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Prime Factor Impressive in Debut at Gulfstream Park
One of four Maiden Watch winner’s for the week of Dec. 7-13, Prime Factor impressed on debut Dec. 12, backing his owners decision to pay nearly $1 million for the son of Quality Road.
Guarantees Fall As $100 Million WSOP Winter Circuit Gets Underway Online
The WSOP is firing on all cylinders at the moment. As the US leg of the WSOP Main Event got underway on WSOP.com, GGPoker is looking the end the year on a high with the $100 million Online Circuit series.
Players outside of the US can make a final run at WSOP glory in 2020 thanks to the Winter Online Circuit festival. (Image: GGPoker)
Open to players outside of the US, the WSOP Winter Online Circuit features 18 ring events and runs until January 10.
The action started on Sunday with a $1 million guaranteed MTT costing $50. For those with deeper pockets, a $10,300 WSOPC Super Million$ High Roller rounded out the day’s action.
Bellocq and Leggett Join Joe Hirsch Media Roll of Honor
Cartoonist Pierre “Peb” Bellocq and journalist William Leggett have been honored for their award-winning contribution to the coverage of Thoroughbred racing.
Fair Grounds to Raise Purses 10% Beginning Jan. 1
Citing strong simulcast handle during the first three weeks of the 149th racing season, Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots has announced a 10% across-the-board purse increase.
Manor House Heads to Fair Grounds After Laurel Score
Trainer Mike Stidham said Dec. 13 that Manor House excited a Dec. 12 debut victory at Laurel Park in good condition, and would travel to Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, where he will be nominated to the Jan. 16 Lecomte Stakes (G3).
Eagle Orb, Swill Under Consideration for Jerome Stakes
Eagle Orb and Swill are being considered for the $150,000 Jerome Stakes Jan. 1 at Aqueduct Racetrack, the first race for newly turned 3-year-olds on the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby.
Magical Could Remain in Training in 2021
Aidan O’Brien hopes Magical will remain in training next season after the seven-time group 1 winner finished her season with a third-place finish in the Longines Hong Kong Cup (G1).
Frankel's Son Mozu Ascot Retired to Stud in Japan
Frankel has his first stallion son in Japan after Mozu Ascot arrived at Arrow Stud over the weekend. The 6-year-old was formally retired in recent days with a record of seven wins from 25 starts and a pioneering achievement for his superstar father.
Phil Galfond’s Rally Complete, Now Leads Galfond Challenge Vs. Chance Kornuth
Phil Galfond has officially erased a massive deficit in the Galfond Challenge against Chance Kornuth and now holds a decent-sized lead. But he can’t get too excited because there is still plenty of time for his opponent to win.
Phil Galfond is starting to regain his dominance against Chance Kornuth. (Image: Twitter)
The two skilled poker pros are competing in a 35,000-hand heads-up pot-limit Omaha competition on WSOP.com at $100/$200 stakes. They have also agreed to a separate side bet in which Galfond would pay $1 million extra if he loses. Kornuth, on the other hand, would owe $250,000 should he lose.
Galfond laid those 4-1 odds on the basis that he was so heavily favored. PokerShared handicapped the Run it Once poker site founder as a 4-1 favorite. And he showed why early on in the match as he busted out quickly to a six-figure advantage. But Kornuth, a skilled PLO player as well, proved over the next 10,000-plus hands that he belongs and can compete at the highest level even against one of the best PLO players ever.
Central Banker Progeny Pay Off in Dec. 12 Stakes
Progeny of Central Banker paid dividends across the country Dec. 12 with the 10-year-old stallion having five winners, including Bankit and Niko’s Dream in stakes.
Japan's Danon Smash, Normcore Triumphant in Hong Kong
Japanese horses, always a threat in the Longines Hong Kong International Races, scored twice in the 2020 renewal Dec. 13 at Sha Tin Racecourse, including an upset 1-2 finish in the day’s feature.
White Filly Sodashi Captures Hanshin Juvenile Fillies
Sodashi showed a will to win as pure as her all-white coat in the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (G1) Dec. 13, overcoming traffic issues to eke out her fourth straight victory in the final strides over Satono Reinas in a Japanese thriller.
Golden Sixty, Mogul Triumph in Hong Kong
Golden Sixty, living up to his billing as a star of the future, landed his biggest prize yet for the home team in the Longines Hong Kong International Races Dec. 13 while Mogul bounced back from a Breeders’ Cup defeat to score for Ireland.
Largent Takes Advantage of Fast Pace in Ft. Lauderdale
Largent was in the right spot at the right time as he benefitted most from a brutal pace and rolled to a two-length victory in the Ft. Lauderdale Stakes (G2T), a main steppingstone to the $1 million Jan. 23 Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1T).
Shivaree, Heiressall Prevail in FTBOA Stakes at Tampa
Shivaree, second in the Curlin Florida Derby (G1) this year, defeated older males in stakes-record time in the $100,000 Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association Marion County Florida Sire Stakes Dec. 12 at Tampa Bay Downs.
Bankit Gets the Money in Alex M. Robb Stakes
The 4-year-old son of Central Banker left no doubt Dec. 12 in the $100,000 Alex M. Robb Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack, where he overtook Mr. Buff at the top of the stretch en route to a 4 3/4-length victory.
Tax Returns in Top Form in Harlan's Holiday Stakes
A former claimer turned graded stakes winner, Tax is back, winning the $100,000 Harlan’s Holiday Stakes (G3) in near-track record time Dec. 12 at Gulfstream Park. He raced 1 1/16 miles in 1:41.15 under jockey Luis Saez.
Seven Horses Withdrawn After False Start at Newcastle
The final race on Newcastle’s all-weather card Dec. 12 descended into farce after a false start resulted in seven of the 13 intended runners being withdrawn by the stewards as a restart was ordered.
Apparent Racist Blast Leads to Dealer-Involved Fight at Las Vegas Card Room (VIDEO)
A fight inside the Aria poker room in Las Vegas involving a popular dealer nicknamed Leandre “Patches” Wharton led to the dealer’s subsequent firing. According to players who witnessed the incident, an unruly player spouted a racist comment directed at the African American dealer.
Wild fight ensued inside the Aria poker room. (Image: YouTube)
Patches is one of the most well-known dealers in Las Vegas. He’s been at Aria for many years and is known as friendly and fair. But an apparent racist blast triggered the temperamental dealer. The incident was captured on video by a player inside the poker room, and then posted to YouTube.