Hall of Fame jockey Randy Romero’s decades-long battle with severe health issues ended around midnight Aug. 29 when the Louisiana native died. From 1985 through 1989 alone, his mounts earned more than $35 million.
Monthly Archives: August 2019
DraftKings Sportsbook Arrives in West Virginia
DraftKings Inc. today debuted its Sportsbook app for sports fans in West Virginia. The platform previously made history in New Jersey as the first mobile, online and legal betting offering outside of Nevada. The official launch of the DraftKings Sportsbook in West Virginia, the second U.S. state where the product is accessible, follows DraftKings’ licensing agreement with Penn National Gaming, Inc. (NASDAQ: PENN) in December 2018, and marks a pivotal next step for national expansion of the product.
“We are thrilled to continue our DraftKings Sportsbook expansion by getting our product into the hands of West Virginians,” said Matt Kalish, co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer at DraftKings. “We look forward to serving our fans with the top-rated DraftKings Sportsbook app, that features numerous consumer protection features and strives to provide the broadest selection of betting options with the best odds and rewards in West Virginia. DraftKings knows the American sports fan better than anyone, and we look forward to proving that in the Mountain State.”
Having paid out more than $720 million to customers in New Jersey, expansion of the DraftKings Sportsbook app to West Virginia is the latest move in the company’s commitment to providing the best and most enjoyable mobile sports betting product for consumers nationally. Fans in West Virginia will have the opportunity to seamlessly transition between the DraftKings Sportsbook app and the DraftKings Fantasy app to engage with their favorite major and niche sports worldwide.
“We are pleased to help welcome DraftKings to West Virginia,” said John Finamore, Sr. Vice President of Regional Operations at Penn National Gaming. “They provide a quality online sports betting experience that will benefit their customers and the state.”
Sports fans in New Jersey and West Virginia can place their bets on the DraftKings Sportsbook app via iOS and Android or online at Sportsbook.DraftKings.com.
BackTrack: A Blue Ribbon Hopeful for Blue Peter
This week’s BackTrack offers coverage of the Aug. 28, 1948 Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga Race Course won by Blue Peter, beginning with a meet wrap-up column from Joe Palmer headlined, “Saratoga is a Lively Corpse,” followed by the stakes summary.
Vasilika Aims to Return to Winning Ways in Mabee
After her stretch run came up just short in the Yellow Ribbon Handicap (G2T) Aug. 3 at Del Mar to end a four-race win streak, Vasilika will try for her fifth graded stakes win this season in the John C. Mabee Stakes (G2T) Aug. 31 on the Del Mar turf.
Wootton Bassett Colt Tops Goffs UK Premier Sale Day 2
There was an outpouring of emotion after Richard Ryan struck the winning bid of US$344,120 for the Wootton Bassett colt who topped day two of the Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale in Doncaster Aug. 28.
Pink Lloyd Well Clear in Third Kenora Stakes Victory
Once a US$28,446 yearling in Canada, Pink Lloyd kept his 2019 season perfect in the $100,000 OLG Kenora Stakes Presented by HBPA of Ontario Aug. 28 at Woodbine—his fifth straight stakes win and his third consecutive score in the Kenora.
From the lottery to Nobel prize: meet workers who make life-changing phone calls
What it’s like to be one of the people whose job is to make uplifting calls that change lives.Insider Buzz, Winner Stories, UK National Lottery, General Interest, Camelot Group
Journalist faces subpoena in lawsuit over lottery scandal
An Iowa journalist who wrote a book about the lottery insider who rigged jackpots in several states has been subpoenaed to turn over notes related to his reporting.Powerball, Insider Buzz, Legal, Iowa, Hot Lotto, Scandal, Technology, Security, Computerized Drawings, Fraud, Crime, Book, Multi-State Game
Lawyers drop request for author's lottery scandal book notes
Lawyers reversed course on Tuesday and dropped a subpoena in which they had ordered an Iowa journalist to turn over notes related to his book about a lottery industry insider who rigged jackpots in several states.Insider Buzz, Legal, Iowa, Hot Lotto, Scandal, Technology, Security, Computerized Drawings, Fraud, Crime, Multi-State Game
Chance It, Lenzi's Lucky Lady Back for Florida Series
Chance It will start in the Affirmed Division and Lenzi’s Lucky Lady is scheduled to put her undefeated record on the line in the Susan’s Girl Division of the FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Aug. 31 at Gulfstream Park.
Grade 1 Honors Up for Grabs in Del Mar Debutante
Top honors for 2-year-old fillies are up for grabs Aug. 31 at Del Mar, and eight entries are expected to vie for them in the $300,000 Del Mar Debutante Stakes (G1).
Next Shares Returns to Kentucky Downs in Tourist Mile
Next Shares, winner of last year’s restricted Old Friends Stakes at Kentucky Downs, returns to the track that propelled him to a next-out top-level victory, in the overdrawn Tourist Mile Aug. 31.
Undefeated Break Even Returns to Dirt in Prioress
After winning the Coronation Cup Stakes sprinting on the turf at Saratoga Race Course, undefeated Break Even will return to the dirt for her second start of the meet, the $250,000 Prioress Stakes (G2) Aug. 31.
Aztec Sense Named Claiming Crown Horse of the Year
Joseph Besecker’s Aztec Sense has been selected as the National HBPA’s 2018 Claiming Crown Horse of the Year.
Fighting Seabee Wires With Anticipation Stakes
With a frontrunning trip in the Aug. 28, $150,000 With Anticipation Stakes (G3T), Fighting Seabee was able to avoid trouble further back in the field and lead every step of Saratoga Race Course’s 1 1/16-mile turf feature for 2-year-olds.
Wootton Bassett Colt Top Goffs UK Premier Sale Day 2
There was an outpouring of emotion after Richard Ryan struck the winning bid of US$344,120 for the Wootton Bassett colt who topped day two of the Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale in Doncaster Aug. 28.
Yoshida Stays on Dirt for Saratoga's Woodward
Having a racehorse like Yoshida, who is versatile enough to win grade 1 stakes on both dirt and turf, can be a blessing. It could also create a variety of ways to campaign the horse.
Robby Albarado to Return to Saddle at Kentucky Downs
Robby Albarado, who suffered a fractured wrist in a June 23 spill at Churchill Downs, will resume riding races Aug. 31 on the opening-day card of the Runhappy Meet at Kentucky Downs.
Possibility of One Starting Gate for Derby Praised
If there’s one thing that can bring people together, it is a report that Churchill Downs is considering the purchase of a starting gate for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1).
Trappe Shot Latest Sire Heading to Turkey
The son of Tapit was bought by Lale and Zeynep Atman’s Atman Stud. He is the fourth U.S.-bred stallion sold to a Turkish breeder since June.