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Ex-Keeneland chief Nicholson honored with Eclipse Award of Merit
Hallandale :: FL :: USA | 4 months ago
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Former Keeneland President Nick Nicholson will be honored by the racing industry for his "distinguished leadership and outstanding achievements" with an Eclipse Award of Merit. The award will be presented Jan. 19 at the 42nd annual Eclipse Awards at
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Rentals mean quick cash during conventions
Charlotte :: NC :: USA | 9 months ago
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N.C. (AP) — For Dustin Read, the upcoming Democratic National Convention in Charlotte seemed like a surefire way to make extra money. An estimated 35,000 people — from delegates and journalists to scores of protesters and police —
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President Nick Nicholson to retire from Keeneland
Atlanta :: GA :: USA | 1 year ago
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Stories Keeneland issued the following announcement: Keeneland President and CEO Nick Nicholson today announced that effective September 1, 2012, he will retire from Keeneland Association after nearly thirteen years at the helm. Bill Thomason,
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StoryCorps begins six weeks of collecting stories in Lexington
Lexington :: KY :: USA | 2 years ago
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StoryCorps has collected stories from more than 60,000 people nationwide, and each interview is preserved at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, with participants' permission. Some are broadcast on National Public Radio's Morning
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Keeneland at 75: Tradition built into the works
Moscow :: Russia | 2 years ago
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The brass plaque of Luke, the 1914 Belmont Stakes winner, that is. Over a doorway in the Keeneland clubhouse, the visage of the mighty horse, the most famous Thoroughbred to come out of James O. Jack Keenes Castleton Stud, is bolted eternally to
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Preparation yields perfection for Keeneland's first and only race announcer
Louisville :: KY :: USA | 2 years ago
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It is evident in the way the 42-year-old Illinois resident prepares for each race program the way some law school graduates ready themselves for the bar exam. It comes through as Becker strives to make each one of his calls a clinic in accuracy, and
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Kicking off track's 75th, Keeneland presidents tell tales of royals and celebs
Lexington :: KY :: USA | 2 years ago
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To kick off Keeneland's 75th anniversary celebration in 2011, Commerce Lexington Inc. conducted a Good Morning Bluegrass event featuring the last three Keeneland presidents...Behind stone walls and an image of timeless tradition, the elegant race
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Equibase chairman to step down at the end of the year
Louisville :: AL :: USA | over 2 years ago
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Equibase chairman Alan Marzelli will step down at the end of the year, Equibase announced today. He will be succeeded by Nick Nicholson, the president and chief executive officer of Keeneland Association and a long-time member of the Equibase
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Keeneland offering buyouts
Louisville :: KY :: USA | almost 3 years ago
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The Keeneland Association is offering buyouts to some employees, President Nick Nicholson said in a telephone interview Wednesday. Nicholson cited declines in the Lexington, Ky. companys thoroughbred sales revenues as the primary reason and said its
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Racing industry prepared for third safety summit
Florence :: KY :: USA | almost 3 years ago
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Thoroughbred racing leaders will gather in Lexington, Ky. on Monday and Tuesday for the third summit, where breakdown statistics will be released from the database, which includes more than 80 tracks that account for more than 80 percent of U.S. and
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