As the field entered the final turn of the $150,000 Fasig-Tipton Hurricane Bertie Stakes (G3) Jan. 26 at Gulfstream Park, jockey Javier Castellano and Dream Pauline skimmed the rail like a runaway train.
Monthly Archives: January 2019
World of Trouble, Cherry Lodge Take Off-Turf Sprints
World of Trouble didn’t get his rematch with champion Stormy Liberal when the $150,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint was taken off the grass because of soggy conditions Jan. 26, but he put on an impressive performance nonetheless.
Poker Pro Micah Raskin Pleas Guilty to Distributing 360 Pounds of Weed, Faces Minimum 5-Year Sentence
Poker pro Micah Raskin told RFDTV.com earlier this week that, “great content starts with good storytelling,” in an interview about business marketing. We have a story to tell about the […]
The post Poker Pro Micah Raskin Pleas Guilty to Distributing 360 Pounds of Weed, Faces Minimum 5-Year Sentence appeared first on .
World of Trouble Dominates Off-the-Turf GP Turf Sprint
World of Trouble didn’t get his rematch with champion Stormy Liberal when the $150,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint was taken off the grass because of soggy conditions Jan. 26, but he put on an impressive performance nonetheless.
Stormy Liberal Scratched on Rainy Pegasus World Cup Day
After a rainy night and with significant precipitation expected to continue through the day Jan. 26, the Pegasus World Cup (G1) undercard has taken a significant hit.
Kukulkan's Connections Confident Despite Underdog Label
Mexican Triple Crown winner is undeafeted in 14 starts
CT Lottery chief questioned by lawmakers over mishaps, computerized drawings
State lawmakers grilled Connecticut Lottery Corp. officials Thursday at a legislative hearing about long-running controversies including their alleged retaliation against former lottery security chief Alfred W. DuPuis, who says he was the victim of a vendetta for raising questions in 2015 about the fraud-plagued 5 Card Cash game, and their alleged lack of cooperation with the state Department of Consumer Protection that regulates them.Legal, Connecticut, Error, Technology, Poker, Computerized Drawings, Investigation, Government, Television, Raffle, Drawing, Lawsuit
One month left to claim $4M Illinois Lottery prize
Illinois lottery officials are searching for a mystery millionaire who has just one month left to come forward.Mega Millions, Unclaimed Prize, Illinois, Multi-State Game
Brooklyn truck driver quits job, comes forward as $298M Powerball winner
A truck driver from Brooklyn has come forward as the winner of the second-largest Powerball jackpot in New York Lottery history.Powerball, Winner Stories, Jackpots, New York, Multi-State Game
After Moving Closer to Family, McCarthy Hits Stride
A decision to be closer to his family led to a training career out on his own, and Michael McCarthy has reached the top levels of racing in just five years.
After Move to be Closer to Family, McCarthy Hits Stride
A decision to be closer to his family led to a training career out on his own, and Michael McCarthy has reached the top levels of racing in just five years.
Cappucino Bay, Dam of Medaglia d'Oro, Dies at 30
Albert and Joyce Bell’s Cappucino Bay died Jan. 25 at their farm in Montana. She was 30.
Hard-Trying Gunnevera Still After First Grade 1 Win
Few equine athletes fit the “trier” moniker more than Margoth’s Gunnevera, who will continue his quest for grade 1 glory in the $9 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1).
With City of Light, McCarthy in Spotlight
A decision to be closer to his family led to a training career out on his own, and Michael McCarthy has reached the top levels of racing in just five years.
Resolute Gray Attempt Takes Smarty Jones Stakes
Turning for home in his first try at two turns in the $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes, front-running Gray Attempt was flanked by a pair of game runners trained by Steve Asmussen, but the determined son of Graydar would prove up to that challenge.
Sarkis Izmirlian lands first legal punch in Baha Mar fraud suit
Casino developer Sarkis Izmirlian has scored a procedural victory in his $2.25b fraud lawsuit against the Chinese state-run firm that built the Baha Mar resort casino in the Bahamas.
On Friday, the Bahamas Tribune reported that the New York State Supreme Court had rejected a bid by China Construction America (CCA) to dismiss Izmirlian’s fraud suit. The publicity-averse CCA had asked the New York court to send the case to arbitration, which would have allowed CCA to keep the proceedings out of the public domain.
CCA will now have until February 13, 2019 to file a formal defense against Izmirlian’s allegations of fraud. The parties are scheduled to be back in court on February 27.
In December 2017, Izmirlian’s BML Properties filed suit against CCA, the American subsidiary of China’s state-owned China State Construction Engineering Corp. Izmirlian accused CCA of willfully misleading him regarding its inability to complete the $4.2b Baha Mar resort on schedule.
Blueskiesnrainbows Relocated to Oklahoma
Blueskiesnrainbows, a son of English Channel, has been relocated from Indiana and will stand the 2019 breeding season at Sunlight Farm near Sallisaw, Okla. for $2,500.
Dawn the Destroyer Grabs Stakes Win in Interborough
Stonestreet Stables’ Dawn the Destroyer handled the return to stakes company with aplomb, running down Sower in deep stretch and surging to the wire to win the rescheduled $100,000 Interborough for older fillies and mares Jan, 25 at Aqueduct.
Gun Runner's First Foal Arrives in Japan
Filly is the first foal out of multiple grade 1 winner Giuliet Seattle
Swedes take extremely dim view of their gaming industry
Sweden’s gambling industry continues to be viewed with disdain by a majority of the country’s residents, according to the results of a new survey.
This week, the Swedish Quality Index (SKI) released the results of its second study of Sweden’s gaming market, which involved 1,300 respondents at the tail end of 2018. The results (viewable here, in Swedish) showed the industry as a whole garnered “very weak marks on customer satisfaction, trust and reputation.”
The gaming industry’s overall customer satisfaction score was 55.7 (out of 100), down slightly from the 56.4 score in the SKI’s first gaming survey in Autumn 2017. For the record, a score above 75 is considered ‘very good’ while anything under 60 “indicates a great dissatisfaction among customers.” Even the much-loathed banking industry scored a 65.
Of those surveyed, 58% expressed a negative view of the gaming industry, compared to 25% who had a favorable view and just 17% who held a very favorable view.