September 4th, 2012 (No Comments)
More good news! Wagering, Attendance Spike at Canterbury Park http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/72584/wagering-attendance-spike-at-canterbury-park Canterbury Park reported a 25% increase in wagering and record average daily attendance during the 62-day meet that concluded Sept. 3. Average attendance for the 62-day meet was 6,595, an increase of 7.3% compared with 2011 when average attendance was 6,143. It was a new record for the […]
September 4th, 2012 (No Comments)
Handle, Attendance Show Increase at Saratoga http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/72573/handle-attendance-show-increase-at-saratoga The 144th Saratoga Race Course meet came to end Sept. 3 with the track reporting across-the-board gains in average daily handle. Daily average attendance for the 40-day meet was 22,526, up 0.8% from 22,353 for 39 days in 2011. Total attendance was 901,033, up 3.4% from 871,772 in […]
September 4th, 2012 (No Comments)
Racino expansion fuels debate over drugs in horse racing | cleveland.com http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2012/09/horseracing_critics_worry_that.html CLEVELAND, Ohio — Casino gambling at Ohio horse tracks will fatten racing purses and could rejuvenate the sport in the state, but the higher stakes also will give trainers more of a reason to cheat. Horse racing has long faced questions about whether […]
September 4th, 2012 (No Comments)
New York Racing Returns to Belmont Sept. 8 http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/72554/new-york-racing-returns-to-belmont-sept-8 Top Thoroughbred action in New York returns to Belmont Park for the fall meet with 21 graded stakes beginning Sept. 8… The featured event on opening day of the fall meet is the $200,000 Bowling Green Handicap (gr. IIT) on the turf. Posted via email from […]
September 3rd, 2012 (No Comments)
Remarkable! Dominguez wins 6 again, breaks Saratoga meet record – Talking Horses – Horse Racing News – Saratoga – timesunion.com – Albany NY http://blog.timesunion.com/horseracing/dominguez-ties-saratoga-meet-record-for-jockeys/9427/ SARATOGA SPRINGS – Jockey Ramon Dominguez won six races today, giving him 66 victories for the Saratoga meet and breaking the record of 64 set by John Velazquez in 2004. Dominguez […]
August 30th, 2012 (No Comments)
I truly do not understand this decision… Churchill rejects appeal to add Illinois Derby to qualifying races http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2012/08/30/churchill-rejects-appeal-to-add-illinois-derby-to-qualifying-races.aspx Churchill Downs has rejected a bid by Hawthorne Race Course to add its signature race, the Illinois Derby (G3), to the designated prep races in the new points-based qualifying system for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! […]
August 29th, 2012 (No Comments)
Sobering look at the crisis that is New York racing. Horse New York racing at crossroads – ESPN http://m.espn.go.com/general/horse/story?storyId=8311471 SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — The air rushes from the Spa’s balloon suddenly and this year with the distinct sound of both finality and relief. Even the acquisition of the Travers canoe by Mike Repole, inventor of […]
August 28th, 2012 (No Comments)
Ky. legislators reject horse race drug ban – UPI.com http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/08/28/Ky-legislators-reject-horse-race-drug-ban/UPI-55691346170890/ FRANKFORT, Ky., Aug. 28 (UPI) — A Kentucky legislative committee has overwhelmingly rejected a bill by the governor to ban giving anti-bleeding drugs to horses on the day they race. The panel turned down the proposal Monday by a vote of 19 to 1, The […]
August 28th, 2012 (No Comments)
Illinois governor vetoes expanded gambling – Thoroughbred Times http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/national-news/2012/08/28/illinois-governor-vetoes-expanded-gambling.aspx The governor of Illinois vetoed a bill to expand gambling in his state on Tuesday, dealing a blow to Churchill Downs, Inc.’s (CDI) hopes of installing slot machines at Arlington Park. Posted via email from Michael Pizzolla On ValueCapping™, Horse Racing, And Technology
August 26th, 2012 (No Comments)
This sounds ominous… Hollywood Park can’t commit to racing in fall 2013 http://www.sacbee.com/2012/08/26/4758855/hollywood-park-cant-commit-to.html INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Betfair Hollywood Park officials told the California Horse Racing Board that they can’t commit to racing next fall. The board asked track officials to commit to staging its spring-summer meet from late April to mid-July 2013 and its fall […]
