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Monthly Archives: July 2017
Coal Front Continues Streak in Amsterdam
Winning his first two starts by a combined 9 1/4 lengths, Coal Front took another step forward in his short career when he extended his win streak to three races and picked up his first graded score in the $200,000 Amsterdam Stakes (G2).
Wisconsin woman claims $156.2 million Powerball lottery jackpot
After four months, the $156.2 million Powerball lottery jackpot prize sold in Wisconsin in March has been claimed.Powerball, Winner Stories, Jackpots, Wisconsin, Multi-State Game
Keen Ice Puts in Final Drill for Whitney
Donegal Racing and Calumet Farm’s grade 1 winner Keen Ice completed his major preparations for the Aug. 5 $1.2 million Whitney Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course with a half-mile work July 29.
Retirement Considered for Grade 1 Winner Big Macher
Trainer Richard Baltas said there’s a good chance Tom Mansor and Tachycardia Stables’ grade 1 winner Big Macher will be retired after a suspensory injury knocked him out of the July 29 Bing Crosby Stakes (G1).
Accelerate Pointing for Pacific Classic
A week after stunning Arrogate, the world’s top-rated horse, with Hronis Racing’s Accelerate in the TVG San Diego Handicap (G2), trainer John Sadler is already eyeing a potential rematch with the gray.
Report: Caesars to run ASF’s Gold Coast casino operations
US casino operator Caesars Entertainment has reportedly firmed up plans to manage gaming operations at a proposed Australian casino.
Earlier this month, Australian media reported that Caesars was among the casino operators vying to run gaming operations at the ASF Consortium’s in-development integrated resort project in the state of Queensland’s Gold Coast region.
While those reports were deemed preliminary by a director of the Chinese-controlled ASF, The Australian reported on Saturday that Caesars had signed an agreement with ASF to advance due diligence and commercial terms on managing the proposed A$3b resort’s casino operations.
Neither Caesars nor ASF has publicly commented on the report. Caesars has been keen to establish some presence in the Asia-Pacific market after missing out on the chance to operate in Macau over a decade ago, while ASF is keen to show that its Gold Coast project is more than just a paper tiger.
More Than Able: Enable Bests Male Foes in King George
Juddmonte Farms’ homebred super filly Enable ran through a driving rain to a clear victory over a tough field of older males in the July 29 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (G1) at Ascot.
WPT Introduces Action Clock to Speed Up Game for Season XVI
The World Poker Tour, in an effort to speed poker and keep its televised tournaments exciting, will integrate a 30-second “Action Clock” into events on its Main Tour during Season […]
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Weekend Stakes Rundown: Monmouth's Big Day
Consider this your weekly guide to the best stakes races in North America. This week a trio of grade 1 events highlight the schedule, along with a classic showdown in the Jim Dandy (G2).
Outplay Outclasses Competition in Curlin Stakes
The few erratic strides Outplay produced down the lane of the 1 1/8-miles test did little to deter from the dominant effort he was in the midst of, as the Todd Pletcher-trainee had little company during his 5 3/4-length win at Saratoga Race Course.
Queen's Plate Winner Holy Helena Aiming for Alabama
Stronach Stable’s homebred Queen’s Plate winner Holy Helena has settled in at Jimmy Jerkens’ Saratoga Race Course barn and is likely to make her Spa debut in the $600,000 Alabama Stakes (G1) Aug. 19, her trainer said July 28.
Terra Promessa, Paid Up Subscriber Face Off in Shuvee
Chad Brown’s Paid Up Subscriber, who ran second to Songbird in the Ogden Phipps Stakes at Belmont Park last month, will vie for favoritism with the Steve Asmussen-trained Terra Promessa in a three-horse running of the grade 3 Shuvee July 30.
Aik Chuan Wins Consecutive APT Main Events After Two-Year Break from Poker
Aik Chuan recently became the first player to win back-to-back main events on the Asian Poker Tour. Perhaps taking a break from poker is what was needed to revitalize his […]
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FanDuel shut UK daily fantasy sports site to focus on US market
Daily fantasy sports operator FanDuel has shut its UK-facing site after less than a year to better focus on its core US market.
On Friday, customers of FanDuel.co.uk reported receiving emails informing them that the company “will not be offering contests in the UK this season.” The operator suggested its Brexit might not be permanent, claiming it was “on hiatus for the 2017/2018 season” but hopes to “be back in the future, bringing you more of the games you love.”
FanDuel received its UK Gambling Commission license in July 2016, and its UK-facing site launched the following month. Archrival DraftKings launched its UK site earlier that year, while Yahoo threw its hat into the UK ring last December.
FanDuel said its UK fantasy football customers had won “almost £1m” in its first year of operations, a rather paltry sum that confirms the company’s inability to attract the same type of volume it has enjoyed in the US market. The jury remains out on whether DFS holds much appeal in markets like the UK, where punters have unfettered access to real-money, single-game sports betting.
Miss Temple City Set for U.S. Return in Matchmaker
In what will be her first start since a disappointing result at Royal Ascot, Miss Temple City has a prime opportunity to land a confidence booster when she heads up a field of seven in the July 30 WinStar Matchmaker Stakes (G3T) at Monmouth Park.
Inflexibility, Enstone Vie in Wonder Where
Trainer Chad Brown will send Inflexibility up against a field of six others, including Bison City Stakes winner Enstone, in the $225,000 Wonder Where Stakes for 3-year-old fillies foaled in Canada July 30.
Sharp Azteca, Classy Class Head Monmouth Cup
Coming off a game runner-up effort to Mor Spirit last month in the Mohegan Sun Metropolitan Handicap (G1), Sharp Azteca aims to find his way back to the winner’s circle in the Monmouth Cup Stakes (G3) July 30.
Litfin at Large: Big 3-Year-Old Races This Weekend
From now through the first weekend in November is prime time for horseplayers, and it’s always especially compelling theater when absolutely nothing has been settled in the 3-year-old division.
Jamaican lottery scam ringleader pleads guilty
A Jamaican man accused of masterminding a lottery scam that defrauded dozens of mostly elderly Americans out of millions of dollars has pleaded guilty to conspiracy, and a federal prosecutor says more defendants in the case might do the same.Legal, Scam, Jamaica, Law Enforcement, Fraud, Crime, Court