Betfair, the British-based owner of Television Games Network, has been granted a conditional license by New Jersey regulators to launch the first exchange-wagering platform in the U.S.
If all feature races are as contentious as Wednesday's eighth race, a second-level optional claimer, it will be a palatable winter for horseplayers at Aqueduct.
Horses to watch from Woodbine Harness.
Matt Rose's analysis of the Tuesday Afternoon 12/1 card at Yonkers Raceway.
The mass exodus of this circuit's top horses and horsemen was well under way Sunday and Monday as planes, vans, and automobiles were being loaded and directed south for the winter. The good news is many of those same horses – and horsemen – will be headed back here in a few months, including Tonalist, Saturday's Grade 1 Cigar Mile winner who will have a 5-year-old campaign in 2016.
Mohaymen, winner of Saturday's Grade 2 Remsen at Aqueduct, was flown Sunday to south Florida and likely will target the Grade 2, $350,000 Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park on Jan. 30 for his 3-year-old debut, said trainer Kiaran McLaughlin.
It's no surprise two-time Eclipse Award winner Javier Castellano leads all jockeys in North America in wins this year, but how many racing fans could readily name the guy who ranks second? The jockey in question is Antonio Gallardo, who has dominated the standings at Tampa Bay Downs and Presque Isle Downs over the past two years, winning a pair of riding titles at both.
Sometimes when you look out at the racing world today you can forget what the past looked like. Big stables, big breeding farms, rich owners and fast horses tend to have much in common. Winning is for those with big dreams but bigger pocketbooks.
Bob Pandolfo's Sharp Horses and Track Trends report featuring horses from Northfield, Meadows, Yonkers and others.
Horses to watch from Monticello Raceway.
