Turfway Park canceled its live racing card Jan. 12 because of a continuing winter storm. The facility remains open for simulcasting and closes at 10 p.m. ET.
Monthly Archives: January 2019
PCA Main Event Underway, Super High Roller Down to Final Table
The action inside the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas at the 2019 PCA is as hot as it is outside on the beach. Chris Hunichen holds the chip lead at […]
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DC Lottery to payout $127K for reporting wrong winning numbers
The D.C. Lottery says it is paying out tens of thousands of dollars to people who have losing tickets after the lottery reported the wrong winning numbers due to “human error.”Washington DC, Error, Announcement, Lottery Results
Espinoza Seeks Third Opinion Before Returning to Ride
Victor Espinoza’s next workout on a Thoroughbred is on hold pending further medical evaluation, his agent, Brian Beach, said Jan. 11 at Santa Anita Park.
James Harron Returns to the Well at Gold Coast Sale
James Harron returned to the source of his biggest Thoroughbred success at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale in Australia Jan. 11, when he purchased a son of Written Tycoon.
Litfin: Weather Could Impact Saturday's Graded Stakes
Gulfstream Park and Santa Anita Park are where you’ll find the graded stakes action Jan. 12, as both Stronach Group facilities card a pair of grade 3 events.
Robert Fletcher, Winners Foundation Director, Dies
When Winners Foundation president Gino Roncelli walks the backstretch at Santa Anita Park, he can’t help but bump into people who were helped by the organization’s longtime director, Bob Fletcher.
Oxx Gains Skitter Scatter as Prendergast Joins Forces
Classic-winning trainer John Oxx will once again have a contender in his care following the shock development that will see Patrick Prendergast forfeit his license and eschew his formal role as handler of Skitter Scatter.
Pegasus World Cup Turf in Plans for Channel Maker
Grade 1 winner Channel Maker has joined the field for the $7 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational (G1T) Jan. 26 at Gulfstream Park.
Harvey Clarke, Breeder of I'll Have Another, Dies at 77
Harvey Clarke, a longtime player in the Thoroughbred business and breeder of Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1) winner I’ll Have Another, passed away Jan. 11 at his home in Franklin Lakes, N.J.
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Winner Jaywalk Returns to Work
D J Stable and Cash is King’s Jaywalk, the frontrunner to earn an Eclipse Award as champion 2-year-old filly of 2018, returned to the work tab Jan. 11 to begin preparations for her sophomore campaign.
Gaines-Trained Horses Scratched by Santa Anita Stewards
Three of trainer Carla Gaines’ horses were scratched from the Jan. 11 card at Santa Anita Park just after the second race went official.
Longtime Gulfstream Concession Worker Poleo Dies
The South Florida racing community held a moment of silence Friday in memory of Mildred “Mickie” Poleo, one of the most loved and colorful members of the Gulfstream staff who passed away last week.
Three Jockeys Taken to Hospital After Spill at Laurel
Jockeys Trevor McCarthy, Horacio Karamanos, and Jomar Torres were taken to the hospital for evaluation following a three-horse spill during the sixth race Jan. 11 at Laurel Park.
Bet365 claimed top int’l honors in Sweden’s 2018 gambling market
Sweden’s gambling participation rate held steady in 2018 after four straight years of annual declines, while the UK’s Bet365 claimed the international online operator crown.
On Friday, Sweden’s Spelinspektionen regulatory body (formerly Lotteriinspektionen) released its latest annual survey of the nation’s gambling habits, which found 66% of Swedes had gambled for money at least once over the past 12 months. (View the complete survey results here, in Swedish.)
That figure is on par with the 2017 survey but represents something of a break from the prevailing trend. The 2013 survey showed a 76% participation rate, and that number had trended down a point or two in every survey through 2017.
The number of Swedes who admitted gambling in the past week was up three points to 34%, while those who claim not to gamble at all was up two points to 16%. That latter figure is higher than in any of the previous four surveys.
Fletcher Served as Longtime Winners Foundation Director
When Winners Foundation president Gino Roncelli walks the backstretch at Santa Anita Park, he can’t help but bump into people who were helped by the organization’s longtime director, Bob Fletcher.
Gormley's First Foal Arrives in Pennsylvania
The colt was bred and foaled by Blackstone Farm.
University of Minnesota Program Has Openings for Mares
The University of Minnesota Crookston Equine Science program has announced that it will have openings to foal out mares for Spring Semester 2019.
Weather Could Impact Saturday's Graded Stakes
Gulfstream Park and Santa Anita Park are where you’ll find the graded stakes action Jan. 12, as both Stronach Group facilities card a pair of grade 3 events.
Navy Officer Uses Millions of Stolen Government Money for High Stakes Poker Games
A US Navy officer has been sentenced to four years in a prison for scamming the federal government out of $2.7 million, money which he used in part to fund […]
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