AC Beach Racing Proposal Advances June 17, 2013 Aiming to spark interest in New Jersey horse racing and Atlantic City, Assembly Republicans Ronald S. Dancer and John Amodeo have advanced a bipartisan plan that would bring horse racing to a beach in...
First Wins For Colts Named Heres Johnny June 15, 2013 Three-year-old trotter Heres Johnny, winner of the second leg of the Survivor Series at the Meadowlands Racetrack on Friday evening, was the second half of a very unusual multi-breed parlay.
Legal Pari-Mutuel Beach Racing? June 10, 2013 It has been reported that consideration is being given to pari-mutuel horse racing to take place on a beach.
Oxbow Makes History With Preakness Win May 19, 2013 Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas made history at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday when he saddled Oxbow for a front-running upset victory in the 138th Preakness Stakes (G1). The 15-1 long shot gave ...
Fort Erie Eyeing Instant Racing May 16, 2013 Fort Erie Live Racing Consortium CEO Jim Thibert has gone on the record discussing the idea of getting 'instant racing' machines up and running at the historic thoroughbred border oval.
William Hill, Monmouth Partner Up May 08, 2013 On Tuesday, May 7 it was announced that William Hill, the largest bookmaker in Britain, reached a deal with New Jersey thoroughbred raceway Monmouth Racetrack which will see the William Hill name be i...
Orb Wins 139th Kentucky Derby May 04, 2013 Stuart Janney III and Phipps Stable’s Orb rallied from far off the pace to take command in mid-stretch en route to a two and a half length victory over longshot Golden Soul to win the 139th running of...
Eight-Year Ban For Godolphin Trainer April 25, 2013 On Thursday, April 25, Mahmood Al Zarooni, trainer for Godolphin, the powerhouse thoroughbred racing stable which is owned by Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, was handed an eight-...
Bringing Racing To Casino Players April 19, 2013 Imagine being right up alongside the winner's circle while physically playing a video lottery terminal at the same time.
Prince of Wales Stakes On A Tuesday? April 18, 2013 According to a report, one of Canada's major stakes events could be raced on a weeknight this year instead of its regular weekend slot.
Blank, Mutti Comment On BC Challenges April 16, 2013 On the heels of the recently released report on how to both revitalize and make BC's horse racing industry sustainable, Hastings Racecourse General Manager Raj Mutti and Great Canadian Gaming Corp. Vi...
WEG's Martin On Takeout, Trakus April 16, 2013 After the announcement last week that Woodbine Entertainment Group would be lowering its win takeout on thoroughbred racing, WEG's Executive Vice-President of Racing Jamie Martin expanded on whether o...