The Sporting Art Auction, a collaboration between Keeneland and Cross Gate Gallery of Lexington that features 188 high-quality lots representing fine sporting art, American paintings, and sculpture by renowned artists, will be held virtually Nov. 22.
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Keeneland Becomes COVID-19 Surge Testing Site
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced Keeneland as a COVID-19 surge testing location for individuals living in or near Fayette County in a press release issued Nov. 18.
Record-Breaking Mare One Master Retired
Record-breaking mare One Master will not be making a final outing on the racecourse in Hong Kong next month as she has been retired, connections have revealed.
Charles Town Adds Four Days of Racing
Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races has added four Wednesday evening programs to its remaining 2020 live racing calendar following approval by the West Virginia Racing Commission at its meeting Nov. 18.
Christmas Return of British Spectators Not Ruled Out
The potential for spectators to be on racecourses before Christmas has not been ruled out, but Racecourse Association chief executive David Armstrong Nov. 18 stressed there is currently only “a slim chance” of it happening.
Trainer VanMeter to Take Down Shingle
Will VanMeter will take down his shingle after eight years of conditioning Thoroughbreds, the Kentucky horseman announced Nov. 18.
Fans to be Permitted at Upcoming Tampa Bay Downs Meet
Tampa Bay Downs announced Nov. 18 that it has formulated plans to permit spectators amid COVID-19 for its 2020-21 meet that begins Nov. 25.
WPT Announces Two Live Events in 2021 with Help from Casino Sochi
The World Poker Tour has enjoyed a successful year by switching things up and going digital but, with 2021 on the horizon, it’s looking to head out on the road again.
Casino Sochi will likely play host to WPT Russia in February as the tour looks to get back on track after a rocky 2020. (Image: WPT/Flickr)
Although the shockwaves of COVID-19 will reverberate for the foreseeable future, the WPT is planning to resume normal service in February.
A year on from the first wave of lockdowns, WPT Russia will take place inside Casino Sochi. The festival, which is still listed as provisional by the WPT, will be run in conjunction with Partypoker Live and feature a $3,300 main event.
Keeneland Building Regional, Overseas Stallion Rosters
Three stallion prospects sold Nov. 16 found homes in Texas, Iowa, and Puerto Rico
Unpopular Opinion: Hossein Ensan Should Remain Poker’s World Champ Until Next Summer
No disrespect to Stoyan Madanzhiev and whoever wins the upcoming 2020 WSOP Main Event Part II, but Hossein Ensan should retain the title of poker’s world champion until we have a traditional World Series of Poker again.
Despite what Ty Stewart wants, Hossein Ensan is still the champ. (Image: WSOP.com)
Ensan won the Main Event in Las Vegas last summer for $10 million. He did so the same way each world champion has done so since the late 1970s — by winning a live $10,000 buy-in freezeout. Madanzhiev, on the other hand, won a $5,000 buy-in online poker tournament that permitted multiple rebuys.
The global health pandemic has forced the WSOP and sports leagues to adapt this year. Major League Baseball, for example, played a 60-game schedule, 102 games short of its normal season, with no fans in the stands. WSOP operators moved the live series in Las Vegas to the internet for an 85-event series on GGPoker and WSOP.com.
Hidden Scroll Tops Keeneland November Sale Session
Hidden Scroll, a 3-year-old colt who has yet to live up to expectations, was sold for $525,000 Nov. 17 as a racing or stallion prospect to top the penultimate session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale.
Jesus' Team to Prep for Pegasus in Claiming Crown
Grupo 7C Racing Stables’ Jesus’ Team, who finished second in the $1 million Big Ass Fans Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) at Keeneland Nov. 7, is scheduled to make his next start in the $150,000 Claiming Crown Jewel at Gulfstream Park Dec. 5.
Woodbine's Frost King Stakes Moved to Nov. 20
The CA$100,000 Frost King Stakes at Woodbine has been rescheduled for Nov. 20, the Toronto track announced Nov. 17.
Fair Grounds to Begin Race Meet Without Fans
Fair Grounds announced Nov. 17 that it will begin its 2020-21 race season on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26, without the general public. The track anticipates making a subsequent announcement in December when fans will be allowed to attend.
Anchor & Hope Drops Stud Fees Across Its Roster
Bourbon Courage and Imagining each will stand for $2,000.
Fog of War to Stud in New York at Hidden Lake Farm
Fog of War, a grade 1-winning juvenile, will stand the 2021 season for a $7,000 fee at Questroyal/Hidden Lake Farm near Stillwater, N.Y.
Servis, Navarro Case Unlikely to Start Before July
Following a Nov. 17 arraignment and status conference, the chances that a federal trial charging former trainers Jason Servis and Jorge Navarro and 12 other defendants with a race doping scheme would begin in the first half of 2021 evaporated.
BC Turf Winner Tarnawa to Race in 2021, Arc Dream Alive
Trainer Dermot Weld believes superstar filly Tarnawa could be able to scale even greater heights next season, with the brilliant Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1T) heroine set to remain in training for 2021.
Global Campaign Nears Return to Training for Pegasus
Global Campaign, third in the Nov. 7 Longines’ Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Keeneland, will resume training at Churchill Downs by this weekend or early next week for a final start in the Jan. 23 Pegasus World Cup (G1) at Gulfstream Park.
Claiborne Sets Fee for Runhappy at $10,000
Eclipse champion sprinter Runhappy will stand for $10,000 in 2021, Claiborne Farm announced Nov. 16. The freshman sire and son of Super Saver has 56% performers in the money so far this year.