Save Hollywood Park
Prestige, History, Beauty
ZENYATTA WILL RACE IN 2010!
In case anyone has not heard the news, Zenyatta will run this year! Maybe we will see the long-anticipated match-up with Rachel Alexandra....!!!! Now onto her breeding......here's a wonderful idea (for which credit must be given to a friend - you know who you are!!)............After she is bred to whoever the Moss' choose to breed her to (without a doubt, it will be to one of the top stallions in the country), BUT, get her back to the lovely climate HERE IN CALIFORNIA to give birth to the foal. Imagine the impact that will have on California breeding - and racing!! We encourage you to get out to Hollywood Park some morning and hopefully get a glimpse of the beautiful Zenyatta during a workout. If anyone wonders why we are so passionate about horse racing, and passionate about saving Hollywood Park - home to the immortal Zenyatta - this is what it is all about....take a look at this: and http://popwatch.ew.com/2009/11/09/zenyatta-dancing-with-the-stars-breeders-cup/ If we lose Hollywood Park, we lose so much. California Racing is on top right now, thanks to the likes of the great horseman John Shirreffs, owners Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Moss, and of course, the great Zenyatta and her stablemate, Life Is Sweet. They all call Hollywood Park home (among many, many other greats). If Hollywood Park goes, so do our great horses, trainers and owners!!!!!!! THE LEGISLATURE IS BACK IN SESSION!!!! - GET ON THE PHONE!! PLEASE CONTACT YOU REPRESENTATIVES AND STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF SAVING HOLLYWOOD PARK AND RACING IN CALIFORNIA - THERE ARE SO MANY REASONS!! Select Committee on California's Horse Racing: Katherine Agard - Committee Consultant Roderick Wright - Senator, District 25 (Hollywood Park, Inglewood) State Capitol, Room 5064 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 651-4025 One Manchester Blvd., #600 Inglewood, CA 90301 (310) 412-0393 4647 Long Beach Blvd., Suite A2 Long Beach, CA 90805 (562) 427-1028 GO TO THE "HOW YOU CAN HELP" PAGE FOR MORE PHONE NUMBERS OF THE SENATORS ON THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON CALIFORNIA HORSE RACING. Now is the time to TAKE ACTION and contact the legislature regarding gaming (instant racing games, and even sports books) in California. DO YOUR PART - Never waste a good crisis!!! We need to pressure Sacramento for additional gaming at the tracks. The State of California is about to go bankrupt, with no real ideas to end the problem. Think of the expansion of the JOB BASE which would be created by this, and the DRASTICALLY INCREASED REVENUE to the city, county and California. The California Legislative Counsel issued an opinion on June 21, 2006. The indian tribes should NOT have a MONOPOLY on gaming in the State - they are not helping - where is all that tax revenue that was promised? And in case you are not aware, the Indians are now SUING CHARITIES for using electronic bingo machines. The CA Legislature needs to find ways to bring in money to the State, Gaming is a way to do it. The CA Legislature needs to allow instant racing games at the tracks, effective IMMEDIATELY. By keeping gaming limited to EXISITING gambling venues, the public will not have to worry about the "slot machine in the grocery store" scenario. Keep it tied to horse racing, as this benefits the enitre horse industry and all connected industries immensely up and down the State - an already $5 BILLION industry. IT'S ABOUT THE ECONOMY! And if the middle-class job base that now exists at Hollywood park (and other tracks) is elimated, that is only another nail in the coffin of this the State of Califorina. DO YOUR PART!
******Learn more about this issue, please see the following:****** Nation’s Top Horsemen Rail Against Demolition of California’s Prized Hollywood Park Racetrack http://www.paulickreport.com/blog/instant-racing-helps-oaklawn-stay-true-to-mission/ http://www.examiner.com/x-11780-SF-Bay-Area-Moderate-Republican-Examiner~y2009m6d16-This-is-progress http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/50334/last-year-for-hollywood-not-so-fast
http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/Debris-pile-replaces-historic-Bay-Meadows-racetrack-40759177.html ********
Other interesting palces to visit- you can learn what this developer is all about........... 5/23/09 LA TIMES: Subpoenas Issued in Pension Fund Corruption Investigation: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-pensions23-2009may23,0,7404437.story 5/9/09 SACRAMENTO BEE: California Lobbyist Helped Developer Get NY Pension Money: http://www.sacbee.com/politics/story/1847026.html?mi_rss=State%20Politics and WOTNEWS: This link gives related articles at the bottom of the article http://wotnews.com/like/california_lobbyist_helped_developer_get_ny_pension_money/2098699/ 5/1/09 NY TIMES: Cuomo Issues 100 Subpoenas in Pension Fund Inquiry: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/02/nyregion/02pension.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=PENSION%20FUNDS%20CUOMO&st=cse GOLD BRIDGE CAPITAL: CLOSED DEALS http://goldbridgecapital.org/closed_deals PLATINUM ADVISORS: : http://www.platinumadvisors.com/sacramento.aspx?n=662625
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We are a grassroots organization interested in preserving Hollywood Park for all time. It is our understanding that the City of Inglewood and the current owner of Hollywood Park have plans to develop the property into a low-end retail facility (i.e. discount stores, fast food, etc.). If Inglewood would like to better the quality of life for it's residents - as it has a responsibilty to do - building the faceless, low-end retail establishments does not seem like the best choice. We believe the City of Inglewood, County of Los Angeles, State of California and the entire nation have a treasure right here in Inglewood. From the famous racehorses who raced here and who are memorialized here, to the famous people who orginally founded it, Hollywood Park is worth preserving. If you have never visited, it is a MUST SEE, whether you have lived here all your life, or are just visiting. This site has been created to promote the preservation and continued operation of the historic Hollywood Park. For over 70 years, Hollywood Park has brought excitement, history-making racing, and beauty to Southern California. Let's keep it going for another 70 years!!
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