Coolmore has purchased 50% interest in the racing and eventual breeding rights in the New Year’s Day colt, according to co-owner Gary West.
Monthly Archives: January 2020
Miller Remains Hot With Texas Wedge in Joe Hernandez
Trainer Peter Miller, who wrapped up last year with victories in the Mathis Brothers Mile Stakes (G2T) and Blue Norther Stakes, picked up a turf win in the new year when Texas Wedge took the $202,500 Joe Hernandez Stakes (G2T) Jan. 1 at Santa Anita.
Unruly Independence Hall Cruises in the Jerome Stakes
There’s only one Independence Hall, but in sense there’s two. There’s “Paddock” Independence Hall and “Game Time” Independence Hall.
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Prolific Trainer Johnston Ends Year Without Group 1 Win
Johnston broke the record for flat winners in 2019 with 249 victories
Two-Time Florida Derby-Winning Jockey Thornburg Dies
Buck Thornburg, who won the 1980 Florida Derby (G1) and Wood Memorial (G1) with Plugged Nickle and a division of the 1977 Florida Derby with Coined Silver, passed away comfortably with family by his side this week.
Runnymede Vice President Blee Dies at Age 66
David Blee, vice president of Runnymede Farm in Paris, Ky., and a co-founder and member of the board with the Kentucky Equine Education Project, died Dec. 29. He was 66.
Omaha Beach Arrives at Gulfstream For Pegasus World Cup
Readying for the final start of his career in the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes Sponsored by Runhappy (G1) at Gulfstream Park Jan. 25, Omaha Beach began the New Year by waking up on different coast the morning of Jan. 1.
2019: A Year of Milestones for Brown, Ortiz Jr.
When the big ball in Times Square came down at midnight Dec. 31, it brought down the curtain on a record-breaking year that both trainer Chad Brown and jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. will not soon forget.
Gaming industry figures share their predictions for 2020
A quick roundup of some industry notables’ fearless forecasts for the gambling sector in the year to come!
MELISSA BLAU
Director, iGaming Capital
• 2020 Sportsbetting USA – With New Jersey surpassing Nevada’s monthly Sportsbetting revenue in 2019, a bold prediction that a second state will surpass Nevada’s monthly Sportsbetting revenue in addition to New Jersey.
Gaming industry figures share their predictions for 2020
A quick roundup of some industry notables’ fearless forecasts for the gambling sector in the year to come!
MELISSA BLAU
Director, iGaming Capital
• 2020 Sportsbetting USA – With New Jersey surpassing Nevada’s monthly Sportsbetting revenue in 2019, a bold prediction that a second state will surpass Nevada’s monthly Sportsbetting revenue in addition to New Jersey.
Macau casinos slip back into negative growth in 2019
Macau’s casino gaming revenue slipped back into negative growth in 2019 following the market’s largest year-on-year monthly decline in December.
Figures released on New Year’s Day by Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) show the casinos in the special administrative region of China generated gaming revenue of MOP22.84b (US$2.84b) in the month of December, a 13.7% decline from the same month last year.
The year-on-year decline is the largest recorded in 2019, in large part due to the mid-month visit to Macau by China’s President Xi Jinping, who arrived to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the handover of control over Macau from Portugal to China.
Security concerns surrounding President Xi’s arrival required temporary restrictions on Chinese residents’ travel to Macau, resulting in the casino market’s first and only double-digit monthly gaming revenue decline in 2019.
Macau casinos slip back into negative growth in 2019
Macau’s casino gaming revenue slipped back into negative growth in 2019 following the market’s largest year-on-year monthly decline in December.
Figures released on New Year’s Day by Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) show the casinos in the special administrative region of China generated gaming revenue of MOP22.84b (US$2.84b) in the month of December, a 13.7% decline from the same month last year.
The year-on-year decline is the largest recorded in 2019, in large part due to the mid-month visit to Macau by China’s President Xi Jinping, who arrived to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the handover of control over Macau from Portugal to China.
Security concerns surrounding President Xi’s arrival required temporary restrictions on Chinese residents’ travel to Macau, resulting in the casino market’s first and only double-digit monthly gaming revenue decline in 2019.