It was business as usual at Brad Cox’s Barn 22 at Churchill Downs the morning of May 5, one day after the stable’s Monomoy Girl posted a scintillating victory in the Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1).
Monthly Archives: May 2018
Kentucky Oaks Winner Puts Crow in Spotlight
When Liz Crow went shopping at the 2016 Keeneland yearling sale, she latched onto an attractive daughter of Tapizar that she eventually purchased for $100,000. The price looks like a bargain after Monomoy Girl won the Kentucky Oaks.
Monomoy Girl Delivers Best for Geroux
What started as a 14-horse race for talented filly Monomoy Girl turned into a one-on-one brawl in the stretch of the $1 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1).
Monomoy Girl Digs Deep to Win Kentucky Oaks
A wide post, a brutal stretch duel, and a post-race objection could not change the result—Monomoy Girl scored the $1 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1) May 4 at Churchill Downs.
Toinette Takes Control in Edgewood
Despite a strong effort from headliner Rushing Fall, there was no stopping the determination of Toinette as she flew past her competitors to win the $200,000 Edgewood Stakes presented by Forcht Bank (G3T).
Justify Favorite in Will-Pays for Oaks-Derby Double
Looking at the projected payouts of the Oaks-Derby Double, it appears that Justify will be favored in tomorrow’s Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) with Mendelssohn as second-choice in the field of 20.
Oaks Winner Monomoy Girl Was $100,000 Yearling Purchase
When Liz Crow went shopping at the 2016 Keeneland yearling sale, she latched on to an attractive daughter of Tapizar she eventually purchased for $100,000. That price looks a bargain after the filly later named Monomoy Girl won the Kentucky Oaks.
Monomoy Girl Digs in to Win Kentucky Oaks
A wide post, a brutal stretch duel, and a post-race objection could not change the result—Monomoy Girl scored the $1 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1) May 4 at Churchill Downs.
Boyd Gaming pays $100m for Lattner VGT business in Illinois
US regional casino operator Boyd Gaming has acquired a healthy chunk of the video gaming terminal (VGT) market in Illinois.
This week, Boyd announced that it had acquired Lattner Entertainment Group Illinois in an all-cash deal worth $100m. The price is roughly 8x Lattner’s adjusted earnings, and Boyd expects the deal to be free cash flow positive and immediate accretive to its own earnings.
Lattner operates roughly 1k VGT units across 220 locations in Illinois. Boyd CEO Keith Smith said the acquisition provided “a valuable new avenue to access gaming customers and a platform to participate in the expansion of distributed gaming.”
The deal is expected to close by the end of the current quarter, pending the usual regulatory approvals. Boyd plans to pay for the deal with cash flow from operations and available funds from its existing credit facility.
Saint Michael First Winner for Handsome Mike
Pleasant Acres Stallions’ Handsome Mike was represented by his first winner from his first starter when Monarch Stables’ Saint Michael took a May 4 maiden claiming race at Gulfstream Park.
Backyard Heaven Takes Down Always Dreaming in Alysheba
The 4-year-old son of Tizway won in his first start in stakes company.
Online gambling sites the top ransomware target in 2017
Online gambling was the top industry sector targeted by ransomware last year, according to a new report.
The 2018 Global Threat Intelligence Report by global cyber resilience firm NTT Security found that the volume of ransomware – the malicious blocking of access to data unless payment is made – surged 350% in 2017, accounting for 7% of all global malware attacks last year.
The gaming industry was the target of 20% of all ransomware attacks last year, higher than the business & professional services (17%), health care (12%), manufacturing (12%) and technology (11%) sectors. Two types of ransomware, the Locky trojan and WannaCry worm, accounted for 45% and 30%, respectively, of all such attacks in 2017.
NTT described ransomware as the “weapon of choice” targeting gambling operators in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, which accounted for 36% of all such attacks in 2017.
Author Maria Konnikova Began Playing Poker for Book ‘Research,’ Won Big and Quit Writing Before Completion
Author Maria Konnikova began writing The Biggest Bluff, a book on using poker skills to become a better decision-maker but has put that project on hold to play poker full-time […]
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Will Call Picks It Up in Turf Sprint
Will Call, a Klein Racing homebred son of Country Day, storms from off the pace to win the Twin Spires Turf Sprint presented by TwinSpires.com (G3T) by 1 1/4 lengths over Kid Perfect.
Quality Runs Deep in Kentucky Derby Field
That a reigning divisional champion, a fellow Breeders’ Cup victor, a quartet from Todd Pletcher, and a multiple grade 1 winner have all taken turns in the shadows says volumes about the quality of this year’s Kentucky Derby.
Mia Mischief Makes Grade in Eight Belles
Front-running Mia Mischief held off a stretch challenge from Talk Veuve to Me and powered home to a 1 3/4-length victory in the $200,000 Eight Belles Stakes (G2) May 4 at Churchill Downs, the first of six graded stakes on the Kentucky Oaks card.
NBC Producer Rapaport Doubles As Restaurateur
For 30 years Billy Rapaport has moved human and equine traffic around racetracks on the sport’s biggest days, and for the past year he and his wife, Elizabeth, have dispensed gourmet roast beef at their Louisville restaurant Top Round Roast Beef
Litfin At Large: Lots of Good Options in Kentucky Derby
This is unquestionably one of the deepest Derby fields to come along in quite a while, so deep that Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) winner and 2-year-old champion Good Magic is 12-1 on the morning line.
Kentucky Derby Notes, May 4
Notes from Churchill Downs on the 2018 Kentucky Derby field.
Brazil pol: narrow expansion push to casinos, online gambling
A key Brazilian legislator is urging his fellow deputies to narrow their gaming expansion focus to just land-based casinos and online gambling.
On Thursday, Rodrigo Maia, the president of Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies, urged his fellow legislators to prioritize a select few gambling expansion options in order to streamline debate and give gambling legislation a better chance of passing before the current legislative session expires on July 17.
For years now, Brazil has been attempting to pass legislation that would dramatically expand the scope of legal gaming in South America’s largest market. But bickering stakeholders and anti-gambling prudes have so far prevented any forward progression of these initiatives.
On Thursday, Maia (pictured) urged legislators to forego further debate on expansion items such as bingo halls, slots outside casinos and lotteries, focusing instead on two items: integrated resort casinos and online gambling.