Slots slap a giddy-up on racetrack's future - 2004-02-08
The news of the considerably increased purse structure at Finger Lakes Gaming and Racetrack had been public knowledge for only a few days, maybe just hours, and already phones were ringing.

Buy horses, the owners were telling their trainers.

For the first time in a long time, there is real excitement about the future of the area’s only thoroughbred track, and the anxiety and thrills are not being generated by photo finishes.

Instead, a one-time enemy of the racetrack, casino-style gaming, is being heralded as the savior of the Sport of Kings in New York.
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Snowmobile race organizers regroup after injury-shortened race - 2004-02-08
Organizers of injury-shortened International 500 Snowmobile Race say they will regroup and move on.

The race was cut short after a bystander was killed and several racers were injured, overwhelming the small local hospital's emergency room.

The bystander's death was the first of its kind at the race - though drivers have died before. At a subdued awards banquet at a nearby casino after the race, organizers joined in a group prayer and talked of making next year's race safer for all.
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