The Texas Thoroughbred Association and Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie have announced that the 2021 Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale will be held Wednesday, April 7, at the Dallas-area track. The breeze show will be held Monday, April 5.
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Enable DVD to Showcase Mare, Benefit Injured Riders
Juddmonte is pleased to announce the release of a film celebrating the unparalleled racing career of Enable, produced in collaboration with Equine Productions.
Indiana Grand Receives Approval for 2021 Race Dates
The schedule will offer 120 days of Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing beginning Tuesday, April 13, and running through Thursday, Nov. 4.
Speed Key Ingredient in Ft. Lauderdale Stakes
Trying to predict who will be in front during the early stages of the $200,000 Ft. Lauderdale Stakes (G2T) could prove to be even more difficult than tabbing the winner of the Dec. 12 race.
Arizona Simulcasting Dispute Continues
During a meeting of the Arizona Racing Commission Dec. 10, representatives from Arizona Downs, Turf Paradise, and Monarch Content Management argued over simulcasting contracts in the state, and no resolution to their ongoing dispute was reached.
Scottish Racing to Receive Government Support Funding
The funding is part of £55 million emergency package from the Scottish government intended to support sporting venues that have suffered financially from the absence of spectators, who have been barred from live sporting events since March.
Breeders' Cup Runners Tackle Locals in Hong Kong
Two Breeders’ Cup runners from Ireland, including upset winner Order of Australia, take on a piece of Hong Kong’s racing history and a bright hope for its future Dec. 13 in the Longines Hong Kong Mile (G1).
Kamsin joins Annshoon Stud for 2021
Kamsin, a champion in his native Germany and also a grade 1 winner-producing sire, is to stand at Michael Shefflin’s Annshoon Stud in County Kilkenny, Ireland for the 2021 breeding season
Flores Injured in Fair Grounds Training Mishap
Apprentice jockey Victor Flores experienced head trauma in a spill during training Dec. 9 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, said Liz Morris, a friend of the rider.
Kentucky Downs Renovates Portion of Turf Course
Kentucky Downs—whose unique all-grass meet in September offers some of the highest purses in the country—recently completed the first major renovation of its turf course since the track was laid out in a field as a steeplechase course in 1990.
Flores Hospitalized After Fair Grounds Training Mishap
Apprentice jockey Victor Flores is hospitalized in New Orleans with head trauma after a spill during training Dec. 9 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, said Liz Morris, a friend of the rider.
Soumillon Off Hong Kong Mounts Due to COVID-19
Christophe Soumillon will miss his rides in the Dec. 13 Hong Kong International Races after it emerged the star rider needs to undergo further COVID-19 testing before being cleared to leave quarantine.
Sally's Curlin Sets Sights on Rampart Stakes
CJ Thoroughbreds, Left Turn Racing, and Casner Racing’s Sally’s Curlin will try to bring home the third grade 3 score of her career Dec. 12 when she takes on a field of five in the $100,000 Rampart Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park.
Speed Key Ingredient in Fort Lauderdale Stakes
Trying to predict who will be in front during the early stages of the $200,000 Fort Lauderdale Stakes (G2T) could prove to be even more difficult than tabbing the winner of the Dec. 12 race.
Stewards Dismiss Justify, Hoppertunity Complaints
The board of stewards at Santa Anita Park will take no action regarding Justify’s 2018 Santa Anita Derby (G1) win, as it has dismissed a California Horse Racing Board complaint.
EuroMillons jackpot winners gave away half of £115 million fortune
In just nearly two years, an English couple who won a £114.9 million (US$153.7 million) EuroMillions jackpot, the fourth largest awarded by the UK National Lottery since its inception, have already given away half of their winnings to friends, family and charities.Winner Stories, UK National Lottery, Jackpots, Euro Millions, Charity, Multi-Country Game
Man sues New Hampshire Lottery over losing scratch-off ticket
A man from Massachusetts is suing the New Hampshire Lottery Commission following a claim that the Lottery owes him either a gold bar or about $750,000, the approximate equivalent of a standard gold bar’s worth.Legal, Scratch Games, New Hampshire, Lawsuit
TED Talk: Sheringham on Pogba, Solskjaer and the pundit who speaks their mind “a little bit too much”
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A former PFA player of the year and treble winner with Manchester United, few players can match Teddy Sheringham’s trophy haul. Speaking exclusively to CardsChat, the England legend gives his mid-season verdict as the festive fixtures reach full flow.
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Dan Smith Bets His Condo on DFS Football Contest
It’s the season of prop bets. Negreanu and Polk are busy risking millions and now Dan Smith has devised a high stakes wager that could leave him homeless.
Dan Smith has bet his condo against Blake Stevenson in a heads-up DFS football contest. (Image: Fortune/Justin Sullivan – Getty Images)
Anyone around in the early of days of online poker will be familiar with the term “click a mouse, win a house.” Well, it seems that old habits die hard for two of the online poker’s original ballers.
Dan Smith has offered Blake Stevenson a $500,000 Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) football bet that includes the deeds to his condo.
TripAdvisor app banned in China over tenuous link to gambling
China continues to show that it will stop at nothing to hide any mention of gambling, unless, of course, it’s run by the state. This week, China blocked a total of 105 apps as its Internet police launched their latest crackdown, banning them for providing access to “obscene, pornographic, violent, bloody and other illegal information, and providing illegal services such as fraud, gambling and prostitution,” according to CNN. Caught up in the purge was a seemingly innocuous site that cannot realistically be lumped into that category. TripAdvisor is no longer accessible to the Chinese travel market.
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), aka the keyholders of the Great Firewall that controls who accesses what in the country, reported the new list of blocked sites this week, adding in a translated statement, “The Cyberspace Administration of China will continue to … strengthen the supervision and inspection of mobile apps’ information services, promptly clean up and dispose of illegal mobile applications and application stores, and strive to create a clear cyberspace.” However, even though TripAdvisor found itself on the list, the site was still active in the country as of this past Tuesday, per CNN’s report.
The CAC didn’t offer details on why certain sites found themselves on the banned list, and it’s not easy to find a connection between TripAdvisor and the explanation by the agency for why it prohibits the sites. However, the closest thing to a working theory available is the fact that China has been cracking down on gambling, especially cross-border gambling, and may have viewed TripAdvisor’s access to gambling destinations as a way around its controls.
In China, anyone found operating an illegal casino can be punished with five to ten years behind bars. The same goes for anyone who markets foreign casinos to the country’s citizens, and China recently launched an effort to crack down on individuals and companies it feels is directly targeting the Chinese gambler.