On paper, a Wednesday afternoon panel at the Symposium on Racing and Gaming had the potential to be one of the most dynamic of the two-day conference, but in execution, it turned out to be something of a dud.
An increase in prices for Belmont Stakes Day, further development of its advance deposit wagering platform - including potentially expanding nationally - and the closure of the Aqueduct backstretch for approximately four months are among the initiatives the New York Racing Association hopes will make it profitable for a third consecutive year in 2016.
Suns Out Guns Out, a multiple allowance winner, will debut at stud in 2016 at Hand Ride Stables in Dublin, Ohio, for a fee of $2,000.
Grade 1 winner Jack Milton will stand his first season at stud at Crestwood Farm in Lexington, Ky., for a fee of $6,500, and will participate in the “Share the Upside” program.
The Indiana Thoroughbred Breed Development Program received approval from the state racing commission on Wednesday to make an additional $1.4 million in purses available in 2016 because of changes in legislation passed this year.
Woodford Thoroughbreds in Reddick, Fla., released the advertised fees for its 2016 stallion roster.
Tonalist, whose four Grade 1 victories were highlighted by the 2014 Belmont Stakes, has been retired and will stand the 2016 season at Lane's End in Versailles, Ky.
The catalog for the Barretts January mixed sale is now available online, with 197 horses on offer. The single-day auction will be held Wednesday, Jan. 20, beginning at 11 a.m. Pacific on the grounds of Del Mar racetrack.
A three-judge panel on Wednesday selected a racing-based sweepstakes proposal as the winner of the first Innovators’ Circle Award at the Symposium on Racing and Gaming here.
Derick Giwner's analysis of the Friday 12/11 card at The Meadowlands.
