Showing the class of her pedigree, Chasing Yesterday once again proved the betting public correct as she broke slow in the March 24 Sunland Park Oaks but was able to make up ground, take over the lead, and pull away to a 1 1/4-length victory.
Monthly Archives: March 2019
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By My Standards, Street Band On To Louisville
Chester Thomas is headed to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) after his 3-year-old colt By My Standards captured the $1 million Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby (G2) by three-quarters of a length over Spinoff.
Scat Daddy Colt Takes Down Japan Grade 1
Mr Melody, a 4-year-old Scat Daddy colt stepping into the top level for just the second time, found a seam between horses midstretch and went on to win the Takamatsunomiya Kinen (G1) by a half-length March 24 at Chukyo Racecourse.
Gray Attempt Back on Track for Arkansas Derby
Now that Gray Attempt’s hind-end problems appear behind him, trainer Jinks Fires reported March 24 that he’s looking ahead to the $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1) April 13 at Oaklawn Park.
Laurens to Use Lockinge Stakes as Comeback Race
The May 18 Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes (G1) has been earmarked as an early-season target for John Dance’s five-time group 1 winner Laurens.
Better Bisphosphonate Test and Tighter Controls Coming
Better test could eliminate its misuse in sale horses
By My Standards Pulls Louisiana Derby Shocker
Coming off a 4 1/4-length victory in a maiden race at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, Allied Racing Stable’s By My Standards seemed ambitiously placed in the $1 million Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby (G2).
Street Band Upsets Fair Grounds Oaks
A 3 3/4-length victory under Sophie Doyle sent the 3-year-old daughter of Istan straight to the top of the Kentucky Oaks leaderboard with a 105 points total, more than enough to make the 14-horse field May 4 at Churchill Downs,
Gladiator King Goes Gate-to-Wire in Hutcheson Stakes
Thoroughbred Champions Training Center’s Gladiator King went gate-to-wire March 23 to win the first graded stakes of his career in the $100,000 Hutcheson Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park.
Bricks and Mortar Wins Duel to Wire in Muniz Memorial
It all came down to the bob of a head for Bricks and Mortar and Markitoff March 23, in one of the most memorable runnings of the $300,000 Muniz Memorial Handicap (G2T) that patrons of Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots have ever seen.
Core Beliefs Takes New Orleans Handicap in 2019 Debut
A freshening brought Core Beliefs back to the form that carried him to victory in the Ohio Derby (G3) in 2018 as he launched a strong three-wide move for the lead on the turn and then outfinished runner-up Silver Dust while drifting in the stretch.
By My Standards pulls a Louisiana Derby shocker
22-1 shot outdueled Spinoff in the stretch; favored War of Will unplaced.
Hong Kong Jockey Club Stages First Mainland Races
The Hong Kong Jockey Club staged its first-ever races on the Chinese Mainland March 23, with an audience including top government officials from throughout the region.
Harvey Wallbanger Fires Bullet for Florida Derby
Four potential hopefuls for the March 30 $1 million Xpressbet.com Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park turned in their final works in the early morning hours of March 23.
Florida Derby Hopefuls Turn in Final Gulfstream Works
Four potential hopefuls for the March 30 $1 million Xpressbet.com Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park turned in their final works in the early morning hours of March 23.
Whitmore, Wonder Gadot Work at Oaklawn Park
Moments after the Oaklawn Park track opened for training March 23, multiple stakes winner Whitmore and Canadian champion Wonder Gadot eached breezed a half-mile in preparation for their next starts.
Another Chapter for Legend Winx: 32nd Straight Win
The legend is almost over, but the winning run continues apace. Winx (AUS) effortlessly strode further into racing immortality with a stunning 32nd straight victory in the George Ryder Stakes (G1) at Rosehill.
Fair Grounds the Focus of Weekend's Graded Stakes
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PAGCOR implies hypocrisy in Quezon City casino fight
Despite pressure from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), Quezon City Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte has not backed down from her city’s new ordinance, which would charge locals a fee for entering a new Bloomberry casino in the city. In a press statement sent to CalvinAyre.com, PAGCOR continues to argue Belmonte has crossed a line.
As has become their habit, PAGCOR continues to point to legal precedent of what will happen if Belmonte forces a court case. This new statement points to three court decisions that they believe will foreshadow a loss for Quezon City, if the ordinance isn’t repealed first.
In the 1991 case of ‘Basco vs. PAGCOR,’ the court ruled that PAGCOR’s charter gives them the sole right to set taxes and fees for gambling operations. Cities can only tax up to the limitations of what the national congress allows. This should remove the ability of Quezon City to impose its local fee.
Then to add on to that, they cite the 1994 ruling of ‘City of Cagayan de Oro vs. Pryce and PAGCOR,’ where the court determined that municipal governments are only agents of the national government, and “cannot be superior to Congress from which they derive their powers.”