John Sabini will resign his post as chairman of the New York State Racing and Wagering Board effective Friday, a spokesman for the board confirmed Wednesday.
Betting on U.S. Thoroughbred races was up 1 percent in 2012 compared to 2011, the first increase in wagering since 2006, according to figures released on Saturday by Equibase.
Wise Dan, who completed his 2012 campaign with a victory in the Breeders’ Cup Mile, emerged as the favorite to be named Horse of the Year when finalists for all 17 Eclipse Award divisions were announced on Saturday by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, which co-sponsors the awards along with Daily Racing Form and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters Association.
A New Jersey judge has ruled that four major professional sports organizations and the NCAA have standing to challenge a law that authorizes sports betting in the state.
A partnership of Churchill Downs Inc. and Delaware North Cos. closed a deal Friday to purchase the remaining assets of the group that owned Lebanon Raceway in Lebanon, Ohio, clearing the way for construction to begin on a new casino and racetrack midway between Cincinnati and Dayton.
Valley Meat Co., which hopes to build a new horse slaughterhouse in New Mexico, has filed a federal lawsuit against the United States Department of Agriculture.
Illinois residents will be unable to bet with account-wagering operators beginning Jan. 1 because the state legislature adjourned for the year without extending a law making the practice legal, officials for the Illinois Racing Board confirmed Thursday.
Sportech, the British gambling company that acquired the bet-processing business of Scientific Games Racing in 2010, has reached a deal to buy eBet Technologies, an account-wagering services provider.
A U.S. federal judge indicated after a hearing on Tuesday that he would issue a ruling by Friday as to whether professional sports leagues have standing to challenge a New Jersey law that would allow gambling on sports at the state's casinos and racetracks, according to an official who attended the hearing.
Southern California owner and breeder Larry Mabee, son of the late California Racing Hall of Fame members John and Betty Mabee and owner of Golden Eagle Farm, died at his home in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., on Sunday from prostate cancer. He was 69.
