Churchill Downs Inc., the racetrack, casino, and social-gaming company, had net income of $69.8 million in the second quarter on record second-quarter revenue of $438.5 million, according to financial statements released late on Wednesday.
Average ontrack attendance and handle declined compared to last year in the first third of the Del Mar summer meeting, through Sunday, but the track showed a gain in out-of-state handle during that time.
Despite much-needed rain that forced the cancellation of two days' worth of turf racing, all-sources handle at Saratoga was up 3.9 percent through the first 10 days of the 2016 meet when compared with last year.
Churchill Downs Inc. and a partner of the company, Saratoga Casino Holdings, have reached an agreement to purchase the Casino at Ocean Downs, a harness track and casino in Berlin, Md., Churchill announced late on Tuesday.
The Stronach Group said Tuesday that it has completed its purchase of Rosecroft Raceway from Penn National Gaming.
Chuck Borell, a Syracuse, N.Y., resident who was charged with 43 counts of animal cruelty in Kentucky in June, entered a plea of not guilty on all counts through his attorney at an arraignment Monday in Mercer County, Ky.
Arlington International and Hawthorne Race Course for the second year in a row submitted a negotiated annual racing dates request to the Illinois Racing Board.
Owner-trainer Carlo Vaccarezza said Thursday that he has retired his four-time Grade 1 winner Little Mike, who will live out the remainder of his days at Old Friends Thoroughbred retirement farm in Kentucky.
Jockey Steve Bourque won the 4,000th Thoroughbred race of his career on Wednesday night at Evangeline Downs, guiding Space Book to a length victory in the second race.
Louisiana Downs leading rider Richard Eramia will be off his mounts from Friday through Aug. 5 because of a riding infraction.
