Del Mar autumn-meet betting handle up by one-third over last year
Del Mar completed a 15-day autumn meeting with all-sources total handle of $195.9 million, a gain of 33 percent over a 13-day meeting in 2019.
Steve AndersenNov 30, 2020
Del Mar completed a 15-day autumn meeting with all-sources total handle of $195.9 million, a gain of 33 percent over a 13-day meeting in 2019.
Paul Williams, the chief technology officer at The Stronach Group since 2018, has been made chief executive officer of the company’s new racing technology division, the company announced Friday.
Woodbine Entertainment has announced that Sunday afternoon’s thoroughbred card will be the track's final one of the year. The Ontario government announced Friday that Toronto will enter the province’s gray ‘lockdown’ phase of coronavirus-related restrictions, which allows for training but no horse racing.
More than 200 people living or working on-site at Golden Gate Fields have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a release sent out late Friday night by the track and the city of Berkeley (Calif.) Public Health department.
The California Horse Racing Board on Thursday approved rules that will prohibit the use of medications treating hypothyroidism in horses unless the condition is diagnosed through a specific test.
Golden Gate Fields, which has been closed since Nov. 13 because of a spike in COVID-19 cases, announced Wednesday it would remain closed for racing at least through November to address an outbreak of COVID-19 in the backstretch area. Golden Gate had hoped to reopen on Thursday.
FanDuel, the fantasy-sports and gambling company that shares a parent company with TVG, has reached a deal to provide money to renovate Fairmount Park in Collinsville, Ill., and open a sportsbook at the track, the two companies announced on Monday.
Frank Generazio Jr., a former stakes-winning trainer who along with his wife, Patricia, became a prominent owner and breeder, died Saturday in Florida after battling a number of health issues, according to trainer Christophe Clement. He was 91.
Great Canadian Gaming Corporation, which owns and operates Hastings Racecourse in Vancouver and 22 gambling facilities across Canada, including a casino at Woodbine outside Toronto, has agreed to be acquired by funds managed by the publicly traded investment company Apollo Global Management
Mahoning Valley Racecourse in Youngstown, Ohio, will go on hiatus until Nov. 23 after a track employee tested positive for COVID-19, the track announced Tuesday.