Maryland racing, breeding industries enjoy resurgence
For the embattled racing industry in Maryland five years ago, there was probably nowhere to go but up.
Matt HegartyMay 18, 2016
For the embattled racing industry in Maryland five years ago, there was probably nowhere to go but up.
The revamped Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on Tuesday approved a new set of regulations that will increase the amount paid to jockeys for losing mounts in races in the state with purses or $50,000 or less.
The New York Racing Association announced Tuesday that it will launch a new national advance-deposit wagering platform in July. The ADW will be known as NYRA Bets and will take the place of its current platform, NYRA Rewards.
The Stronach Group, the owner of a handful of racetracks nationwide, including the two Thoroughbred tracks in Maryland, has reached an agreement to purchase Rosecroft Raceway, Maryland’s only harness track, from Penn National Gaming Inc.
Land Over Sea, second to Cathryn Sophia in the Kentucky Oaks on May 6, heads a field of 14 entered Sunday for Friday’s Grade 2, $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes for 3-year-old fillies going 1 1/8 miles at Pimlico.
Introduction to Exchange Wagering webinar with Mike Hogan and Peter Thomas Fornatale.
An error by Am Tote forced four horses who raced Friday at Belmont Park to run for purse money only, meaning they participated in their respective races, but wagering was not accepted on them.
The final rating for the Kentucky Derby broadcast on NBC on Saturday was a 9.0, according to the network, down 6.3 percent from the 9.6 final rating for the broadcast last year.
The first exchange-wagering site in the U.S. is expected to be launched on Tuesday as scheduled in New Jersey. The site, operated by Betfair, will allow New Jersey residents to accept and make bets with other customers of the exchange.
R.D. Hubbard is now the sole owner of Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico after buying out the interests of Ed Allred and Bruce Rimbo, the track announced Monday. Hubbard had owned 72 percent of Ruidoso Downs, which he first bought into in 1988.