Lexington-based bloodstock agent David Ingordo, who was responsible for selecting the great Zenyatta for Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Moss as a yearling, has been added to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission by Gov. Matt Bevin.
Monthly Archives: February 2016
Smokey Image Logs First Work for San Felipe
Smokey Image found company in the turn of his four-furlong breeze, as he and jockey Victor Espinoza moved inside of a three-furlong worker and stuck with their unexpected rival to the wire, covering the distance in :47 1/5.
Smokey Image Logs First Work for San Felipe
Smokey Image found company in the turn of his four-furlong breeze, as he and jockey Victor Espinoza moved inside of a three-furlong worker and stuck with their unexpected rival to the wire, covering the distance in :47 1/5.
Writer, Author Haun Dies at 70
Turf writer and lifelong pedigree enthusiast Marianna Haun, who developed a theory connecting Thoroughbred heart size to the X chromosome, died Feb. 12 after a lengthy illness.
Writer, Author Haun Dies at 70
Turf writer and lifelong pedigree enthusiast Marianna Haun, who developed a theory connecting Thoroughbred heart size to the X chromosome, died Feb. 12 after a lengthy illness.
New Sires: American Made
Following is information on incoming stallions to Kentucky standing for $10,000 and up and on select leaders in other markets:
N.C. Powerball winner target of $10M lawsuit by local pastor
Marie Holmes, North Carolina’s $188 million Powerball lottery winner, is back in the news again.Powerball, Legal, Winner Stories, North Carolina, After the Big Win, Charity, Religion, Multi-State Game, Lawsuit
N.C. Powerball winner target of $10M lawsuit by local pastor
Marie Holmes, North Carolina’s $188 million Powerball lottery winner, is back in the news again.Powerball, Legal, Winner Stories, North Carolina, After the Big Win, Charity, Religion, Multi-State Game, Lawsuit
Asmussen Has Solid Pair in Rachel Alexandra
Mike Rutherford’s homebred Stageplay, who will be seeking her second consecutive Fair Grounds stakes, has been installed the 7-5 morning-line favorite for the 200,000 Twinspires.com Rachel Alexandra Stakes (gr. II) Feb. 20
GSN Games acquires rival Plumbee to expand in UK
Sony-owned GSN Games has acquired rival Plumbee to expand its global footprint to the UK
GSN has acquired 100% of London-based Plumbee’s equity in an undisclosed price, announced the GSN on Monday.
Plumbee is best known for its Mirrorball Slots app, which exceeded its 10 million download mark on Facebook and mobile devices in March last year. The company has shut its Mirrorball Bingo app in March 2015 because the product did not have the traction the company was hoping for and for the company to focus on its core Mirrorball Slots product.
The deal shows a continuous consolidation of the mobile social casino market, which according to Eilers Research, generated $3.3 billion in revenues in 2015, quoted Venturebeat.
GSN Games acquires rival Plumbee to expand in UK
Sony-owned GSN Games has acquired rival Plumbee to expand its global footprint to the UK
GSN has acquired 100% of London-based Plumbee’s equity in an undisclosed price, announced the GSN on Monday.
Plumbee is best known for its Mirrorball Slots app, which exceeded its 10 million download mark on Facebook and mobile devices in March last year. The company has shut its Mirrorball Bingo app in March 2015 because the product did not have the traction the company was hoping for and for the company to focus on its core Mirrorball Slots product.
The deal shows a continuous consolidation of the mobile social casino market, which according to Eilers Research, generated $3.3 billion in revenues in 2015, quoted Venturebeat.
'All Others' Favored in Future Wager Pool 2
Undefeated Mohaymen (15) and Nyquist (17) were the top individual horses, while the mutuel field option, or “all others” (24), was favored when Pool 2 of Churchill Downs’ Kentucky Derby Future Wager closed Feb. 14.
'All Others' Favored in Future Wager Pool 2
Undefeated Mohaymen (15) and Nyquist (17) were the top individual horses, while the mutuel field option, or “all others” (24), was favored when Pool 2 of Churchill Downs’ Kentucky Derby Future Wager closed Feb. 14.
Thoroughbred Makeover Trainers Selected
The Retired Racehorse Project released a list of 480 trainers from 45 states, three Canadian provinces, and England who will acquire and train a recently retired racehorse for the Thoroughbred Makeover and National Syposium.
