With a strong outside rally in the final furlong, Dacita (CHI) just edged Recepta at the wire to win the $500,000 Diana Stakes (gr. IT) July 23 at Saratoga Race Course.
Monthly Archives: July 2016
Leonardo DiCaprio Auctions Off Poker Night with Ed Norton
The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation recently gave poker players and enthusiasts an opportunity to sit down at the felt with two of Hollywood’s biggest stars. In a bid to raise funds and awareness for environmental research, DiCaprio’s foundation hosted its third annual auction on July 20 and one of the prizes was a poker date with Ed […]
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Paulassilverlining Rolls into Honorable Miss
Entered off back to back graded stakes wins, grade II winner Paulassilverlining will try to extend that streak to three against a deep field of female sprinters in the $200,000 Honorable Miss Stakes (gr. II) July 27 at Saratoga Race Course.
Apprentice Aparicio Rides First U.S. Winner
Arturo Aparicio, an 18-year-old apprentice from Panama, landed his first and second wins in the United States July 17 at Ellis Park.
Exaggerator Questionable for Jim Dandy
The status of Exaggerator for the $600,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (gr. II) July 30 is up in the air, after the colt received a “C” grade for his workout July 23 from trainer Keith Desormeaux.
Bitumen Rallies to Sanford Score
Joseph Sutton’s Bitumen ran the way a favorite should July 23 , closing with a powerful rally to take the $150,000 Sanford Stakes (gr. III) at Saratoga Race Course.
Fair Eva First Stakes Winner for Frankel
Juddmonte Farms’ unbeaten champion Frankel reached an important milestone as a freshman sire July 23 when his daughter Fair Eva won the Princess Margaret Juddmonte Stakes (Eng-III) at Ascot, providing him with his first stakes winner.
Highland Reel Leads Every Step in King George
The six rivals facing Highland Reel in the King George and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Eng-I) July 23 at Ascot had no answer for his early speed, and the 4-year-old son of Galileo led every step to score a clear victory.
Beholder Work Moved After Del Mar Breakdowns
Three breakdowns within a span of 10 minutes marred the early training session at Del Mar on a hazy morning July 23, forcing Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella to postpone a scheduled breeze for three-time champion Beholder.
Enola Gray Still Unbeaten After Del Mar Romp
Nick Alexander’s homebred Enola Gray continued her blitz through the Californa-bred ranks July 22 in the $150,000 Fleet Treat Stakes at Del Mar.
Enola Gray Still Unbeaten After Del Mar Romp
Nick Alexander’s homebred Enola Gray continued her blitz through the Californa-bred ranks July 22 in the $150,000 Fleet Treat Stakes at Del Mar.
Blame Angel Wins a Day After Trainer's Death
“Divine intervention in the nightcap,” Ellis Park announcer Jimmy McNerney told the crowd after Blame Angel captured the eighth race July 22 by 2 3/4 lengths.
7-Year-Old Gelding Wins First Start at Ellis
Seven-year-old gelding Ain’t in No Hurry led most of the way in his first start ever to take Ellis Park’s second race July 22 by three lengths in the field of $16,000 maiden claimers.
7-Year-Old Gelding Wins First Start at Ellis
Seven-year-old gelding Ain’t in No Hurry led most of the way in his first start ever to take Ellis Park’s second race July 22 by three lengths in the field of $16,000 maiden claimers.
Beijing Imperial Palace Hotel ordered closed for harming Macau’s image
Macau officials have ordered the temporary closure of the hotel containing the troubled Greek Mythology Casino for “harming the image of Macao’s tourism sector.”
On Friday, the Macao Government Tourist Office (MGTO) ordered the Beijing Imperial Palace Hotel – formerly known as the New Century Hotel – to shut down on Saturday (23) due to its operator having “committed serious administrative irregularities, constituting threats to public safety.” The closure will last six months.
The MGTO claimed that past inspections of the Imperial Palace had uncovered multiple instances of illegal reconstructions that presented “serious fire safety issues,” including obstructed escape routes, use of flammable construction materials, defective lighting and smoke detection systems, inadequate number of fire extinguishers, etc.
The MGTO’s inspections had already led to the closure of a number of the property’s dining and other facilities but the MGTO claims the owners had failed to bring their building up to code. Until the necessary changes are made, the public is forbidden from setting foot on the property. The closure marks the first time that Macau officials have shut down a five-star hotel.
Sweet Loretta Powers to Schuylerville Win
St. Elias Stable’s Sweet Loretta kicked off stakes action at Saratoga Race Course with an impressive victory in the $150,000 Schuylerville Stakes (gr. III) for 2-year-old fillies July 22, opening day at the upstate New York track.
Ancient Secret Scores in Lake George
Alpha Delta Stables’ Ancient Secret took another step up in class and remained undefeated July 22 at Saratoga Race Course in the $200,000 Lake George Stakes (gr. IIT)
GOP Omits Online Gambling Ban Support from Platform as RNC Wraps Up
The Republican National Convention (RNC) may have been packed full of talking points this week, but the most pertinent takeaway for US poker players on GOP policy might be that the party will no longer call for a ban on Internet poker. It’s the first time since 1996 that online gaming prohibition has not been […]
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Songbird Logs First Gallop at Saratoga
Champion Songbird logged her first gallop over Saratoga Race Course’s main track July 22.
Amaya Gaming trims “dozens” of staff to ensure company hits growth targets
Online gambling operator Amaya Gaming is trimming its payroll in a bid to improve its organizational structure and its bottom line.
On Friday, sources told eGaming Review that Amaya was eliminating “dozens” of jobs at its London office while shifting some of these jobs to more cost-effective locales such as the Isle of Man. The cuts are a continuation of an attrition process that gathered speed following the closure in May of Amaya’s ‘B’ poker brand Full Tilt.
Amaya’s corporate spokesman Eric Hollreiser confirmed the cuts, saying the company was eliminating “a few dozen existing roles in several offices, while simultaneously creating a few dozen new roles in several offices.” Hollreiser said all efforts were being made to place the affected Amaya staffers in new roles based on their qualifications.
Perhaps the highest profile redundancy is Heath Cram, director of sports biz-dev and operations for Amaya’s BetStars sportsbook. Cram, a 10-year veteran of the Rational Group – the parent company of PokerStars that Amaya acquired in 2014 – announced via his LinkedIn page that he’d be stepping down in August to work for a B2B firm that doesn’t directly compete with PokerStars.