French racing bosses have pledged to repay at least €8 million in prize money cuts to winning and placed connections from last year.
Monthly Archives: January 2021
Scissor Kick Filly Tops Magic Millions Book 2 Opener
The three-quarter sister by Scissor Kick to this season’s Brisbane 2-year-old winner True Moonlight topped the opening Book 2 session Jan. 17 at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.
Mucho Unusual Heads Megahertz Stakes
George Krikorian’s California-bred Mucho Unusual, who has never been off the board in eight starts over the Santa Anita Park lawn, heads a field of six older fillies and mares set to go a mile in the $100,000 Megahertz Stakes (G3T) Jan. 18.
Nova Rags Takes Pasco; Dead-Heat in Gasparilla
Samy Camacho welcomed the chance to ride the Pasco Stakes favorite, Nova Rags, for Bill Mott Jan. 16 at Tampa Bay Downs. But when 16-1 shot Newyearsblockparty took the lead, Camacho realized translating opportunity to success was no easy bargain.
Scars Are Cool on Saudi Cup Trail
Scars Are Cool, a graduate of Fasig-Tipton’s 2020 July Horses of Racing Age Sale, captured the $100,000 Open Imported Horse Stakes Jan. 15 and is now being pointed toward the $20 million Saudi Cup at King Abdulaziz Racetrack.
Kenny Had a Notion Digs Deep to Win Spectacular Bid
Kenny Had a Notion, a juvenile stakes winner on both turf and dirt, dueled from start to finish with a stubborn Maythehorsebwithu before prevailing by a neck Jan. 16 in the $100,000 Spectacular Bid Stakes at Laurel Park.
Big Fish Rallies to Cal Cup Derby Score
Patiently handled by Juan Hernandez, Legacy Ranch’s Big Fish reeled them in late to take the $200,000 California Cup Derby by 1 1/2 lengths Jan. 16 at Santa Anita Park.
Frontrunning Midnight Bourbon Lands Lecomte Stakes
Winchell Thoroughbreds’ Midnight Bourbon made a triumphant season debut Jan. 16 with a frontrunning victory in the $200,000 Lecomte Stakes (G3) at Fair Grounds Race Course.
Title Ready Rolls in Louisiana Stakes
Charles Fipke’s homebred Title Ready, a 6-year-old son of More Than Ready, earned his first stakes score after winning the Jan. 16 Louisiana Stakes (G3) at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.
Logical Myth Wins Third Straight Race in Bradley
JPS Racing’s Logical Myth picked up his third consecutive win of the Fair Grounds Race Course meet Jan. 16 as he pulled clear of the frontrunners to win the $125,000 Colonel E. R. Bradley Stakes.
Charlie's Penny Shines in Silverbulletday
Lothenbach Stables’ homebred Charlie’s Penny pulled off a 9-1 upset in the Silverbulletday Stakes Jan. 16 at Fair Grounds Race Course. The Silverbulletday is the first leg of the track’s series on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks.
Annie Duke Shares Bitcoin Tips with Forbes, Mainstream Media Continues to Connect Her to Poker
Annie Duke is as much a part of the poker community these days as her brother Howard Lederer. Yet mainstream media outlets continue to interview her as if she is. Forbes recently spoke with the former poker pro to discuss cryptocurrency trading tips. As per usual, the interviewer refrained from addressing the elephant in the room — her Epic Poker League and Ultimate Bet scandals.
The mainstream media loves to coddle Annie Duke. (Image: slate.com)
Prior to 2012, Duke was a mostly respected poker pro, much like her brother. She certainly had her detractors in poker back then, most notably Daniel Negreanu. But she built up a reputation as one of the top female poker players in the world.
In 2004. she won a WSOP bracelet in the $2,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8-or-Better event for $137,860. Six years later, she won the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship, beating her friend Erik Seidel in the finals. She also won the 2004 WSOP Tournament of Champions for $2 million, her biggest score ever.
Secret Love Upsets Franklin Square
Secret Love handled her first stakes appearance with a strong stretch drive Jan. 16, outkicking 3-5 favorite Laobanonaprayer by 1 1/2 lengths to capture the $100,000 Franklin Square Stakes for New York-bred 3-year-old fillies at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Last Judgment Stars in Sunshine Millions Classic
Last Judgment, a 5-year-old son of Congrats, uses his speed to take the Sunshine Classic Jan. 16 at Gulfstream. The $75,000 race was one of four Sunshine Millions Stakes at the South Florida track.
Pegasus World Cup Contenders Complete Final Works
Several contenders tuned up Jan. 16 for the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) coming up Jan. 23 at Gulfstream Park, with the majority working in South Florida and one in Louisiana.
Shaquero Lands Magic Millions 2-Year-Old Classic
Chris Waller will plot a path to the Golden Slipper (G1) with Shaquero after the exciting juvenile took out the Magic Millions 2-Year-Old Classic in dominant style Jan. 16, the same day Aim took home the Magic Millions 3-Year-Old Guineas.
OBS Winter Mixed Sale Supplemental Catalog Now Online
The supplemental catalog to the Ocala Breeders’ Sales 2021 Winter Mixed Sale is now available on the company’s website on the sale’s main page.
Pegasus World Cup to Debut JockeyCam Live Stream
The 2021 Pegasus World Cup Championship Invitational Series will partner with JockeyCam to provide a thrilling “second screen experience” that will give fans at home a real-time view of what it is like to ride in two of North America’s richest races.
$850 MILLION: Mega Millions jackpot to spark ticket-buying frenzy
Lottery players across the United States will be lining up at lottery retailers for their chance to win Tuesday’s massive $850 million Mega Millions jackpot, after nobody won Friday’s $750 million grand prize.Mega Millions, Jackpots, Multi-State Game
Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale Smashes Records
Magic Millions officials were toasting the setting of a new benchmark set of figures for its major auction of the year, the Gold Coast Yearling Sale, at the end of a massive five-session Book 1 offering Jan. 16.