Thoroughbred Makeover Trainers Selected
The Retired Racehorse Project released a list of 480 trainers from 45 states, three Canadian provinces, and England who will acquire and train a recently retired racehorse for the Thoroughbred Makeover and National Syposium.
West beats East in Kobe Bryant’s final NBA All-Star Game
Contrary to the typical flashy, all-for-show, fan-focused event, the 2016 NBA All Star Game paid tribute to the man who has celebrated his 18th and final All-Star game.
The NBA’s annual mid-season classic, which pits the league’s best against each other in a fierce battle to see who can make the most highlight plays, packed the Air Canada Centre in Toronto on Sunday, the first time the All-star game was played outside the U.S. But that’s not how All-Star weekend had played itself out at first.
Prior to the game’s opening tip, NBA great Magic Johnson lauded the 37-year-old Kobe Bryant a pair of tribute videos featuring some career highlights interspersed with messages of thanks from a handful of fellow NBA players. Fireworks burst behind him as he entered his final All-Star game.
“It was really special,” Bryant told The Associated Press. “Those are the things you don’t get a chance to hear when you’re competing against each other. To hear those stories now, you have such a deep sense of appreciation and such a brotherhood from all the years of competing against each other. It just felt good.”
West beats East in Kobe Bryant’s final NBA All-Star Game
Contrary to the typical flashy, all-for-show, fan-focused event, the 2016 NBA All Star Game paid tribute to the man who has celebrated his 18th and final All-Star game.
The NBA’s annual mid-season classic, which pits the league’s best against each other in a fierce battle to see who can make the most highlight plays, packed the Air Canada Centre in Toronto on Sunday, the first time the All-star game was played outside the U.S. But that’s not how All-Star weekend had played itself out at first.
Prior to the game’s opening tip, NBA great Magic Johnson lauded the 37-year-old Kobe Bryant a pair of tribute videos featuring some career highlights interspersed with messages of thanks from a handful of fellow NBA players. Fireworks burst behind him as he entered his final All-Star game.
“It was really special,” Bryant told The Associated Press. “Those are the things you don’t get a chance to hear when you’re competing against each other. To hear those stories now, you have such a deep sense of appreciation and such a brotherhood from all the years of competing against each other. It just felt good.”
Crown Resorts faces $362 million amended tax bill
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) is chasing Crown Resorts down with a $250 million tax bill from its pre-GFC foray into the US casino market.
Crown has received an amended tax assessments from the ATO, regarding income tax paid for the financial years ending June 30, 2009 to June 30, 2014 for its investment in Nevada-based casino operator Cannery Casino Resorts (CCR).
ATO is seeking $250 million from Crown plus an additional notice of penalties to the amount of about $112 million, bringing the total to $362 million.
Crown disputes the amended assessments and said that is intends “to pursue all available avenues of objection including, if necessary, court proceedings”
Crown Resorts faces $362 million amended tax bill
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) is chasing Crown Resorts down with a $250 million tax bill from its pre-GFC foray into the US casino market.
Crown has received an amended tax assessments from the ATO, regarding income tax paid for the financial years ending June 30, 2009 to June 30, 2014 for its investment in Nevada-based casino operator Cannery Casino Resorts (CCR).
ATO is seeking $250 million from Crown plus an additional notice of penalties to the amount of about $112 million, bringing the total to $362 million.
Crown disputes the amended assessments and said that is intends “to pursue all available avenues of objection including, if necessary, court proceedings”
Melco Crown turns to tech to drive banned customers away from its casinos
Lawrence Ho’s Melco Crown Entertainment is reportedly stepping up its technology game to prevent banned players from re-entering its casinos.
The casino operator is the first in Asia’s gaming hub to install a specialized face recognition technology developed by German biometric firm Cognitec. The system, called FaceVAC-VideoScan, is capable of detecting people’s faces in live video streams, which are then compared to databases of banned persons.
If there’s a match between the information collected and the photos in the casino’s system, it will immediately send real-time alerts to the security staff who will deny the detected player entry into the casino.
The company also said its software “also allows to compute demographical information, client behavior, people movement in time and space, and frequent visitiors.”