Kendall Hansen’s longshot Fast and Accurate continued his improvement by leaps and bounds March 25 with a victory in the $500,000 JACK Cincinnati Casino Spiral Stakes (G3).
Monthly Archives: March 2017
Purely a Dream Leads Bourbonette Exacta for McPeek
Living the Dream Racing’s Purely a Dream picked up 50 points on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks and completed an exacta sweep for trainer Ken McPeek in the $100,000 Bourbonette Oaks (G3) March 25 at Turfway Park.
Gunnevera Leads Busy Sophomore Work Slate
Peacock Racing Stables’ multiple graded stakes winner Gunnevera put in his final breeze March 25 for the $1 million Xpressbet.com Florida Derby (G1) April 1 at Gulfstream Park, leading a coast-to-coast slate of sophomore works.
Irish War Cry Works With Wood Memorial Bid Likely
The Lambholm South Holy Bull Stakes (G2) winner returned to the work tab March 25 after running seventh in the Xpressbet Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2), putting in five furlongs in 1:01.10 at Palm Meadows Training Center.
Tony G Banned from Entering Russia Allegedly for “Trolling”
Many have long considered Tony G a professional troll. The trolling has, apparently, caused the former poker pro to be banned from entering Russia. Antanus Guoga, his non-poker and birth […]
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Arrogate Last to First in Dubai World Cup
Juddmonte Farms’ Arrogate broke last, but rallied to easily win the $10 million Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline.
Mind Your Biscuits Rises to Occasion in Golden Shaheen
Mind Your Biscuits, a New York-bred son of Posse and winner of last year’s Malibu Stakes (G1), breaks through in the Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) at Meydan. The win is a first for trainer Chad Summers.
Jack Hobbs, Vivlos Score on the Turf at Meydan
Jack Hobbs rallies in the Longines Duba Sheema Classic (G1); Japanese filly Vivlos beats the boys in the Dubai Turf.
Thunder Snow Gets Up in UAE Derby
Godolphin’s Thunder Snow, a recent late nominee to the Triple Crown, outduels Epicharis to win the UAE Derby (G2) by a short head. Master Plan rallies for third.
Second Summer catches Sharp Azteca in Godolphin Mile
In the final strides of the 1,600-meter test, Jorge Navarro’s mood turn a turn for the worse as grade 2 winner Second Summer surged through on the inside to win by a neck while Sharp Azteca faded to third.
Golden Nugget Las Vegas Readies for 10th Grand Poker Series
Don’t have thousands of dollars to spend on an entry fee to the World Series of Poker this summer? Don’t worry, the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas has an alternative […]
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Weekend Stakes Rundown: Dubai World Cup Night
Along with the Dubai World Cup (G1) card, the stateside stakes slate includes a pair of Triple Crown preps at Turfway Park and Sunland Park.
Different Paths, Futures for Two Spiral Contenders
King and His Court and Bronson, two 3-year-old horses entered in the JACK Cincinnati Casino Spiral Stakes (G3) March 25, have taken different paths to the Turfway Park race and are headed in different directions after the race.
Woman who just won $2 million in Michigan Lottery wins again for $60K
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Cordish Gaming’s €2.2b Madrid casino plan rejected as unviable
Casino operator Cordish Companies’ plan to build a €2.2b resort in Spain have hit a major stumbling block after Madrid officials rejected the plan as unviable.
Last December, Cordish announced plans to build a major casino, hotel and resort complex on 134 hectares of land near Madrid’s Barajas airport, which would operate under the name Live! Resorts Madrid. It was to be the first international gaming operation for Cordish, whose stateside properties include the popular Maryland Live.
On Friday, Madrid’s Minister of Economy, Employment and Finance, Engracia Hidalgo issued a statement saying that a “profound, serious and rigorous” review of the Cordish proposal had left the government skeptical that the project was “viable from an economic and organizational point of view.”
The statement claimed that the Cordish proposal would require the community to spend €340m to upgrade the surrounding road and rail infrastructure, which would impose a “significant burden” on the community’s budget.
Owner-Breeder Bertram Klein Dies
Bertram Klein, who had much success as a breeder and owner along with his late wife, Elaine, and son, Richard, died March 24.
AGTech inks online lottery deal with China’s Alipay
Hong Kong-based lottery technology supplier AGTech Holdings Ltd has inked a deal to operate the Alipay Lottery Channel, if and when the Chinese government allows online lottery sales to resume.
On Friday, AGTech announced it had entered into a 50/50 revenue-sharing deal under which it will distribute and sell regulated lottery products on the Alipay Lottery Channel “in the event that and so long as it is allowed under applicable laws and regulations” in China.
Alipay, a popular third-party online payment processor in China, is a subsidiary of Ant Financial Services Group, which is itself an affiliate of the Alibaba Group, which acquired AGTech in March 2016. In other words, this deal is essentially an in-house arrangement between related parties.
Alibaba’s popular consumer online marketplace Taobao.com used to run a lottery service that reportedly accounted for over 11% of online lottery sales in China. In March 2015, Taobao was forced to halt its online lottery sales in keeping with an edict from China’s Ministry of Finance, which ‘temporarily’ suspended all online sales after uncovering widespread fraud at provincial lottery administration centers.
Arnold Believes Spiral is Good Spot for Convict Pike
A strong runner-up finish in the Colts and Geldings Division of the OBS Championship Stakes at Ocala Training Center in January gave George “Rusty” Arnold II confidence to enter Convict Pike in the Spiral Stakes (G3) at Turfway Park March 25.
Rainer Kempe Becomes World Poker Tour Season XV California Swing Champ
In 2014, the World Poker Tour (WPT) established the “California Swing,” three events held back-to-back-to-back in the Golden State. Each season, a contest is held where the best player in […]
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Zulu Seeks Skip Away Rebound
The 4-year-old son of Bernardini is scheduled to compete at Gulfstream March 25 in the $100,000 Skip Away (G3), seeking to recapture the form that had earned him the favorite’s role in last year’s Blue Grass (G1) at Keeneland.