With a wall of horses in front of him late in the final turn, jockey Joe Bravo didn’t have much of a choice in the $300,000 Smarty Jones Stakes (G3) at Parx Racing.
Monthly Archives: August 2018
Versatile Catholic Boy Soars Clear in Travers
The most versatile 3-year-old of his generation, Catholic Boy bested Mendelssohn by open lengths Aug. 25 to win the $1.25 million Runhappy Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course.
Glorious Empire Dominates Field in Sword Dancer
With a clean break from the gate and boundless energy, Matthew Schera’s Glorious Empire outran the entire field to win the $1 million Sword Dancer Stakes (G1T) Aug. 25 at Saratoga Race Course.
Whitmore Earns First Grade 1 Score in Forego
Hard-knocking Whitmore surged to the front off the final turn and turned back a challenge by multiple grade 1 winner City of Light in the stretch to earn his first career top-level win in the $600,000 Forego Stakes (G1).
Abel Tasman Holds off Elate in Personal Ensign
Just like their last meeting at Saratoga Race Course, Abel Tasman and Elate dueled to the wire in the stretch in the $700,000 Personal Ensign Stakes (G1) Aug. 25.
Marley's Freedom Much the Best in Ballerina
Hall of Famer Mike Smith felt the rail was playing better Aug. 25 at Saratoga Race Course, which made an easy four-wide victory in the $500,000 Ketel One Ballerina Stakes (G1) by Marley’s Freedom even more impressive.
Promises Fulfilled Reigns in H. Allen Jerkens Stakes
Promises Fulfilled lived up to his billing in the $500,000 H. Allen Jerkens Stakes presented by Runhappy (G1) when he took the heat early from Gidu and kept going en route to leading a 1-2 sweep for trainer Dale Romans.
Poker Given Sporting Status in the Ukraine, Exempting Game from Anti-Gambling Laws
Poker in the Ukraine may be able to flourish once again following the government’s decision to classify the game as a sport. Earlier this month, the Ministry of Youth and […]
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Poker Given Sporting Status in the Ukraine, Exempting Game from Anti-Gambling Laws
Poker in the Ukraine may be able to flourish once again following the government’s decision to classify the game as a sport. Earlier this month, the Ministry of Youth and […]
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Baffert Inducted into Saratoga Walk of Fame
The New York Racing Association welcomed four-time Eclipse Award-winning and two-time Triple Crown-winning trainer Bob Baffert to the Walk of Fame at Saratoga Race Course.
'Amazing Run' Ends for Fan Favorite Page McKenney
Adam Staple knew the time was getting closer when the best horse he has ever owned, popular 8-year-old claimer-turned-multiple stakes-winning millionaire Page McKenney, would stop racing.
Shenandoah Queen Continues Sadler's Roll at Del Mar
The Summer of Sadler continued at Del Mar Aug. 24 in the $75,000 Tranquility Lake Stakes.
Lemoona to Make Stakes Debut in Torrey Pines
On paper the $100,000 Torrey Pines Stakes (G3) Aug. 26 at Del Mar is a step up in class for Zayat Stables’ Lemoona, but trainer Richard Baltas feels it’s more lateral than it appears.
Player Disqualified from 2017 WSOP Main Event Sues Caesars
Maryland semi-pro Joseph Stiers had one of the biggest stacks, over 660,000, at the dinner break on Day 3 of the 2017 WSOP Main Event, just hours before the money […]
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Moonlit Promise Could Give Carroll Consecutive Seaway
Multiple graded stakes winner Moonlit Promise gives trainer Josie Carroll another shot at a Seaway Stakes repeat in the co-featured grade 3 event Aug. 26 at Woodbine.
House of Chad: Brown Bringing Best Hand Into Travers
Even by the high standards he established for himself two seasons ago, trainer Chad Brown is having a Saratoga meet that may go down as one of his most dominating.
A Raving Beauty Leads Brown Trio in Ballston Spa
A Raving Beauty heads a trio of entrants for trainer Chad Brown in the $400,000 Woodford Reserve Ballston Spa Stakes (G2T) at Saratoga Race Course.
Sen. Orrin Hatch vows (again) to intro federal sports betting rules
US Senator Orrin Hatch has vowed (again) to introduce federal sports betting legislation before his nearly 42-year run in the Senate concludes at the end of the current term.
On Thursday, Hatch (R-UT) gave a speech on the Senate floor in which he decried the state-level sports betting legislative “race to the bottom” that has transpired since the US Supreme Court struck down the federal betting prohibition in May.
Hatch, who was one of the authors of that unconstitutional prohibition, the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), said America required “a set of fundamental, federal standards that will protect the integrity of the games, that will protect consumers and the sports wagering market.”
Hatch ruefully noted that sports betting discussion has been “conspicuously absent” from federal dialogue following the Court ruling. The House of Representatives judiciary committee had scheduled a hearing on sports betting but this hearing was postponed for unknown reasons, much to Hatch’s dismay.
Litfin At Large: Options Abound on Travers Day Card
August 25 is Travers Day at Saratoga Race Course, and what is now officially known as the Runhappy Travers Stakes (G1) anchors a pick six comprised entirely of grade 1 events.
The Star claims it’s Australia’s biggest VIP gambling operator
Australian casino operator The Star Entertainment Group is celebrating its fiscal year results despite taking a beating from VIP gamblers on a hot streak.
On Thursday, The Star delivered its preliminary final report on its performance in the 12 months ending June 30, which saw revenue rise 6% year-on-year to a record AU$2.6b (US$1.9b), while earnings slipped 19.2% to AU$484.4m and net profit after tax (NPAT) tumbled 44% to AU$148.1m.
In addition to their statutory figures, Aussie gaming firms utilize a metric known as ‘normalized’ results, which assumes a constant VIP gambling win rate, on the assertion that this provides a more accurate picture of the situation. Applying this filter, The Star’s revenue was up 15.3%, earnings gained 14.3% and NPAT rose 20.3%.
The Star also noted that its statutory NPAT suffered from AU$37m in significant items, including debt restructuring and expenses related to the launch of its refurbished Gold Coast property.