Coming off a fourth place finish in the West Virginia Derby (G3) that capped off his sophomore year, 4-year-old Patch returned to racing May 12 with an allowance win at Belmont Park.
Monthly Archives: May 2018
Jockeys Delay Saturday Card at Belmont Park
Jockeys delayed the start of the first race at Belmont Park by 37 minutes May 12 to register their dissatisfaction with the state of ongoing contract negotiations between the Jockeys’ Guild and the New York Racing Association.
O'Brien Brings Three to Derby Trial Stakes
O’Brien’s trio will all re-oppose, having finished 1-2-3 in last month’s P.W. McGrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes (G3) over the same Leopardstown 10 furlongs as the Derrinstown.
Kirby's Penny Kicks Into High Gear to Win Vagrancy
Kent Spellman’s Kirby’s Penny surprised the Belmont Park crowd May 12 when she sailed past the favorites on the outside to take the $200,000 Vagrancy Handicap (G3) by 1 1/2 lengths.
O'Brien Brings Three to Derrinstown
O’Brien’s trio will all re-oppose, having finished 1-2-3 in last month’s P.W. McGrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes (G3) over the same Leopardstown 10 furlongs as the Derrinstown.
Tenfold Joins Preakness Fray
Winchell Thoroughbreds’ homebred Tenfold has officially joined the Preakness Stakes (G1) fray, according to his connections, and galloped 1 1/2 miles May 12 at Churchill Downs.
ParisLongchamp Set for Return of Classic Racing
Classic racing returns to ParisLongchamp May 13, with the running of both the €600,000 The Emirates Poule d’Essai des Poulains (G1) and the €500,000 The Emirates Poule d’Essai des Pouliches (G1).
Georgia Gov. signs bill allowing lottery winners to remain anonymous
Georgia has joined a small but growing number of states that allow lottery winners to remain anonymous.Georgia, Legislation, Anonymous
Summer of Poker Tournaments in Las Vegas Kicks Off May 14 at The Venetian
The kingpin of poker tournaments — the World Series of Poker (WSOP) — is still a few weeks away, but the Las Vegas summer poker grind kicks off Monday, May 14 at […]
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Translating the World Cup into success
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The World Cup will be the betting event of the year and provides operators and affiliates with a huge opportunity to engage new and existing consumers. Most will now be putting the finishing touches to their battle plans as they look to leverage the global nature of the tournament and deliver high-value content to bettors in markets all over the world.
But to succeed, they will have to overcome many hurdles, including creating unique content that spans both desktop and mobile, as well as translating said content, all while fending off stiff competition. It’s a tough task, but with such a huge prize on the table, operators and affiliates will want to rise to the occasion and get their hands on the trophy.
Tough competition:
Two Scholarships to be Awarded at La. Legends Night
Scholarships offered by the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association.
CD Releases Parking Plan for Remainder of Meet
Churchill Downs announces parking procedures for Mother’s Day and the remainder of the 2018 spring meet.
Will Take Charge Gets First Winner in Tijori
Three Chimneys Farm’s Will Take Charge was represented by his first winner when his daughter Tijori won on debut at Santa Anita Park May 11 in a 4 1/2-furlong maiden special weight for 2-year-olds.
Esports Playing Its Hand at 2018 World Series of Poker with UMG Big Stage for Competitive Gaming
Esports, meet poker. Along with the 78 bracelet events and millions in cash, this year’s World Series of Poker (WSOP) will give esports a significant presence at poker’s flagship event in […]
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Sophie Doyle Hopes to Carry Success to Arlington
It’s been quite an adventure for jockey Sophie Doyle since she came to ride full time in the United States in 2013. This summer another chapter will be written in her story when she competes at Arlington International Racecourse for the 2018 meet.
Mind Your Biscuits Fires Bullet in Return to Track
New York-bred Mind Your Biscuits, winner of the March 31 Dubai Golden Shaheen Sponsored By Gulf News (G1), turned in his first timed workout at Belmont Park since returning from a freshening at the Fair Hill Training Center in Maryland.
Kamody Wins Xpressbet Preakness Big Bet Sweepstakes
Xpressbet is pleased to announce the Grand Prize Winner of its $25K Preakness Big Bet Sweepstakes is Josh Kamody of Pittsburgh, Pa. Josh and a guest will attend this year’s Preakness Stakes, where he will make a $25,000 bet on the race.
Portugal relies on online casino growth as sports bets flatten
Portugal’s regulated online gambling market relied on its online casino vertical to provide a year-on-year boost in the first quarter of 2018.
Figures released Friday by the Serviço Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos do Turismo de Portugal (SRIJ) regulatory body show the country’s seven licensed online gambling operators generated combined revenue of €33.8m in the three months ending March 31.
The sum is €2.5m higher than the same period last year, but €2.7m lower than the market reported in Q4 2017. Portugal launched its regulated market in May 2016 and has since issued five online sports betting licenses, seven online casino licenses and one online poker permit (the latter to The Stars Group’s PokerStars brand).
The government’s share of this pie amounted to €11.2m, roughly one-third of the total. It’s worth reminding everyone that Portugal taxes its online sportsbooks at an average rate of 12% of betting turnover, not revenue, which has contributed to the regulated market’s inability to ‘channel’ punters to locally licensed sites.
Las Vegas casino workers could walk off the job June 1
Las Vegas casinos could face a customer service nightmare this summer if unionized casino workers hit the picket lines.
This week, the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and Bartenders Union Local 165 announced that their roughly 50,000 members will hold a vote May 22 on whether to walk off the job anytime after midnight on May 31, when their current contract with local casino operators expires.
The workers occupy a variety of frontline roles – including housekeeping staff, cooks, kitchen staff, porters, bartenders, food and beverage servers, etc. – at 34 different Vegas properties, with MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment among those operators that would be most affected.
Suffice it to say, these workers’ absence – or their temporary replacement by scabs unfamiliar with the nuances of their duties – would be noticed by the throngs of demanding tourists who descend on Vegas during the busy summer season.
Iowa man claims $4.38 million Lotto America prize
A Davenport, Iowa, man on Thursday claimed a $4.38 million lottery jackpot, acknowledging he had beaten long odds to win a jackpot with a ticket he received as a free play in a lottery promotion.Winner Stories, Jackpots, Iowa, Multi-State Game, Lotto America