For the third consecutive season, Tapit has broken his own the single-season progeny earnings record.
Monthly Archives: November 2016
Connect Edges Divining Rod in Cigar Mile
Connect added to an already banner year for trainer Chad Brown as he engaged in a thrilling stretch duel with Divining Rod and just got his nose down at the wire to win the $500,000 Cigar Mile Handicap (gr. I) at Aqueduct Racetrack Nov. 26.
Tattersalls Foal Sale Sustains Momentum
Two lots sold for 100,000 guineas or more Nov. 26 at the Tattersalls December foal sale, bringing a close to the four-day sale.
Mo Town Wins Stakes Debut in Remsen
In his first stakes try, Mo Town soared past favored Takaful in the stretch and was not seriously threatened late to post a clear victory in the $300,000 Remsen Stakes (gr. II) Nov. 26 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Jockey Ocampo Secures Career Win 1,000
Jockey Israel Ocampo gained his 1,000th career victory when he scored on Nov. 25 aboard One Last Knight at Remington Park.
Miss Sky Warrior Holds On in Demoiselle
Arlene’s Sun Star Stable’s Miss Sky Warrior continues to find new gears during her steps up in class, turning back at late bid from favorite Jamyson ‘n Ginger to capture the $300,000 Demoiselle Stakes (gr. II) at Aqueduct Race Course.
Miss Sky Warrior Holds On in Demoiselle
Arlene’s Sun Star Stable’s Miss Sky Warrior continues to find new gears during her steps up in class, turning back at late bid from favorite Jamyson ‘n Ginger to capture the $300,000 Demoiselle Stakes (gr. II) at Aqueduct Race Course.
Verve's Tale Gets First Stakes Win in Comely
After taking eight starts to secure her maiden win, Verve’s Tale didn’t waste any time securing her first stakes victory.
Harzand's Dam Heads Tattersalls December
The 2016 renewal of the Tattersalls December Mares Sale combines the best of British and Irish bloodstock with significant consignments from throughout Europe.
Harzand's Dam Heads Tattersalls December
The 2016 renewal of the Tattersalls December Mares Sale combines the best of British and Irish bloodstock with significant consignments from throughout Europe.
Alex Aqel Wins Second-Largest MSPT Tournament in Wisconsin History
Alex Aqel, a 32-year-old from Chicago, emerged victorious for $138,385 cash in the second-largest major poker tournament ever held in Wisconsin last weekend. The Mid-States Poker Tour Potawatomi Hotel & […]
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Mont Saint Legame in Kentucky Derby Picture
Mont Saint Legame tracked the pace in Saturday’s Cattleya Sho at Tokyo Racecourse, went by outside the leader in mid-straight, and claimed a 1 1/4-length victory, becoming the leading Japanese contender for the 2017 Kentucky Derby.
California Chrome Continues Work at Los Al
The slow-early, quick-late drills have been standard for the 5-year-old son of Lucky Pulpit, so when he powered through the stretch to stop the clock in :47.46 for a half-mile Saturday, with a final furlong in :11.10, it was par for the course.
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500.com acquires Chinese mobile social poker operator
Chinese online sports lottery operator 500.com has taken a controlling stake in a social poker business in an attempt to diversify its currently non-existent revenue stream.
On Friday, 500.com announced that it had taken a 51% stake in Qufan Internet Technology Inc. and Shenzhen Qufan Internet Technology Co. Ltd, which collectively operate a mobile social poker platform.
500.com says the transaction, which will cost RMB 110.5m (US $16m), is subject to certain unspecified conditions. The company didn’t offer any guidance for what type of boost this acquisition might provide to 500.com’s bottom line.
The Nasdaq-listed 500.com is desperate to show investors some capacity to generate revenue, having now gone six straight quarters without a single penny from online lottery operations following Beijing’s March 2015 decision to ‘temporarily’ suspend online sales after uncovering widespread fraud by provincial lottery administrators.
Champion Untapable to be bred to Frankel
Champion Untapable, winner of the 2014 Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff (gr. I), will be bred to unbeaten champion Frankel for her initial mating in 2017, according to David Fiske, manager of owner Winchell Thoroughbreds.
South Australia urges states to adopt new online betting tax
Australian betting operator Tabcorp Holdings isn’t taking chances that an interloper could spoil its plans to merge with rival Tatts Group.
On Friday, Tabcorp announced that it had taken a roughly 10% stake in Tatts via a cash-settled equity swap with investment bankers UBS that gives Tabcorp certain voting rights. The purchase appears intended to ward off any competitors that might try to make their own acquisition play for Tatts.
In October, the two companies announced plans to join forces to create an Australian betting monster with annual revenue of over AUD5b. Our own Rafi Farber slammed the merger as a nakedly anti-competitive move intended to create a single booming voice with which to badger the government to impose further restrictions on Tabcorb/Tatts’ online rivals, most of which are local divisions of international firms.
Those online bookies have already protested the apparent carveout that Tabcorp and Tatts received via the ban on online in-play betting contained in the proposed amendments to the Interactive Gambling Act (IGA) 2001, which the two domestic firms had long pressed the government to implement.
South Australia urges states to adopt new online betting tax
Australian betting operator Tabcorp Holdings isn’t taking chances that an interloper could spoil its plans to merge with rival Tatts Group.
On Friday, Tabcorp announced that it had taken a roughly 10% stake in Tatts via a cash-settled equity swap with investment bankers UBS that gives Tabcorp certain voting rights. The purchase appears intended to ward off any competitors that might try to make their own acquisition play for Tatts.
In October, the two companies announced plans to join forces to create an Australian betting monster with annual revenue of over AUD5b. Our own Rafi Farber slammed the merger as a nakedly anti-competitive move intended to create a single booming voice with which to badger the government to impose further restrictions on Tabcorb/Tatts’ online rivals, most of which are local divisions of international firms.
Those online bookies have already protested the apparent carveout that Tabcorp and Tatts received via the ban on online in-play betting contained in the proposed amendments to the Interactive Gambling Act (IGA) 2001, which the two domestic firms had long pressed the government to implement.
Gun Runner Overcomes Elders in Clark
Winchell Thoroughbreds and Three Chimneys’ Gun Runner handily defeated older horses to earn his first grade I victory Nov. 25, turning back longshot Breaking Lucky for a gate-to-wire score in the $500,000 Clark Handicap (gr. I) at Churchill Downs.
Linda Powers Home to Win Mrs. Revere Stakes
After dueling in early stretch with grade I winner Harmonize, Linda found another gear in the final furlong to register a clear win in the $200,000 Mrs. Revere Stakes (gr. IIT) at Churchill Downs.