Like so many times before, Itsinthepost showed up and ran his race March 24 at Santa Anita Park.
Monthly Archives: March 2018
Flores' Memorial Service Moved to Parx
A visitation and memorial service for jockey Jose Luis Flores has been moved from a local funeral home to Parx Racing.
Synchrony Pulls Off Fair Grounds Double in Muniz
Synchrony sat a stalking rail trip before angling out and blowing past the leaders in midstrech to capture the $300,00 Muniz Memorial Handicap (G2T) March 24.
Noble Indy Takes Louisiana Derby
The already loaded slate of classic contenders on the roster for WinStar Farm got another boost March 24, when Noble Indy, the son of Take Charge Indy owned in partnership with Repole Stable, fought off Lone Sailor to win the Louisiana Derby.
Chocolate Martini Determined in Fair Grounds Oaks Upset
After winning a Feb. 18 allowance/optional claimer by a neck going a mile and 70 yards at the New Orleans track, the former claimer thrust herself into contention for the Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1) with a qualifying score.
Good Samaritan Aces Return in New Orleans Handicap
When Good Samaritan galloped last out of the gate for his season debut in the $400,000 New Orleans Handicap (G2) at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, jockey Joel Rosario felt no concern.
Selcourt Speeds to Santa Monica Victory
Selcourt keeps carrying her speed forward on the Southern California circuit. In the $200,000 Santa Monica Stakes (G2) March 24 at Santa Anita Park, the quick filly won the seven-furlong test in a blazing 1:21 flat.
Promises Fulfilled, Audible Have Florida Derby Tuneups
Robert Baron’s Promises Fulfilled breezed five furlongs in 1:02.04 at Gulfstream Park March 24 in preparation for a start in the March 31 Xpressbet.com Florida Derby (G1).
Fillies Dominate Golden Slipper
Estijaab (AUS) overcame the outside gate to lead home an all-filly top-three finish March 24 in the Longines Golden Slipper (G1) at Rosehill Gardens—billed as the world’s richest race for 2-year-olds.
Partypoker Returns to Caribbean with $10 Million Guaranteed Tourney Series
The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure isn’t the only major poker event in the Bahamas. On Nov. 9, the Partypoker Caribbean Poker Party kicks off, and builds to a $10 million guaranteed […]
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Two CT Lottery employees suspended without pay for their roles in botched raffle drawing
Two middle-level Connecticut Lottery Corp. employees have been suspended without pay in the continuing fallout from a million-dollar mistake in the Jan. 1 drawing that selected winners in the New Year’s Super Draw game.Connecticut, Error, Security, Operations, Drawing
Winx Extends Win Streak to 24 With George Ryder Score
Winx had to work for it, but the mighty mare snagged her 24th straight victory with a determined stretch run in The Agency George Ryder Stakes (G1) at Rosehill Gardens March 24.
Justin Bonomo Beats Patrik Antonius to Win $4.8 Million in Inaugural Super High Roller Bowl China
American poker pro Justin Bonomo has banked the biggest payday of his career by winning the inaugural Super High Roller Bowl China for $4.8 million. When the $267,000 super high […]
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Racing Returns to Hawthorne March 30
The spring meet for Hawthorne Race Course begins March 30
Three Things to Watch: Lukas-Stevens Up to Old Tricks?
As the Road to the Kentucky Derby heats up, each week we will take a look at three things to watch from the 3-year-old division as they head into that weekend’s respective prep races.
O'Connell to Send out Four on Florida Cup Day
While there aren’t many sale toppers under her shedrow, and the majority of the horses she has in training are owned by small owners or breeders from Florida, trainer Kathleen O’Connell loves working to develop the young horses who come her way.
IGT, Boyd launch VR archery tournaments at Vegas casino
Casino operator Boyd Gaming and gaming supplier International Game Technology (IGT) aren’t giving up on bringing virtual reality (VR) technology to America’s casino gaming floors.
Boyd’s Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas recently announced the launch of new daily VR archery tournaments at the property’s Virtual Zone, which incorporates IGT’s VR platform and HTC Vive headset technology.
The Virtual Zone tournaments at the Orleans involve two archery games, SiegeVR and ArcheryVR, both of which involve players defending a castle by shooting virtual arrows at the hordes of aggressors attempting to storm the gates for the sake of (presumably) looting, pillaging and other socially frowned-upon activities.
The SiegeVR tournaments involve two-person teams competing against each other, with entry fees of $30 per team. Scoring is calculated by how many baddies your team knocks off with its arrows, and the top daily score wins $300 in ‘Slot Dollars’, which are only valid for 48 hours after they’ve been awarded.
Bloom Racing Flourishing at Every Point of Call
Not only does his Bloom Racing have a leading contender for the Kentucky Oaks (G1) in multiple graded stakes winner Midnight Bisou, it has a Kentucky Derby candidate in Snapper Sinclair, who starts in the March 24 Twinspires Louisiana Derby (G2).
Slovenia moves closer to online sports betting liberalization
A surprise vote by Slovenia’s National Assembly threatens to end the state-owned Športna Loterija’s sports betting monopoly.
On Tuesday, Slovenia’s National Assembly voted 35-26 in favor of a bill that would allow European Economic Community-based operators to apply for online sports betting licenses. Under the nation’s current gambling law, sports betting is the sole responsibility of Športna Loterija, just as lotteries are the purview of Loterija Slovenije.
The bill was introduced in January by MP Branko Zorman (pictured), a member of the governing coalition’s Modern Center Party (SMC), as a way of raising additional funds for Slovenian sports and humanitarian organizations. Zorman’s bill never received official blessing from the SMC and its passage had appeared anything but assured.
Tuesday’s vote crossed party lines, but the government is officially opposed to the measure, which is expected to face a tougher slog in the legislature’s National Council. The government has also suggested the bill might not comply with European Union law (although recent developments suggest the EU really doesn’t give a damn what countries do with their gambling rules).
Strike Power Sharp in Florida Derby Bullet Work
Courtlandt Farms’ homebred Strike Power put an exclamation point on his final major workout ahead of the $1 million Xpressbet.com Florida Derby (G1) March 31 with a bullet half-mile breeze over Gulfstream Park’s main track the morning of March 23.