A quartet of trainer Wesley Ward’s Royal Ascot hopefuls each breezed a half-mile on the turf at Arlington International Racecourse May 24.
Monthly Archives: May 2015
Eriquezzo, Vornicu and Israelashvili Capture Gold at WSOPC Foxwoods
Lee Davy brings you a quick fire round up of the side event news at the World Series of Poker Circuit event in Foxwood’s Resort in Connecticut.
If anyone in North America was concerned over the future of live poker, the World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) has helped to allay those fears with some record-breaking fields this season.
Yet as we head into the most expensive period of any poker players year (Vegas time), that enthusiasm seems to have waned as the WSOPC hauled ass into Foxwood’s Resort in Connecticut. The fields weren’t bad. Guarantees were met. But instead of smashing it, field sizes were creeping over the red line.
The series contained 12 gold ring events, and there are three stories to bring you up to speed on, with two events still left to end. The biggest star of the festival has been Valentin Vornicu who joined an elite band of four players to win six or more gold rings (Alex Masek, Chris Reslock and Ari Engel) after victory in Event #8: $580 No-Limit Hold’em (NLHE).
Pokerdom Players Get the Chance to Play Svetlana Bilyalova in Strip Poker
Russian online poker site Pokerdom are offering their players the opportunity to play Strip Poker with models Svetlana Bilyalova, Aleksandra Markina, and Aiza Dolmatova in a bid to attract more players to the site.
When Winamax created the Lottery Sit n Go game, the rest of the online poker community feasted on their innovativeness. Liv Boeree, Vanessa Selbst and Sophia Lovgren had better hope the same doesn’t happen after Pokerdom revealed their new innovative way to attract more punters.
The Russian-facing online poker site has decided to host a series of Strip Poker type contests. Before Russian players get concerned that they will have to get their kit off, there is a catch. Only three people will be taking off any clothes. All three are beautiful models. All three will be wearing very little clothing to begin with.
Players will partake in a series of satellite qualifiers, from which eight players will emerge to participate in three Strip Poker finals. All satellites are freerolls and it seems the only point of the game is to get the model to strip down to her birthday suit.
Photo Illustration by Sarah Rogers/The Daily BeastMichigan Lottery…
A new bill in the Michigan house wants to allow lottery winners to remain anonymous, so their lives aren’t ruined by greedy opportunists. But not everybody wants it to pass.
Porter's Trainer Brushes Off Weight Concerns For Broner
Kenny Porter, father and trainer of ‘Showtime’ Shawn Porter , says the upcoming fight with Adrien Broner , on June 20th at the MGM Grand in Vegas – will not be affected by the agreed upon catch-weight of 144-pounds plus one. The stockier Porter wanted to back Broner against the wall.
Ashleyluvssugar No Fluke in Whittingham
Ashleyluvssugar showed his upset win over Finnegans Wake in the March 21 San Luis Rey Stakes (gr. IIT) was no fluke May 24, when the 4-year-old gelding closed to capture the $200,000 Charles Whittingham Stakes (gr. IIT).
Sheikh Hamdan: U.S. TC Too Much Pressure
Horses competing in the U.S. Triple Crown races fail to sweep the series because they are under too much pressure to perform in a short amount of time, Sheikh Hamdan told Reuters Africa in an interview published May 24.
Solow, Queen's Jewel Win at Longchamp
Trainer Freddy Head and jockey Maxime Guyon teamed for a group I double May 24 at Longchamp, winning the Prix d’Ispahan with Solow and the Pour Moi Coolmore Prix Saint-Alary with Queen’s Jewel.
Ol' Fashion Gal Fends Off Late Run in Selene
Ol’ Fashion Gal held off the late run from the 6-5 favorite Don’t Leave Me to take the $154,800 Selene Stakes (Can-III) for 3-year-old fillies May 24 at Woodbine.
Mubtaahij Breezes Easy at Belmont Park
UAE Derby (UAE-II) winner Mubtaahij breezed an easy five furlongs May 24 in preparation for the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (gr. I). It was his third official work since arriving in New York May 15.
Stewart Pleased with Tale of Verve at Belmont
Trainer Dallas Stewart could not have been more pleased with the appearance of Tale of Verve May 24, as he watched the Xpressbet.com Preakness Stakes (gr. I) runner-up grazing outside his barn.
Syndicate in court bid over $16.7m winnings
CRUISE ship passengers have had their government allowances cut off weeks after returning home from holiday – and it’s all down to a data error. THE 38 Australians killed in the horrific downing of MH17 will be remembered at a Canberra memorial marking the first anniversary of the tragedy.
Mikki Queen Rules in Japanese Oaks
Mikki Queen showed her talent and class with a furious late run to capture the Yushun Himba (Jpn-I, Japanese Oaks) from favorite Rouge Buck May 25 at Tokyo Racecourse.
See Scioto outrider's top-notch catch
Scioto Downs outrider Cindi Johnson proved her value to the safety of racing once again as she caught a loose horse in front of the grandstand at Scioto Downs Saturday night . Driver Mike Wilder went to the gate in the last race with Hidden Hall, lining up in post 4, but the horse’s bit broke at the start and Wilder lost control and fell out of the sulky.
Main Sequence to Defend United Nations Title
Main Sequence, champion older male and turf male of 2014, will return to Monmouth Park and defend last year’s win in the $500,000 United Nations Stakes (gr. IT) in his next start.
American Pharoah Continues Churchill Training
Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) and Xpressbet.com Preakness Stakes (gr. I) winner American Pharoah galloped 1 3/16 miles on the Churchill Downs main track May 24.
Pleascach Wins Irish One Thousand Guineas
Pleascach will head to the Irish Derby (Ire-I) next month after fending off hot favorite Found to win the Tattersalls Irish One Thousand Guineas (Ire-I) May 24 at the Curragh.
Mississippi Online Poker Not Likely Anytime Soon
Mississippi has seen online poker bills come and go in three of the last four years, none of which have come anywhere close to being passed into law. Now, one prominent lawmaker in the state says that fans of the game shouldn’t expect to fire up their computers to play on the virtual felt any […]
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Medaglia d'Oro Colt Leads MM Weanling Session
A colt and a filly by Central Kentucky-based sire Medaglia d’Oro were among the top three highest prices at the opening session of the Magic Million National weanling sale May 24, with the colt bringing the day’s top price.
Enfield Woman Beats 416 Million to 1 Odds, Wins 2 Lottery Prizes in 2 Days
What are the chances of a person winning two $10,000 top prizes, for the same lottery game, from two different retailers, two days in a row? Rita Sharron of Enfield did just that this week when she played and won the CT Lottery’s “10X Cash – 10th Edition” game’s $10,000 top prize. Her total prize payout is a cool $20,000.