Go Kitty Go earns upset win in Borderland Derby - 2004-02-29 Much of the talk entering Sunday's 1-mile Borderland Derby at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino was focused on the likes of New Mexico-bred Rocky Gulch, Hi Teck Man or Korbyn Gold.
Instead, it was a maiden that stole the show in the race for 3-year-olds who were aspiring to earn a spot in the $500,000 WinStar Derby on March 28.
Let go in the betting at 24-1, Go Kitty Go won his first race in nine career starts with a bolt of energy down the stretch to beat heavily-favored Rocky Gulch. Read the full story at El Paso Times
There will be separate hearings for that, when citizens can evaluate the incentives that could help Casino Rock Island move from its downtown riverfront to a gravel-pit pond owned by Riverstone Group near Interstate 280 and Illinois 92. Riverstone says it will offer the site to Casino Rock Island only if mining is allowed on Riverstone property on Big Island. Read the full story at Quad City Times
