Purses

WEG Amends Purse Distribution

December 01, 2011

Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) today announced that the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has approved its application to amend its purse distribution for the remainder of the 2011-2012 standardbred...

SBOANJ Thanks Governor Christie

November 21, 2011

Freehold horsemen have something to be thankful for this week – a purse increase

Freehold Purses Up 30 Per Cent

November 19, 2011

Freehold Raceway announced that effective Friday, November 25 purses will be increased by 30 per cent

Sportsbooks To Canadian Racetracks?

November 03, 2011

The legalization of sports wagering is currently a front-line topic in the New Jersey horse racing industry. During a November 8 referendum, residents will weigh in on the issue which could eventually...

SBOA Group Horse Proves Successful

October 24, 2011

When the members of the SBOA mentoring group purchased Grin For Money for $20,000 as a yearling, they had aspirations of eventually snaring some of the sport's most lucrative races

$2 Million For KYSS Purses In 2012

September 20, 2011

On Tuesday, September 20, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission announced that the Kentucky Sire Stakes will distribute over $2 million in purses in 2012

Purse Increase At Harrington

September 08, 2011

Officials with Harrington Raceway have announced that there will be a purse increase at the track effective Sunday, September 11

Purse Hike For WEG Standardbreds

August 26, 2011

On Friday, August 26, the Woodbine Entertainment Group and the Central Ontario Standardbred Association announced that effective September 1, standardbred purses will be raised at Mohawk Racetrack

Purses Reduced To Fund Drug Testing?

August 24, 2011

Harness Racing New South Wales Chief Executive Sam Nati has been cited as saying that purse money may have to be redirected to drug testing following the scandal which is currently rocking the Down Un

PASS Championships Gets Purse Boost

August 24, 2011

The Pennsylvania Harness Racing Commission and the Pennsylvania Harness Horsemen’s Association have announced that the upcoming Pennsylvania Sire Stakes Championships and consolations will have an

Governor Addresses Illinois Fair

August 18, 2011

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn took a trip to the Illinois State Fair on Wednesday, August 17, where he was engaged by a group of people that pleaded for him to give the green light for expanded gaming i...

Millions In Purses Released To Ill. Tracks

August 10, 2011

Tuesday, August 9 proved to be the end of a long legal battle for Illinois racetracks. And although the process has taken over five years, the wait has paid off, in millions