG3), as the curtain closes on The Downs at Albuquerque’s 54-day meet. Visible Injun, a homebred 3-year-old Invisible Injun colt racing for Verona Vaughn of Edgewood, has won two of his three starts at the Albuquerque meet, including the September 25, 400-yard New Mexico [read story]
The New Mexico State Fair Commission voted Wednesday to postpone a vote on whether to give the Downs at Albuquerque a new 25-year lease that would allow it to build a $20 million casino and double its number of slot machines. Following a contentious four-hour meeting in which several commissioners complained about the process used by Expo New Mexico to solicit bids for use of [read story]
Please take time to read this! It outlines the proposed contract between The Downs at Albuquerque and the State Fair Commission. Due to Albuquerque Journal copyright, I cannot copy and paste this article. http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story.asp?storyid=%7B7beb543b-4a54-42ab-928e-ee0afe5d1d21%7D
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – New details are out on the controversial proposal for a new multi-million dollar casino on the state fairgrounds in Albuquerque. Expo New Mexico has picked a bidder and now the project will go up for a vote.The Downs, the same group that is there now, is the winning bidder. This is the same group that was just slammed by an audit for [read story]