Subscribe . Today's Paper & More. But this vital industry -- from breeding farms down to hay growers -- is in increasing jeopardy due to growing competition from racetracks with slot machines in neighboring states such as Pennsylvania, the steady decline in the fan base for horse racing and ubiquitous development pressures. Hunterdon farm owner says county's abundant show barns and training facilities an advantage. But this vital industry -- from breeding farms down to hay growers -- is in...

Forrence, 36, said he yelled out to the bear to try to make it stop, so he could get a better look and maybe capture the animal on his cellphone camera. This year, she said, three sightings already have been reported to animal control officials, and the Police Department has logged a couple of sightings, too. In Manchester, a bear that had climbed a tree had to be tranquilized by police and carried off into the woods last month after nearly 1,000 people had gathered to watch, said...

Xcellent and Mike Smith, whose left-handed whip resembled a windmill, were along the rail, with Lava Man on the outside as the horses fought each other to the wire in a photo finish. Both horses were really duking it out and throwing it down. Big Booster came flying late through the stretch, but was another three-quarters of a length back in third. Lava Man prevailed Saturday despite carrying high weight of 124 pounds. Nakatani had no doubt about the outcome, waving his whip right-handed...

Churchill Downs, home of the annual Kentucky Derby, is excluded from the ban as are tobacco manufacturers conducting research and development. Louisville is among several cities in Kentucky - a state that has led the nation in burly tobacco production - that has banned smoking in recent years. Louisville, Kentucky's largest city and one-time tobacco hub, had a less-stringent ban in place that allowed smoking in bars and restaurants that receive less than 75 percent of their revenue from...

Home:News:News:Top Stories Top Stories New York-bred racing icon to run again at smaller venue By JEFF REYNOLDS, The Saratogian 06/30/2007 Email to a friendPost a CommentPrinter-friendly It seems so long ago now, since Funny Cide was plastered across every sports page and featured at the top of every sportscast. Home:News:News:Top Stories Top Stories New York-bred racing icon to run again at smaller venue By JEFF REYNOLDS, The Saratogian 06/30/2007 Email to a friendPost a...

But existing businesses are searching for ways to cash in on what they already have - especially some in agriculture who have seen rising costs, increasing government regulations and declining profits. With a slow housing market putting the brakes on the economy in northern Santa Barbara County, economists say the area should emphasize tradable services as a long-term solution. Agricultural tourism is one idea that has surfaced as a way to use existing resources to create a new,...

Centre for Speed Monday, July 2, 2007 CFS Hosts Day of Destruction, Stock Car Racing Monday by Richard Gauthier SHEDIAC, New Brunswick, Canada -- Gear grinders and fans of smash and crash em racing will celebrate Canada Day holiday Monday in style when the Centre for Speed (CFS) hosts its first of three Days of Destruction starting at 3:00 p. Centre for Speed Monday, July 2, 2007 CFS Hosts Day of Destruction, Stock Car Racing Monday by Richard Gauthier SHEDIAC, New Brunswick, Canada --...

And the other half of the story: Every robot camel jockey bopping along on its improbable mount means one Sudanese boy freed from slavery and sent home. Thirty-five pounds of aluminum and plastic, a 400-MHz processor running Linux and communicating at 2.4 GHz; GPS-enabled, heart rate-monitoring (the camel's heart, that is) robots. Mounted on tall, gangly blond animals, bouncing along in the sandy wastelands outside Doha, Qatar, in the 112-degree heat, with dozens of follow-cars behind...