February 5th, 2011 (No Comments)
From Bloodstock, an article reporting increased purses, but decreased handle on thoroughbred racing. What’s interesting is that they reference the California boycott as part of the reason for decreased handle. Whatever your feeling about the boycott, it apparently is getting noticed, and may be having some effect: United States purses increased slightly in […]
January 26th, 2011 (No Comments)
Aqueduct to Speed Up Card; Laurel Cancels BloodHorse.com | Thoroughbred Horse Racing, Breeding, and Sales … Another snowstorm scheduled to hit the Northeast Jan. 26 has prompted the New York Racing Association to accelerate post times for live racing at Aqueduct. Meanwhile, Laurel Park in Maryland has canceled live racing. Sent with Reeder Posted via […]
January 19th, 2011 (No Comments)
From bloodhorse, an article on making betting simpler for the player. Couldn't agree more. When you compare the ease of playing a slot machine to the confusing array that confronts a new horseplayer, it's no wonder the racing industry is losing handle to slots! From bloodhorse: Why hasn’t the Thoroughbred industry done everything in its […]
January 16th, 2011 (No Comments)
From The Desk Of Michael Pizzolla Las Vegas, Nevada January 16, 2011 6:47 AM Dear ValueCapper and Friend: Wanted to drop you a line to thank you all for the support and great feedback to the improvements we’ve been making to the Post Time Solutions data. And I want to tell you about some improvements […]
January 16th, 2011 (1 Comment)
From the paulickreport.com, a report on the results of the Boycott of the Santa Anita races because of the increased takeout on the exotic bets. HANA reported a 15 percent drop in handle, while the suits at Santa Anita say it's a 5% increase. Well, if you read the whole article, you realize that Santa […]
January 6th, 2011 (No Comments)
From the Louisville Courier Journal, some sobering news: Wagering on U.S. thoroughbred races fell 7.33 percent in 2010 from 2009, the fourth consecutive annual decline. Equibase, the industry’s statistical database, on Wednesday said the 2010 total was $11.4 billion. The 2009 total was $12.3 billion, down from the nearly $15 billion that was typical in […]
December 30th, 2010 (No Comments)
Bill Finley just was awarded the Eclipse Award for thoroughbred writing, and he's hit the nail on the head with this analysis. Enough is enough! From his article at espn.com: When Santa Anita opened Sunday, the numbers were not pretty. They bet $11,707,276 on the first day of the 2010-2011 meet, a 21.5 percent decline […]
December 27th, 2010 (5 Comments)
A VERY sobering article on the realities of the 'Racino' and how the racing part of the equation is not keeping up with the casino end of the business. I suppose that with so much info on racing and so many potential races to bet it is much more overwhelming and confusing that just shoving […]
December 23rd, 2010 (No Comments)
Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races will offer free live video streaming of its races online beginning with the Dec. 23 program that gets under way at 7:15 p.m. EST. Race replays also will be available free of charge online, officials said. The replay archive will offer all races held at the track the past […]
December 23rd, 2010 (No Comments)
Preakness back on schedule. For now… From the gazette.net, a Maryland business community website: It was a picture of harmony at Laurel Park that said it all: officials of the Maryland Jockey Club, Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association and Maryland Horse Breeders' Association sitting together before the Maryland Racing Commission, as the commission approved a deal […]
