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• THE DOLLAR STORE — MAGNA STOCK TANKS AGAIN

  By Ray Paulick Stock in Magna Entertainment, which only five months ago went through a 1 for 20 reverse stock split to keep from being delisted by NASDAQ because its share price had fallen under $1 for 30 consecutive trading days, has dropped below that... Posted Dec 10 2008, 04:22 PM by Paulick Report Filed under: Ray Paulick, Horse Racing, Paulick Report, Magna, Churchill Downs Inc., Frank Stronach, Magna Entertainment, gulfstream park, meca, mid, HRTV, mi developments, santa anita park, stronach, reverse stock split, xpressbet, racetracks, horse racing tv, nasdaq

• CURLIN TO LANE’S END?

  By Ray Paulick Lane’s End Farm is expected to announce that reigning Horse of the Year Curlin will enter stud at the Versailles, Ky., farm in 2009 for a live foal stud fee of $75,000, the Paulick Report has learned. Lane’s End... Posted Nov 19 2008, 06:59 PM by Paulick Report Filed under: taylor made sales agency, Ray Paulick, Horse Racing, Keeneland, Lane's End, Paulick Report, coolmore, jess jackson, gainesway, Will Farish, stonestreet farms, jockey club gold cup, Curlin, Big Brown, Frank Stronach, keeneland november breeding stock sale, Racing Greats, thoroughbred stallions, Breeding, clark handicap, steve asmussen, henrythenavigator, horse of the year, satish sanan, midnight cry stable, william gallion, shirley cunningham, george bolton, smart strike, adena springs, coolmore/ashford, helen pitts, fares farm, andre regard, dubai world cup, ashford, war pass, barbara banke, taylor made farm, kevin mcgee, afleet alex, William S. Farish, Stallions, cigar mile, Ric Waldman, gainesway farm, Thoroughbred industry, horse of the year curlin, ghostzapper, Bill Farish, john moynihan

• MI DEVELOPMENTS UNDER FIRE FOR IGNORING MINOR OFFER

  By Ray Paulick MI Developments, the publicly traded real estate concern that is the largest single shareholder in racetrack operator Magna Entertainment, is under fire again from one of its biggest shareholders, this time for ignoring an offer from technology... Posted Nov 05 2008, 11:45 AM by Paulick Report Filed under: Magna, Frank Stronach, Magna Entertainment, halsey minor, meca, mid, mi developments, farallon capital management, dennis mills, david einhorn, farallon, greenlight capital

• MAGNA SHARE SPIKE ON EVE OF MARYLAND SLOTS VOTE

  By Ray Paulick Stock prices soared Monday in Magna Entertainment, the racetrack company that operates Laurel Park and Pimlico in Maryland, where voters are deciding today on an amendment to allow 15,000 slot machines at five locations in the state. The... Posted Nov 04 2008, 10:45 AM by Paulick Report Filed under: Magna, Frank Stronach, Magna Entertainment, santa anita, slots, Slot machines, racino, gulfstream park, meca, pimlico, stronach, Maryland Jockey Club, karin de francis, joe de francis, laurel park

• MAGNA CALLED ‘FINANCIAL SINKHOLE’ BY INVESTOR

  By Ray Paulick A major institutional investor in MI Developments, the Frank Stronach-controlled real estate company that has kept Stronach’s failing racetrack entity Magna Entertainment afloat with bridge loans, has threatened legal action against... Posted Oct 18 2008, 06:08 PM by Paulick Report Filed under: Ray Paulick, Horse Racing, Paulick Report, Breeders' Cup, Magna, Frank Stronach, Magna Entertainment, halsey minor, gulfstream park, Uncategorized, meca, mid, mi developments, pimlico, santa anita park, laurel, stronach, cnet, Maryland Jockey Club, farfallon, farallon capital management, mi develoments, richard fried, lone star park, magna entertainment farfallon capital management, financial sinkhole

• MINOR GOES PUBLIC ON MAGNA BID

  By Ray Paulick Technology entrepreneur Halsey Minor has gone public with a letter sent to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of MI Developments (MIM) asking the board to consider his proposal to acquire outstanding loans made by MI Developments... Posted Oct 17 2008, 04:57 PM by Paulick Report Filed under: Magna, Frank Stronach, Magna Entertainment, halsey minor, meca, mi developments, stronach, magna international, mim, cnet

• MAGNA’S STOCK DIVES

  By Ray Paulick Shares in Magna Entertainment (MECA), the debt-ridden racetrack operating company controlled by Frank Stronach, plunged by 56% in Tuesday’s trading on the NASDAQ exchange. Closing at $1.75 per share (down from $4.00) under extremely... Posted Sep 30 2008, 05:40 PM by Paulick Report Filed under: Ray Paulick, Paulick Report, Breeders' Cup, Magna, Frank Stronach, Magna Entertainment, santa anita, Hollywood Park, Slot machines, meca, Synthetic surfaces, mi developments, pimlico, oak tree, Greg Avioli, bank crisis, credit crisis, oak tree racing association, santa anita park, laurel, bridge loan, stronach

• MARKET CRISIS HITS THE HORSE BUSINESS

  By Ray Paulick While Congress begins deliberations on the proposed economic bailout package that could cost taxpayers as much as $1 trillion, Thoroughbred owners and breeders are beginning to feel the effects of the turbulence on Wall Street and other... Posted Sep 23 2008, 08:47 AM by Paulick Report Filed under: keeneland september yearling sale, fasig-tipton, Ray Paulick, Thoroughbred Auctions, Keeneland, Paulick Report, Breeders' Cup, Thoroughbred breeding, Frank Stronach, Magna Entertainment, meca, wall street crisis, keeneland january horses of all ages sale, keeneland november breeding stock sale, mid, breeding stock sales, pinhookers, horse business, real estate market, magna developments, stallion acquisitions, market meltdown, credit tightening, yearling sales

• MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK: HIALEAH — A MORTAL LOCK

  By Ray Paulick Best unintentionally funny line of the week came from John Brunetti, the owner of Hialeah Park. Discussing a conversation he had with Halsey Minor about the technology wizard’s interest in buying and reviving the shuttered South Florida... Posted Sep 22 2008, 07:03 AM by Paulick Report Filed under: Ray Paulick, Horse Racing, Paulick Report, Magna, Churchill Downs Inc., Frank Stronach, churchill downs, Magna Entertainment, CDI, calder, Slot machines, halsey minor, seminoles, racino, john brunetti, Florida, hard rock, thoroughbred racing, doug donn, gulfstream park, Hialeah Park

• MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK: CHURCHILL VS. HORSEMEN

  Ray Paulick What in the world is going on inside the Churchill Downs Inc. executive offices? It’s slashed purses at Calder Race Course in South Florida by 17% and whacked almost $1 million from the fall stakes program at its home track in Louisville... Posted Sep 15 2008, 09:08 AM by Paulick Report Filed under: keeneland september yearling sale, shadwell, john ferguson, Ray Paulick, Thoroughbred Auctions, Keeneland, Paulick Report, Jockey Club, Racing Media, bob evans, eclipse award, NTRA, National Thoroughbred Racing Association, Industry Organizations, thg, Account Wagering, Magna, Churchill Downs Inc., daily racing form, Frank Stronach, churchill downs, chdn, Thoroughbred Horsemen's Group, craig donnelly, tracknet media, dick duchossois, philadelphia inquirer, Wagering, Magna Entertainment, ntwa, national turf writers association, Philadelphia park, Simulcasting, mike gill, CDI, claiming, calder