Ogden Mills “Dinny” Phipps, who retired as chairman of The Jockey Club Aug. 8, was given The Jockey Club Medal the following day during the organization’s Round Table conference in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
Monthly Archives: August 2015
Equibase, STATS Partner on Big Data Projects
The new partnership, announced Aug. 9, should lead to innovative handicapping products.
Air Force Blue Flies to Keeneland Phoenix Win
Trainer Aidan O’Brien’s Air Force Blue, a Kentucky-bred son of War Front, turned the tables on familiar rival Buratino and won the Keeneland Phoenix Stakes (Ire-I) for 2-year-olds Aug. 9 at the Curragh.
Necropsy Database, Vet's List Tests Proposed
The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Safety Committee will implement a centralized database for racehorse necropsy information and has recommended all horses that come off the vet’s list be subject to testing.
Muhaarar Wins Third Group I Sprint
Sheikh Hamdam’s Muhaarar won his third successive group I sprint in taking the Prix Maurice de Gheest Aug. 9 at Deauville and could go on to the Breeders’ Cup Mile (gr. IT) this fall at Keeneland.
Au Moon Injured in First Start Back
Au Moon, the 9-year-old brought out of retirement after greeting guests at the Kentucky Derby Museum, did not finish and was vanned off in his first race back at Monmouth Park Aug. 8.
USADA Oversight Gets Push at Round Table
State-by-state efforts to bring about uniformity in medication policies and drug testing aren’t sufficient to move the Thoroughbred industry forward speakers said Aug. 9 at The Jockey Club Round Table conference.
Online Poker Still a Possibility in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania emerged this year as the leading candidate among states that might regulate online poker this year. As the months have worn on, the odds against Internet poker legislation passing in 2015 have lengthened, but key legislators still say that there is hope for a bill being signed into law this year. That’s according to […]
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The Jockey Club to Require Microchips in 2017
The Jockey Club’s board of stewards voted to change certain provisions of the Principal Rules and Requirements of the American Stud Book. Microchips will become a requirement for registration for foals of 2017 and later.
Favorites Shine on Night for Iowa-Breds
Favorites Oh My Gravy, Rallydownthealley, and Net Gain won the featured events on Iowa Classic night for state-breds Aug. 8 at Prairie Meadows, and Iowa stallion Woke Up Dreamin had by two juvenile stakes winners.
Sorrento Runners All Entering Off Victories
Big Chief Racing’s Right There and KMN Racing’s Stays in Vegas enter the $200,000 Sorrento Stakes at Del Mar Aug. 12 off maiden-breaking stakes wins, but will take on a tough group of highly regarded 2-year-old fillies.
China to host 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has picked China as the host of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, the first time that China will host FIBA’s flagship event.
During the Host Announcement Ceremony on Friday in Tokyo Japan, FIBA announced that China won the bid to host the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, beating the Philippines.
China and the Philippines, the two finalists who submitted their bids, each gave presentations during the ceremony. The board voted 14 in favor of China’s bid, with 7 backing the Philippines.
Yao Ming, the Ambassador for the China 2019 and who played at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, said that this would help China to inspire more young athletes to pick up basketball.
Pennsylvania Lottery warns about…
The Pennsylvania Lottery cautions consumers to be wary of phone calls, emails or social media messages from scam artists posing as “lottery claim agents.” “If someone tells you, out of the blue, that you’ve won a major prize and must act immediately to claim it, you should be very suspicious,” said Lottery Executive Director Drew Svitko.
SportsPesa becomes the official title sponsor of the Kenyan Premier League
Sports betting firm SportPesa has signed a deal with the Kenyan Premier League (KPL) to become the official title sponsor for the next four and a half years.
The league will now be called the SportsPesa Premier League and will run until the end of the 2019 season.
The value of the deal was not disclosed but KPL Chairman Ambrose Rachier confirmed that it would be more than the amount of the three-year naming rights agreement that the league had with a beer brand Tusker for KES170 million ($1m).
SportPesa CEO Ronald Karauri said that the betting company’s long term plan was to improve the quality of the league and ensure that Kenya featured prominently in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The sports betting company has been spreading its wings by sponsoring a number of sports events in the country and yesterday, they scored big by securing the sponsorship of the country’s top tier league.
Sophomore fillies highlight State Fair action at Scioto Downs
The second division of filly trotters went to Student Of Life and Kurt in 1:57.3. Leading the field at every call, the daughter of Full Count now has five wins in nine starts this year for trainer Marty . The final day of State Fair Stakes at Scioto is Saturday with a first post of 6:30 p.m..
Fresh legal battle over lottery
A high court ruled that the Department of Trade and Industry’s awarding of the lottery licence to Ithuba Holdings was invalid. Photo: Thobile Mathonsi The war over the licence to operate the national lottery is set to return to the courts after Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies signed another contract with the winning bidder, Ithuba.
Desjardins Cuts Stantec Price Target to $38.00
The firm presently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Desjardins’ target price would suggest a potential upside of 48.26% from the company’s previous close.
String King Impressive in LA Turf Classic
Louisiana-bred String King seems to be getting better with age as the 7-year-old gelding rolled to an impressive victory in the Louisiana Turf Classic at Harrah’s Louisiana Downs Casino & Racetrack Aug. 8.
Elektrum Makes Grade in Mabee
Hronis Racing’s Elektrum outfinished three rivals late to earn her first graded stakes in the $250,000 John C. Mabee Stakes (gr. IIT) Aug. 8 at Del Mar.
Gaming Industry News Weekly Recap – Stories You Might Have Missed
THE AMERICAS
Free of its bankrupt main unit, Caesars Entertainment posted a rare profit in Q2 while Caesars Interactive posted record revenue but Rafi Farber preached caution for Caesars investors; MGM Resorts fared better than most in Q2 while filing a lawsuit against Connecticut’s tribal casino plans; social casino games saved Zynga’s bacon (again); the Macho Sports brothers were sentenced to federal prison; the Minnesota Lottery set a date to shut down its online operations; Google began showing snippets of betting odds in search results; CBS Sports rolled out its rake-free daily fantasy sports site while RotoGrinders debuted a new daily fantasy bulk entering tool; Scientific Games revenue rose two-thirds in Q2; Bitcoin Gambling Guide’s Chris Evans examined the challenges and opportunities of Bitcoin while Tatjana Pasalic chatted up the likes of Seth Palansky and Jason Somerville in her Chats With Tats video series.
EUROPE
William Hill’s H1 profit tumbled thanks to £44m in additional UK gaming taxes; GVC Holdings raised its Bwin.party bid to £1.3b while Bwin.party scrapped its Manchester United casino app after just five months; Unibet bucked trends by posting online poker gains in Q2 and paid €59m to acquire iGame; Russian media offered conflicting reports on online poker regulation; Ireland handed out its first online betting licenses; PokerStars launched its largest ever marketing campaign while Terrence Chan campaigned to put Stars founder Isai Scheinberg in the Poker Hall of Fame; Italian firms caught up in the Betuniq crackdown threatened to sue the Malta Gaming Authority; Yahoo inked a daily fantasy sports partnership with Mondogoal; PartyPoker eliminated controversial withdrawal fees; Finnish operator Veikkaus earned 40% of its sales online; the Microgaming Poker Network welcomed Guts.com; Optimal Payments got FCA approval for its Skrill acquisition; Nichola Stott discussed the finer points of content marketing for the igaming industry; another English Premier League season loomed, prompting Coral and Betfair to seal new EPL betting partnerships while Bet-at-home signed its first Bundesliga deal.