February 1st, 2013 (No Comments)
With wind chill temperatures in the single digits forecast for the evening racing hours, Turfway Park has canceled live racing for Friday, Feb. 1. Racing is expected to resume at the Northern Kentucky track as scheduled at 1:10 p.m. EST Saturday, Feb. 2. http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/75979/turfway-park-cancels-feb-1-card Posted via email from Michael Pizzolla On ValueCapping™, Horse Racing, And […]
February 1st, 2013 (No Comments)
The New York Senate's top Republican wants Belmont Park to be included in the list of possible casino expansion locations. “Belmont is one of the areas with no (video lottery terminals) unlike the other tracks, and that has to be part of the discussion,” Senate co-leader Dean Skelos, a Nassau County Republican, said Jan. 30 […]
February 1st, 2013 (No Comments)
Calling them the “worst deadbeats,” the Jockeys’ Guild has put out a list of 10 track operators it says are most insensitive to jockey health and safety issues but a representative of the first track on the list disputes the characterization. The Guild’s volley, the latest move in a long debate on how medical benefits […]
February 1st, 2013 (No Comments)
Aqueduct Horse Racing Schedule Is Reduced by NYRA – NYTimes.com http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/01/sports/aqueduct-horse-racing-schedule-is-reduced-by-nyra.html?_r=0 The New York Racing Association dropped six scheduled live race days from its Aqueduct meet Thursday to address safety issues and preserve a horse population that has dwindled in light of more aggressive new drug rules. Posted via email from Michael Pizzolla On ValueCapping™, […]
February 1st, 2013 (No Comments)
How To Get Your Ex Back Fast Yahoo div class='posterous_autopost'> Online horse race wagering halted pending new legislation http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130130/news/701309618/ SPRINGFIELD — Two companies that had been allowing Illinoisans to bet on horse races online have stopped, according to the state’s Racing Board. The Daily Herald reported last month that the companies’ licenses were invalid because […]
January 30th, 2013 (No Comments)
essays on macbeth div class=’posterous_autopost’> Mountaineer Meet to Begin with 10% Purse Hike http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/75919/mountaineer-meet-to-begin-with-10-purse-hike Overnight purses will increase 10% when Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort begins its almost 10-month racing season March 1. Rose Mary Williams, director of racing at the West Virginia track, said Jan. 29 the hike is possible because of “cash in […]
January 30th, 2013 (No Comments)
Action during the Illinois Derby at Hawthorne Race Course in April 2012. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/Tribune Photo) (January 29, 2013) By Neil Milbert, Special to the Tribune Now that Churchill Downs has turned the Illinois Derby into a dead end street on its new Road to the Kentucky Derby series, Hawthorne Race Course is trying to remake it into […]
January 29th, 2013 (No Comments)
Mobile On-Track Bets Approved in New Jersey | BloodHorse.com http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/75913/mobile-on-track-bets-approved-in-new-jersey Legislation authorizing use of mobile devices for betting on horse races was signed into law by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie Jan. 28. The law allows the New Jersey Racing Commission to promulgate rules and regulations to allow the use of mobile gaming devices by […]
January 29th, 2013 (No Comments)
Citing potential to improve safety for riders, membership of the Jockeys’ Guild voted to support tightening of medication rules and penalties Jan. 29 at its annual Assembly in Hollywood, Fla. http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/75905/jockeys-guild-supports-medication-reform Posted via email from Michael Pizzolla On ValueCapping™, Horse Racing, And Technology writing an analytical essay
January 26th, 2013 (No Comments)
Lone Star to Renovate Main Track for Spring http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/75846/lone-star-to-renovate-main-track-for-spring Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie, Texas, announced Jan. 25 that the main racetrack is being completely renovated along with grandstand improvements to be in place in time for the 13-week 2013 spring Thoroughbred season beginning April 11. The main track reconditioning is currently underway and […]
