Early reports from the Maryland Jockey Club the afternoon of May 16 indicated business was strong for this year’s Xpressbet.com Preakness Stakes (gr. I) program and related infield activities.
Monthly Archives: May 2015
Moreira Sets Hong Kong Single-Season Record
Jockey Jose Moreira swept past Douglas Whyte’s previous single-season mark of 114 wins in Hong Kong May 16 at Sha Tin after equaling the mark May 13.
La Verdad Gate to Wire in Vagrancy
Lady Sheila Stable’s La Verdad put away an early challenge from Frivolity before holding off a late bid from Room for Me to take the $150,000 Vagrancy Handicap (gr. III) May 16 at Belmont Park.
Watsdachances Breaks Through in Gallorette
After hitting the board but missing out on victory in her last 10 graded stakes tries, Watsdachances broke through in the $150,000 Gallorette Handicap (gr. IIIT) May 16 at Pimlico Race Course.
Longshot Flamberge Up in Time to Win Goodwood
Flamberge pulled off an upset in the Darley Goodwood (Aus-I) May 19 at Morphettville, rolling up late to collar front-runner Lord Of The Sky for a top-level breakthrough.
No Catching Fame and Power in Sir Barton
Juddmonte Farms’ Fame and Power was allowed to set an uncontested but honest pace and wasn’t threatened en route to a quality score in the $100,000 Sir Barton Stakes for 3-year-May 16 at Pimlico Race Course.
Macau casino revenue slump may be structural; junkets steer VIPs elsewhere
Macau casinos may be in for a longer revenue slump than originally anticipated, according to Deutsche Bank analysts.
DB’s Karen Tang issued a note this week warning that the mass market gambling sector is proving ineffective at mitigating Macau’s serious decline in VIP gambling. Tang notes that Macau visitor arrivals fell 4% year-on-year in the first three months of 2015, a decline not seen since China imposed visa restrictions in 2008-09. The decline was even higher (10%) in the number of overnight visitors.
In addition, visitors are spending less at Macau’s gaming tables. Mass gaming spend per visitor fell 14% in Q1, despite average table limits falling 30% from their Q3 2014 peak. Tang says this decline is in part due to an increased number of premium mass gamblers – who wager significant amounts of cash but not enough to qualify as VIPs – looking beyond Macau to get their casino jollies.
Macau’s mass market yield per table fell 22% in Q1 and Tang believes this “will fall another 30% by 2017” as the new wave of Cotai casinos opens, significantly increasing supply without a corresponding increase in demand. DB has therefore revised its forecast of a 26% decline in FY 2015 revenue to 28.5%, with the VIP market projected to fall 33.6% to $17.6b and the mass market down 20.8% to $13.8b.
Night of Thunder Rumbles to Lockinge Victory
Night of Thunder streaked across the finish line first in the Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes (Eng-I) May 16 at Newbury, closely chased by stablemate Toormore in a one-two finish for trainer Richard Hannon.
Sunderland Holding to Sponsor Pretty Polly
Sunderland Holding Inc., the company of the Hong Kong-based Tsui family, owner of 2009 European Horse of the Year Sea The Stars, has agreed to sponsor the Pretty Polly Stakes (Ire-I), scheduled for June 28 at the Curragh.
Sandbar Game in Maryland Sprint Handicap Win
Sandbar, claimed last fall by Ken and Sarah Ramsey, and jockey Joel Rosario wore down pacesetter Happy My Way for a game victory in the Maryland Sprint Handicap (gr. III) at Pimlico May 16.
Madison Heights woman wins $4 million lottery
When Jacqueline Duvall scratched her Money Money Money ticket from the Virginia Lottery, she saw a money bag icon, so she knew she’d won something. The Madison Heights woman thought maybe she’d won her money back and not much more, so she finished eating her lunch before scratching the rest of the ticket.
a Look At Gta V PC Performance and Image Quality At 4K
MojoKid writes: Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto series has been wildly successful for many years now, offering some of the edgiest story lines, game play tactics and objectives the gaming industry has ever seen. With psychopathic main characters, you are left in the depraved communities of Los Santos and Blaine County, to walk a path few would dare choose in real life.
Woodwin W Preserves Record in James Murphy
Woody Weeks’ Woodwin W preserved his undefeated record and added a stakes score May 16, winning the $100,000 James W. Murphy Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.
Backside Quiet on Preakness Day
With the serious work over, it was a quiet morning on the backside of Pimlico Race Course early May 16 as connections of Xpressbet.com Preakness Stakes (gr. I) awaited the second leg of the Triple Crown.
Delaware Park to Kick Off 81-Day Race Meet
Delaware Park will begin its 81-day race meet May 16 with racing three or four days per week through Oct. 17 and what appears to be a fairly solid horse population given local competition for racing stock.
Ironman to forfeit millions charged for a chance to enter Kona Championship
Andrew Messick, left, chief executive officer of World Triathlon Corp., speaks at the Bloomberg Sports Business Summit in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013.
Rachel Harrison to Bring Three Young Framers to Regen Projects This Summer
Regen Projects is please to present Three Young Framers , an exhibition of new work by New York-based artist Rachel Harrison . The exhibition runs June 6 – July 18, 2015, with an opening reception on Saturday, June 6 from 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibition reflects on what it means to frame a subject, in a time when subjects tend to frame themselves.
Wynn Resorts (WYNN) Stock Gets Ratings Downgrade at Barclays
The firm said it reduced its rating on the destination casino resorts developer, owner and operator based on the company’s new valuation, which implies a 4% downside from current levels. Also contributing to Barclay’s downgrade is Wynn’s large exposure to the shrinking VIP market in China’s Macau gaming hub.
4 Bergen County Friends Splitting $40M Powerball Prize
Daniel Blackley Jr., Scott Goldberg, Robert Kerr, and Thomas Reagan, all of Dumont, collectively went in and purchased tickets for the March 25 Powerball drawing where they matched all five numbers and extra Powerball number. The Rocklin Four as they’ve been called have no plans to leave the neighborhood or change their lives much.
Dayton won't block bill ending online lottery games
The Minnesota Lottery’s experiment with paperless, instant-play tickets sold over the Internet and other platforms will come to an end because Gov. Mark Dayton decided Thursday not to veto legislation suspending the games. The Legislature had sent Dayton the bill to stop the virtual games after overwhelming votes in the Senate last week and the House on Thursday.