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The 10th and final panel of the 2023 OwnerView Virtual Thoroughbred Owner Conference was held Tuesday, December 5, and covered breeding plans. Panelists were Carrie Brogden, owner of Machmer Hall Farm; Alan Porter, founder of TrueNicks; and Mark Toothaker, director of stallions at Spendthrift Farm. The panel was hosted by OwnerView’s project manager, Gary Falter.

The upcoming weekend in horse racing is highlighted by opening day at Oaklawn Park, one of the most popular racetracks in terms of attendance and betting handle every winter and early spring. The Hot Springs, Ark., track kicks off its 2023-24 meet on Friday, Dec. 8 and will run until Kentucky Derby Day on May 4.

Hot Springs, Ark., the home of Oaklawn Park, has a history of lavishly entertaining tourists since the 1800s. People originally visited to experience the thermal waters that were thought to have healing properties, but later they came for other reasons, like baseball spring training, the gambling that was a precursor to Las Vegas, and world-class Thoroughbred racing.

Babe Ruth enjoyed Spa City so much that the New York Yankees eventually added to his contract that he could not return.

The upcoming weekend in horse racing focuses on transition, as the fall meet at Del Mar comes to an end and two other meets open. Gulfstream Park kicks off its top-tier Championship Meet on Friday, Dec. 1, while Turfway Park opens its Holiday Meet Wednesday, Nov. 29.

Horse racing action picks up considerably this week in North America as several tracks will hold important stakes over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

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