Wagering on the 13 races of the Breeders’ Cup this year, held on Friday and Saturday at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, Calif., rose for the second straight year, with both years showing the strongest gains in the pools for multi-race wagers
Betting on the 13 Breeders’ Cup races held at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, Calif., on Friday and Saturday was up 5.7 percent compared with last year and was the highest total since the 2013 event, according to charts of the races.
Handle on the four Breeders’ Cup races held on Friday at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, Calif., was $31.5 million, according to the charts of the races, up 3.2 percent compared to the same four races last year.
The federal tax reform plan released on Thursday by Republicans contains a change to tax law that could limit the number of deductions used by a small number of horse players and other gamblers to offset or eliminate their gambling winnings, according to officials who have analyzed the plan.
Daily Racing Form writer Matt Hegarty was among four honorees Thursday night at the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters Association annual awards dinner.
Churchill Downs Inc. had net income of $16.7 million in the third quarter of 2017, nearly double the net income of the third quarter last year, according to financial statements released late Wednesday by the company.
In a Pennsylvania Racing Commission ruling dated Oct. 26, the Penn National board of stewards fined trainer Peter Miller $1,500 for his horse Richard's Boy testing positive for methamphetamine following the $200,000 Pennsylvania Governor's Cup on June 3.
Blessed by fabulous weather - until closing day, that is - the 2017 Belmont Park fall meet enjoyed gains in all-sources handle compared to the 2016 Belmont fall season.
The former owners of Suffolk Downs and two organizations representing horsemen and breeders in Massachusetts have formed a partnership to push for a bill that would allow casino subsidies to be used for the construction of a new track in the state.
The Texas Racing Commission, which has been battling a budget crisis, will consider adopting a new licensing-fee schedule for the state's tracks and a reduced racing calendar for next year during a Nov. 8 meeting in Austin
