Curlin to Mischief sired his first foal when Billiondollarbaby dropped a filly Feb. 2 at Rancho San Miguel in San Miguel, Calif.
Monthly Archives: February 2017
Curlin to Mischief Sires First Foal
Curlin to Mischief sired his first foal when Billiondollarbaby dropped a filly Feb. 2 at Rancho San Miguel in San Miguel, Calif.
Curlin to Mischief Sires First Foal
Curlin to Mischief sired his first foal when Billiondollarbaby dropped a filly Feb. 2 at Rancho San Miguel in San Miguel, Calif.
Curlin to Mischief Sires First Foal
Curlin to Mischief sired his first foal when Billiondollarbaby dropped a filly Feb. 2 at Rancho San Miguel in San Miguel, Calif.
Big Drama To Stonewall's Prestige Stallions for 2017
Harold Queen’s homebred Big Drama has returned to the farm where his stallion career began and will stand the 2017 season at Stonewall’s Prestige Stallions near Ocala, Fla.
Tattersalls February Shatters Records
The Tattersalls February sale, held over two days for the first time, saw records across the board as it concluded Feb. 3.
Moroccan gambling monopolies celebrate strong 2016
Morocco’s gambling monopolies reported solid financial gains in 2016, continuing a hot streak that has seen the market grow more than one-third since 2013.
On Thursday, Casablanca-based economic daily La Vie Écho reported that Morocco’s gambling industry – not including its seven brick-and-mortar casinos – saw total betting turnover rise 6.65% to MAD 9.4b (US $941m) in 2016. The sum represents a 36% increase in gambling spending since 2013 in this northwest African nation of around 34m people.
The dominant betting activity in Morocco is at the racetrack, where the Royal Society for Horse Encouragement (SOREC) enjoys a betting monopoly. SOREC, which operates 28 branches and has an additional 540 points of sale via commercial partnerships, reported betting turnover rising 3% last year to MAD 6.4b, giving it a 70% share of the non-casino gambling market. SOREC launched a mobile data app in 2016 to keep punters informed on all Moroccan and French racing info and to push promotional offers.
Sports betting and instant lotteries are the sole responsibility of Moroccan Games and Sports (MDJS), which reported turnover up nearly one-fifth to MAD 2.2b in 2016, while turnover growth in this sector has risen 57% since 2013. MDJS’ online sales accounted for only a small fraction of its turnover but online growth (25%) outpaced overall growth.
Litfin at Large: Focus on Weekend's 3-Year-Old Stakes
If you’re thinking a pick three on the three Derby prep races—all scheduled within a 95-minute window—would surely stimulate some nationwide interest in the proceedings, you’re right. And you’re also out of luck, because that makes too much sense.
Mathews, Howard Hit It Big With Ivan Fallunovalot
Almost three years after hitting the equine lottery, Ivan Fallunovalot bids for a record third consecutive victory in the Feb. 4 King Cotton Stakes, a $125,000 six-furlong event for older horses at Oaklawn.
France’s online poker cash games post rare gains in December
France’s online gambling market remained driven by sports betting in Q4 2016, while poker’s decline slowed but failed to stop.
Figures released Thursday by French gaming regulator ARJEL show online sports betting turnover hitting €532m in the three months ending December 31, an 18% improvement over Q4 2015 and the second highest total (after Q2 2016) since the regulated market launched in 2010.
Sports betting revenue jumped 9% in Q4 to €89m while the number of weekly active bettors gained 14% to 275k. For 2016 as a whole, betting handle shot up 44.5% to €2.08b while revenue gained 29% to €349m, reflecting the impact of the Euro 2016 football tournament and the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics.
Horserace betting handle continued to decline in Q4, falling 7% to €246m, while race betting revenue slipped €5m to €62m. Racing stakeholders grasping for positives will point to the fact that the handle decline improved from -12% and -11% in Q2 and Q3 2016, respectively. For the year, race handle was down 9% to €924m and revenue fell 8% to €234m.
Arlington Cuts, Reduces Stakes Purses
Move will put more money into overnight purses
Nevada Poker Room 2016 Revenue Totals Backtrack by a Smidge
Nevada poker rooms raked in $117 million in revenue in 2016. The state brought in less than it did in 2015, but only by the slimmest margin: approximately two-tenths of […]
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Nevada Poker Room 2016 Revenue Totals Backtrack by a Smidge
Nevada poker rooms raked in $117 million in revenue in 2016. The state brought in less than it did in 2015, but only by the slimmest margin: approximately two-tenths of […]
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Pegasus Final Time Lowered to a Track Record
Arrogate’s official time has been dropped to 1:46.83
Pegasus Final Time Lowered to a Track Record
Arrogate’s official time has been dropped to 1:46.83
Pegasus Final Time Lowered to a Track Record
Arrogate’s official time has been dropped to 1:46.83
Plus Ca Change…
What is extraordinary is the number of pedigree interrelationships that bind most of the champions.
Plus Ca Change…
What is extraordinary is the number of pedigree interrelationships that bind most of the champions.
Champagne Room, Unique Bella Square Off in Las Virgenes
Champagne Room, the champion 2-year-old filly of 2016, will be in a unique position Feb. 5 at Santa Anita Park, where she’ll make her 3-year-old debut in the Las Virgenes Stakes. The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies winner likely won’t be favored.
Champagne Room, Unique Bella Square Off in Las Virgenes
Champagne Room, the champion 2-year-old filly of 2016, will be in a unique position Feb. 5 at Santa Anita Park, where she’ll make her 3-year-old debut in the Las Virgenes Stakes. The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies winner likely won’t be favored.