Leaders of racing organizations in Virginia are asking their members to submit comments to the Virginia Racing Commission taking issue with a proposed cap on the number of slot-machine-like devices that will be allowed in the state in advance of a July 31 meeting to discuss draft regulations governing the machines.
The Stronach Group intends to file plans for a proposed racetrack in central Massachusetts in advance of a Monday meeting with local government officials in Lancaster, officials for the town said on Tuesday.
Lone Star Park near Dallas has canceled the remainder of its meet that was to close on Sunday. The final three dates of the season were called off due to severe heat, said track spokeswoman Diantha Brazzell.
All-sources handle on Friday’s opening-day card at Saratoga was $20,247,319, less than 1 percent lower than the $20,332,053 wagered on opening day 2017. Paid attendance on Friday was 33,714, a 3 percent increase over the 32,730 paid attendance figure from 2017.
Lone Star Park is on pace to close out its meet Sunday with an increase compared to last year in average daily handle on its races, according to figures provided by the track.
Ron Paolucci, whose Loooch Racing Stables has become a leading owner in North America, said Thursday without equivocation that he is getting out of horse ownership.
A fire that occurred in a trailer transporting horses from Kentucky to New York on Tuesday killed three mares and their foals, according to the farm where the horses were to be boarded.
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on Tuesday approved a pending deal that will allow the group that owns a minority stake in Ellis Park to buy the majority stake held by Ron Geary, the public face of Ellis’s ownership since he bought the track outright in 2006.
Eric Halstrom has been named vice president of operations for Louisiana Downs in Bossier City, La., according to a press release issued by the track Tuesday.
Due in large part to Justify, the Belmont Park spring-summer meet showed significant gains in handle at the 2018 meet compared to last year.
