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In this May 3, 2008, file photo, track personnel try to hold down Eight Belles after the 134th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Eight Belles was euthanized after breaking both front ankles following a second-place finish in the Kentucky Derby. The alarming rate of horse deaths from races and training at Santa Anita Park, in California, plunged the industry into chaos as experts across the country wondered what went wrong and groups rushed to try to figure out solutions. (AP Photo/Brian Bohannon, File) **FILE**

Santa Anita horse deaths overshadow reforms made elsewhere

By Stephen Whyno - Associated Press

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Maryland tracks, including Pimlico, are aging facilities unable to reap the financial benefits provided by slot machines and casinos. Neighboring states, meanwhile, have developed glitzy casinos at their now-sparkling tracks.

Long-suffering Maryland tracks still waiting for a casino bailout

By Stephen Whyno - The Washington Times