News and notes from around the Thoroughbred racing world, compiled by Thoroughbred Racing Communications, Inc. (TRC) (212.371.5911..)

JOCKEY PAULA KEIM-BRUNO TO BE ON CBS 'THIS MORNING'

Jockey Paula Keim-Bruno, who gave up a nursing career to become a rider, will be featured on CBS 'This Morning.' Producer Susan Bean and anchor Jane Robelot will be at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale, Fla., Jan. 27, to shoot the piece, which will air the week of Feb. 10 during a series on 'Changing Your Life.' Hall of Fame trainer Allen Jerkens, who was instrumental in helping Keim-Bruno start her riding career, will be interviewed, and Robelot will gallop a horse alongside Keim-Bruno during morning workouts. With purse earnings of $846,295 last year, Keim-Bruno's biggest win to date was in the Grade III Queens County Handicap at Aqueduct, last Dec. 14.

NEW FEE PLANS END JOCKEYS' DISPUTE

The dispute over riding fees for jockeys in Victoria, Australia, was settled Friday, Jan. 17, when riders voted to accept a new fee structure that will increase riding fees for the next three years. The Victoria Racing Club said that it had struck a three-year deal with the Victorian Jockeys Association under which the industry would bear the cost of the additional riding fees. Riders currently receive $70 (AUS) per losing riding. Under the new schedule, Victorian jockeys will receive $85 per losing ride from February 1997, $90 from February 1998, and $97.50 from February 1999. A review of riding fees will take place when the agreement expires in February 2000. VRC chief executive Brian Beattie said the cost of the increases would be covered by money that had already been provided for in budgets for riding fees. He said the balance would be made up from improved efficiencies in as yet unspecified areas.

Jockeys in New South Wales will receive a fee of $64, an $11 increase, as of Feb. 1 as a result of a settlement reached Jan. 23. Jockeys in other Australian states are still at odds with their respective racing commissions.

GULFSTREAM PARK TO HOST 'DAY FOR THE HORSE' FEB. 15

Gulfstream Park will host a 'Day For The Horse' Saturday, Feb. 15, in an effort to raise money for the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation, the largest private funder of equine medical research in the United States. The day's festivities will feature jockeys autographing complimentary commemorative calendars, free souvenir Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation pins; Mary Ryan's 'Paddock Club' with a veterinary speaker; and documentary film clips about the research funded by the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation. Fans will be able to make donations to the foundation during the autograph session. Belmont Park and Suffolk Downs have previously hosted similar 'Day For The Horse' fund-raisers for the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation, while many other tracks have supported the foundation with other formats.

FLORIDA CHARITIES RAISE MORE THAN $125,000

Florida Thoroughbred Charities Inc. completed its auction Monday, Jan. 20, raising $127,854. The top bid was $16,000 for a season to Sword Dance (IRE), followed by a $9,000 bid for a season to Skip Trial. Other bids included $2,300 for a Hereford yearling bull and $2,000 for a set of Super Bowl tickets. The individual charities to beneift from the auction will be named later. Charities that have received past disbursements include: United Way of Marion County; the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine; Florida FFA Foundation, Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation; Ocala Mounted Patrol; and the Marion County Therapeutic Riding Association, among others.

PURSES UP AT THISTLEDOWN AND FAIR GROUNDS

Bryan Krantz, President and General Manager of the Fair Grounds in New Orleans, announced that purses will be raised for the remaining stakes races at the current meet. The increases will go into effect with the Diplomat Way Handicap, Jan. 26. The two biggest purse increases went to the Louisiana Derby, which went from $350,000 to $400,000, and to the New Orleans Handicap, from $250,000 to $300,000. It is the third increase for Fair Grounds during its current meet, due to the success of video lottery terminals and unlimited simulcasting.

Thistledown, in Cleveland, Ohio, announced a 20 percent purse increase for its 1997 season, which begins March 1. Assistant racing secretary Billy Couch said, 'With full-card simulcasting bringing a boost to our purse structure, we should see some of the best and most competitive racing at Thistledown this season.'

NATIONAL JOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP TO BE RUN AT LONE STAR

Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie, the new racetrack in Dallas, Texas, scheduled to open for live racing April 17, will conduct a National Jockey Championship, Friday, June 27. A panel of industry experts will pick the top 10 riders in North America who will be joined by two jockeys from Lone Star. The four-race series will feature $100,000 in prize money.

RACING TO HISTORY

Jan. 24, 1974: Jockey Chris McCarron rode his first race, in which he finished last aboard Most Active, at Bowie Racecourse.

Jan. 26, 1950: Citation's 16-race win streak came to an end in the La Sorpresa Handicap at Santa Anita. Despite giving 16 pounds to the winner, Miche, Citation, carrying 130 pounds, lost only by a neck.

Jan. 27, 1973: Penny Chenery accepted the Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year on behalf of Secretariat, who was also voted champion two-year-old of 1972.

Jan. 29, 1960: Future Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Carry Back finished 10th in his first start ever, a three-furlong race for two-year-old maiden runners at Hialeah. Sired by Saggy, the only horse to defeat Citation during his three-year-old season, out of an undistinguished mare named Joppy, Carry Back became a popular runner and was dubbed "the people's horse."

Jan. 29, 1973: Forego, eventual three-time Horse of the Year, 1974-76, broke his maiden by eight lengths in his second career start, at Hialeah Park.

Jan. 29, 1993: Golden Gate Fields began using Equibase Company-supplied past-performance data for its official track program.

Jan. 30, 1981: Jockey Julie Krone rode in her first race ever, finishing second by three lengths in a six-furlong sprint for $3,500 maiden claimers at Tampa Bay Downs. Her mount, a 22-1 shot trained by Jerry L. Pace, was named Tiny Star.

Jan. 30, 1992: For the second time in one month, jockey Mike Smith won six races in one day at Aqueduct Racetrack. His first six-winner day at Aqueduct occurred Jan. 13.

RACING ON THE AIR

Canadian Turf Handicap, 3&up;, $100,000, 1 1-8 Miles Turf, Grade II, Gulfstream
Montjoy, winner of Gulfstream's Appleton Handicap, Jan. 4, meets the second- through fifth-place finishers in the Appleton, Mighty Forum (GB), Elite Jeblar, Same Old Wish and Sharman. Also expected to run is Green Means Go, from Bill Mott's barn.

Santa Monica Handicap, 4&up; (f&m;), $150,000, 7 Furlongs, Grade I, Santa Anita
Top Rung, who last ran - and won - in the Grade II Lady's Secret Breeders' Cup Handicap, Oct. 6 at Santa Anita, meets Track Gal, winner of 11 of 19 starts, and Grade II winner Hidden Lake, among others. Top Rung's Lady's Secret win came at the expense of Breeders' Cup Distaff winner Jewel Princess.

Maryland Racing Writers Handicap, 4&up; (f&m;), $75,000, 1 1-8 Miles, Laurel

Affectionately Handicap, 3&up; (f&m;), $60,000, 1 1-16 Miles, Grade III, Aqueduct

Santa Ynez Stakes, 3yo fillies, $100,000, 7 Furlongs, Grade I, Santa Anita

Super Bowl Stakes, 3yo, $75,000, 1 1-16 Miles Turf, Gulfstream

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