Handle, purses up at Remington
Remington Park reported an increase in handle and purses during its 67-date meet that closed Dec. 13.
Mary RampelliniDec 30, 2015
Remington Park reported an increase in handle and purses during its 67-date meet that closed Dec. 13.
Charles Town handled a record $111,664 per race this year, up 6.82 percent from 2014, according to track officials. Per-race wagering topped the previous record of $110,247 set in 2012.
Nassau County Off-Track Betting has selected Belmont Park as a location to place 1,000 video lottery terminals, the company announced Tuesday, but the project still faces several hurdles before it becomes a reality.
Leonard Lavin, the beauty-supplies magnate whose Glen Hill Farm has bred more than 80 stakes winners, has been selected to receive the Eclipse Award of Merit, an honor created in 1976 to recognize a “lifetime of outstanding achievement” in racing.
Beginning Friday, the New York Racing Association will no longer air its nightly 30-minute recap show or the “National Racing Report” on the Madison Square Garden network.
The Kentucky attorney general's office has issued an opinion stating that the state racing commission cannot delegate rule-making authority to private companies like racetracks, putting in jeopardy a plan by Keeneland to write races in which the race-day administration of the regulated medication Lasix would be prohibited.
American Pharoah's sweep of the three Triple Crown races this year was voted the Sports Story of the Year by the Associated Press, the organization announced on Dec. 24.
Santa Anita’s refurbished turf course was well-received by jockeys on the opening weekend of the winter-spring meeting although some expressed concern how the course will respond to use in coming months.
The West Virginia Racing Commission has approved 23 stakes at Charles Town for 2016, topped by its signature race, the Grade 2 Charles Town Classic, which has had its purse trimmed from $1.5 million to $1.25 million.
Scott Sowle, a former Michigan-based trainer, jockey, and jockey agent, died Sunday at age 50.