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'Realities' force Calder date cuts

MIAMI GARDENS, Florida -- As reported by Blood Horse: "Calder Race Course has asked the Florida Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering for permission to hold live racing four days a week, rather than five, during 11 weeks beginning Sept. 1.

"Under its original 2008 schedule, Calder has been racing four days a week in August -- with Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays dark. The Miami Gardens, Fla., track had planned to resume Monday racing in September.

"But Calder decided to extend its number of four-day weeks 'due to the general economic realities in the industry' and the lingering impact of this year's contract disputes and blackouts of Calder's signal, Kevin Flanery, a spokesman for the track's parent, Churchill Downs Inc. ,said on Aug. 27.

"...The Florida DPMW is reviewing Calder's request for fewer racing dates but does not have a timetable for a decision, said DPMW spokeswoman Alexis Antonacci..."

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