Embellish the Lace turned it around from a ninth-place finish in the June 27 Mother Goose Stakes (gr. I) and took the $600,000 Alabama Stakes (gr. I) Aug. 22 at Saratoga all the way on the front end.
Monthly Archives: August 2015
Delightful Joy Wins Stakes Debut at Monmouth
Delightful Joy brought smiles to the faces of her connections in her stakes debut on Saturday, Aug. 22, using a powerful stretch run to score a clear victory in the $100,000 Monmouth Oaks (gr. III) at Monmouth Park.
Texas Red Heads Busy Travers Worktab
Texas Red led a busy slate of workers bound for the Aug. 29 Travers Stakes (gr. I) the morning of Aug. 22, when he breezed four furlongs in :46.66 over the main track at Saratoga Race Course.
Plainridge Park Casino selling lots of lottery
Plainridge Park Casino is enjoying an increase in lottery sales, according to a Sun Chronicle report. The casino has seen a 200 percent increase in ticket sales during the past two months, the report said.
Pauly D has been in Las Vegas for 3 years, and he loves it
Pauly D has been living in Las Vegas for three years, hiking at Red Rock and boating on Lake Mead, hanging with Chumlee and fellow Vegas-transplanted DJs Diplo and Skrillex. I like talking with Pauly DelVecchio, because he’s the friendliest and cheeriest reality star I’ve ever met.
Don't Leave Me Back to Best in 'Colleen'
Pin Oak Stable homebred Don’t Leave Me drove between horses in the stretch and overtook pacesetter London Tower to win the $150,000 Ontario Colleen Stakes (Can-III) Aug. 22 at Woodbine.
Spa Horses Prepare for Travers Day Races
Multiple grade 1 winner Private Zone hit the main Saratoga track after the renovation break Saturday morning Aug. 22, working four furlongs in :45 4/5 to record a bullet for all horses at the distance.
Shogood Sprints to Arlington-Washington Win
William Stiritz’s Shogood made his stakes debut in impressive fashion Aug. 22, soaring gate-to-wire to win the $100,000 Arlington-Washington Futurity (gr. III) at Arlington International Racecourse.
Poker Unlikely to be Impacted by Indian Supreme Court Ruling
Online poker’s next big growth market could very well be India. Many companies in the industry are certainly looking at that possibility, with PokerStars even signing their first Indian team pro, Aditya Agarwal, earlier this year. But the blossoming poker industry in India didn’t get any help from the Indian Supreme Court this week, as […]
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Gross, Average Increase at WTBOA Summer Sale
Led by an Into Mischief filly sold for $80,000, the Washington Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association summer yearling and mixed sale saw increases in gross and average for the fourth straight year.
Ben's Cat Wins Mister Diz Sixth Straight Year
On a day his now Racing Hall of Fame owner-breeder-trainer was honored, Ben’s Cat won the $60,000 Mister Diz Stakes for a sixth straight year Saturday while nailing down the 30th victory overall in his amazing career.
Wagner Re-Appointed to NTRA Board
Judy Wagner, the first and only horseplayers’ representative on the National Thoroughbred Racing Association Board of Directors, was re-appointed to a three-year term at the organization’s annual meeting Aug. 22 at Del Mar.
Velazquez Registers 800th Saratoga Victory
With a four-wide move off the turn, John Velazquez rallied Run a Dubb Dubb to win the opening race Saturday, Aug. 22 at Saratoga Race Course, earning the Racing Hall of Fame rider his 800th win at the storied track.
Obviously Scratched from Del Mar Handicap
After scratching Anthony Fanticola and Joseph Scardino’s Obviously from the Aug. 23 Del Mar Mile Handicap, trainer Phil D’Amato said the 7-year-old gelding is doing just fine. The scratch reason was a change of plans.
Penn National Gaming to finalize Tropicana Las Vegas acquisition
Penn National Gaming’s bid to purchase one of the Strip’s last Rat Pack-era casino resorts has received final regulatory approval.
The Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) approved the $360m sale of the Tropicana Las Vegas to casino and racetrack operator Penn National Gaming (PNG) on Thursday and the deal is expected to be finalized on Tuesday.
PNG operates 26 facilities in 17 states featuring approximately 32,000 gaming machines, 760 table games and 3,100 hotel rooms. The NGC’s approval gives PNG their first foothold on the Las Vegas Strip.
“The addition of Tropicana Las Vegas to our national portfolio of gaming assets is an exciting and important milestone for Penn National as it fulfills our longstanding strategic objective to acquire the right resort at the right price on the Las Vegas Strip,” said PNG CEO Timothy Wilmott. “Tropicana Las Vegas will allow us to leverage our database of nearly 3 million active regional gaming customers while further diversifying our operations with another wholly-owned asset.”
Tropicana To Get New Restaurants, Possibly Hotel Tower
Nevada Gaming Commission has approved Penn National Gaming’s $360 million dollar purchase of The New Tropicana Las Vegas – A DoubleTree by Hilton from Onex Corportaion and Alex Yemenidjian . Before we get on with the PNG news, we definitely should salute Mr. Alex Yemenidjian for doing what many people thought was nearly impossible – he transformed the Tropicana from poop drooling, maggot infested, dirty bunghole of a casino, into a vibrant, fun, clean resort offering great rooms and decent gambling at a competitive value.
Turkey’s gambling-mad political party raided yet again
Authorities in Turkey have arrested more members of a new political party, the existence of which police maintain is a front for illegal gambling activity.
On Saturday, police raided offices belonging to the Future Party of Turkey (GTP), detaining seven individuals and fining 101 others for illegal gambling activities. Bayram Ilkkiliç, the chairman of the GTP’s provincial office in Adana, was among those arrested.
Ilkkiliç’s presence violated a court order barring him from entering the GTP’s provincial headquarters, based on previous raids in which police determined illegal gambling activity was being conducted on the premises. Police arrested eight organizers and fined 87 gamblers in the most recent raid, which was conducted one month ago.
To date, police have conducted over 100 such raids on the same building, which has been occupied by a succession of political parties and labor unions that police claim are simply fronts for illegal gambling operations. Prosecutors have alleged that the gambling organizers are taking advantage of Turkish laws restricting the ability of police to permanently close the offices of political groups.
Florida Lottery: Clerk stole $1K winning ticket
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La Ronge man wins lottery – and partner's heart
An early morning house fire in Riversdale has caused $175,000 in damage. The Saskatoon Fire Department responded at 2 a.m. Friday, finding smoke and flames coming from the second story of a home at 332… As the price of oil threatens to slip below $40, communities in western Saskatchewan are hoping for the best while preparing for the worst.
Alamos Gold Upgraded by Zacks to "Hold"
According to Zacks, “Alamos Gold Inc. is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, and extraction of gold. It owns and operates the Mulatos Mine in Mexico.