Wagering

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Purse Hike For WEG Standardbreds

February 14, 2011

On Monday, February 14, the Woodbine Entertainment Group and the Central Ontario Standardbred Association announced that effective Thursday, February 17, standardbred purses at Woodbine Racetrack and ...

Gural: Make Stakes Payments, Horsepeople Should Stash 5%

February 08, 2011

In an open letter to the industry, track owner Jeff Gural, who is in the process of trying to work out a long-term lease of the Meadowlands Racetrack, has encouraged horse owners to make the February ...

Jan. T-Bred Betting Figures In The U.S. Down

February 07, 2011

According to numbers released by Equibase, wagering on thoroughbred racing in the United States in January was down 9.71 per cent from the same month in 2010

Discussion Over New NY Wagering Entity

February 07, 2011

It has been reported that a hearing was scheduled to take place today in Albany, New York to discus the future of horse racing in the state. One of the items on the docket was a discussion about the p...

KY ‘Instant Racing’ Case Takes Another Turn

February 02, 2011

The latest twist in Kentucky’s Instant Racing saga has seen the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, the state’s racetracks and the Department of Revenue file a motion to have the highest court in the st...

Gov. Christie Vetoes OTW Bill; NJSEA Looking To Unload Monmouth

February 01, 2011

On Monday, January 31, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed a pair of bills into law which have made Exchange Wagering legal in the state. He also conditionally vetoed a bill regarding off-track ...

Aqueduct Sees Spike In Numbers

January 31, 2011

New York Racing Association President Charles Hayward has gone on the record as saying that he is surprised with the turnout and wagering popularity of the Aqueduct racetrack for thoroughbreds, which ...

Turf Paradise Not At Fault For Wagering Snafu

January 29, 2011

Ted Shaine, the general manager of Sportech QDC West, has penned a letter to the California Horse Racing Board in which he explains that at no time was Turf Paradise at fault for a glitch which saw wa...

Penn National Snares Rosecroft

January 28, 2011

Baltimore Orioles' owner Peter Angelos had submitted the stalking-horse bid for the bankrupt Rosecroft Raceway, but it has been reported that Penn National Gaming bidder has snared

Betfair Hosting Action On NZ Harness Racing

January 24, 2011

On Monday, January 24, Betfair, the giant betting exchange, officially made its move onto the New Zealand harness racing wagering scene

Begging, Pleading For Change

January 20, 2011

While discussing the dicey situation the British horse racing industry is currently facing with bookmakers over the upcoming edition of the horseracing levy, Matthew Hancock, a Tory MP, has offered so...

Cherry: 'Biggest Problem Is Lack Of Change'

January 07, 2011

In a recent discussion with the Meadowlands Racetrack's publicity department, horse owner and longtime harness racing handicapper Eric Cherry has called for