It wasn’t long after West Coast’s 2 3/4-length victory in the 1 1/8-mile Los Alamitos Derby that the word “Travers” came out of Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert’s mouth.
Monthly Archives: July 2017
Songbird Holds Fast in Delaware Handicap
The champion daughter of Medaglia d’Oro came and conquered July 15 at Delaware Park, where she claimed the $750,000 Delaware Handicap (G1) for Delaware native Rick Porter of Fox Hill Farms and Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer.
Distance No Issue for Disco Partner in Forbidden Apple
Disco Partner not only answered the question of whether he could handle added distance in the $150,000 Forbidden Apple Stakes, he did so in a manner that made the query look foolish.
First Winners for I Want Revenge, New Year's Day
Brexit Revenge and Special Portion found their way to the winner’s circle for Wood Memorial victor I Want Revenge and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile hero New Year’s Day.
Frostmourne Coasts to Kent Stakes Victory
Green Lantern Stables’ Frostmourne broke through for his first graded win in the June 3 Penn Mile Stakes (G2T) and put in a repeat performance July 15 in the $200,000 Kent Stakes (G3T) at Delaware Park.
Declaration of War, Justin Phillip Get Stakes Winners
Actress won the Jebel Ali Silver Jubilee Anglesey Stakes at The Curragh to become the first black-type winner for Declaration of War, while What a Catch was Justin Phillip’s first black-type winner in the Rockville Centre Stakes at Belmont Park.
Enable Romps to Complete Oaks Double
Juddmonte Farms’ homebred Enable tracked the pace in the July 15 Darley Irish Oaks (G1) at the Curragh, blew past the leader turning for home and drew off to win every bit as easily as she had in her last start, the Investec Oaks (G1) at Epsom.
Enable Romps in Completing Oaks Double
Juddmonte Farms’ homebred Enable (GB) tracked the pace in the July 15 Darley Irish Oaks (G1) at the Curragh, blew past the leader turning for home and drew off to win every bit as easily as she had in her last start, the Investec Oaks (G1) at Epsom.
WSOP Main Event in the Money, All Former Champs Out, Few Pros Remain, Hallaert Eyeing Back-to-Back Final Tables, Charity ‘Little One’ Also Underway
The 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event began with 7,221 runners, and after Day 4 action on Sunday, just 297 players remained. Argentina’s Damian Salas is out in front. […]
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Arrogate Logs Final Work for San Diego Handicap
Juddmonte Farms’ Arrogate logged his final timed workout for the July 22 TVG San Diego Handicap (G2) under the watchful eye of Bob Baffert and met his trainer’s expectations with a six-furlong run in 1:11 flat.
Harry Angel Hands Caravaggio First Loss in July Cup
Harry Angel (IRE) turned the tables on 3-year-old rival and previously undefeated Caravaggio in the July 15 Darley July Cup at Newmarket, winning by 1 1/4-lengths over the best of the older horses, Limato (IRE), as Caravaggio finished fourth.
FTC Pushback Puts the Kaibosh on DraftKings FanDuel Partnership
Rather than fight the government, DraftKings and FanDuel have called off plans for a merger between the two titans of the daily fantasy sports (DFS) industry. A statement jointly announced […]
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Gamblit skill games in Oklahoma; GameCo ink Soulcalibur II deal
Skill-based real-money games developer Gamblit Gaming has expanded its geographical presence in the US by deploying its products at a tribal casino in Oklahoma.
On Thursday, Gamblit announced that it had installed its Model G interactive game tables – featuring its Gamblit Poker and Cannonbeard’s Treasure games – at the Downstream Casino Resort in Quapaw, Oklahoma. Downstream is owned and operated by the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma.
The deployment is the result of a deal between Gamblit and Integrity Gaming Inc, a subsidiary of Podyras Gaming Finance Corp. Integrity, a middle-market supplier for tribal gaming operators, has an exclusive right to distribute Gamblit products to tribal casinos in Oklahoma and Texas.
Gamblit already has a foothold in casinos in Nevada and Southern California, and CEO Eric Meyerhofer is right chuffed to be launching in Oklahoma, “which, as the third largest gaming market in the United States presents a particularly attractive opportunity” for boosting awareness of Gamblit’s products.
Miss Temple City Back to Work After Ascot Run
Multiple grade 1 winner Miss Temple City was put through her first serious paces since returning from an ambitious seasonal debut last month at Royal Ascot, working five furlongs in company with stablemate Quidura (GB) July 14.
Shakeel Edges Out Grand Prix de Paris Score
The Alain de Royer-Dupre-trained Shakeel moved into contention and two furlongs from the wire and engaged with Permian in a thrust-and-parry battle to the wire, where Shakeel prevailed by a nose in 2:30.42 over the good going.
WSOP Main Event Day 3 Review: Quan Zhou bubbles; Patrick Lavecchia leads
The World Series of Poker Main Event has reached the money after China’s Quan Zhou bubbled, taking home the consolation prize of a seat in next year’s affair.
In April, Quan Zhou was the darling of the poker press when he beat the Global Poker Index (GPI) World #1 Nick Petrangelo in the heads-up phase of the PokerStars Championship Macau High Roller for $469,009.
Leap into a time machine and head to Day 3 of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, and Zhou is the man the camera crews had their lens locked onto, as he, and Roger Campbell, both ended up in the fight to avoid being the Bubble-Bubble Boy.
Zhou lost his tournament life running an unsuccessful bluff against the Triple Crown incumbent, Davidi Kitai (the Belgian was sitting on Kings full when Zhou pushed with a missed draw). Campbell lost his right to a seat when he missed his flush draw against Kenny Shih.
Litfin: Intriguing Weekend Ahead of Del Mar, Spa
While racing fans everywhere eagerly await opening day at Del Mar and Saratoga Race Course next week, there is solid stakes action across the nation July 15.
For Smith, Lightning Strikes Twice With Songbird
When Mike Smith hangs up his tack for the final time, many fans will remember him as racing’s “ladies’ man.”
Wynn Resorts says Okada fight won’t derail Japan casino bid
Casino operator Wynn Resorts is dismissing suggestions that its long-running highly public legal squabble with Kazuo Okada could jeopardize Wynn’s pursuit of a Japanese casino license.
This week, Morningstar analysts suggested that the five-year legal battle between Wynn and Okada, founder of Japanese gaming operator Universal Entertainment Corp, could spell trouble when Japan’s regulators finally get around to awarding the country’s first integrated resort licenses.
The suggestion is that Wynn’s 2012 forcible redemption of Okada’s significant holdings in Wynn stock and allegations of corruption surrounding Okada’s Philippine gaming operations might not sit well with Japanese regulators. Universal is one of Japan’s major pachinko operators, with subsidiaries that run casinos and manufacture gaming devices.
Wynn’s marketing maven Michael Weaver dismissed these concerns, telling the Las Vegas Review-Journal that the company remains skeptical that the Okada brouhaha “will be a factor at all.”
Roly Poly Goes All the Way in Falmouth
Roly Poly went right to the lead in the July 14 Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes (G1) at Newmarket and powered home first by 1 1/4 lengths over Wuheida.