Sand Cove, who earned $379,055 in stakes races last season, has been named the overall winner of the local Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society’s 2010 Ontario-sired racing rewards program.
The New Jersey Senate and Assembly passed legislation late on Monday night that would direct $30 million over the next three years from a newly created state casino fund to the New Jersey Racing Commission, according to reports.
The New Jersey Senate and Assembly passed legislation on Monday that would direct $30 million over the next three years from a state casino fund to the New Jersey Racing Commission, according to reports. Under the legislation, the commission would receive $15 million from the state’s Casino Redevelopment Authority in 2011, then $10 million in 2012, and $5 million in 2013.
Total wagering, purses, and race days all fell significantly in 2010 compared to 2009, according to figures released on Wednesday by the Jockey Club, with betting on U.S. races declining to its lowest level since 1995.
Frank Stronach, the chairman and controlling shareholder in MI Developments, has offered to swap all of his supervoting shares in the company for all of MI Developments’s racing-related assets, including Santa Anita Park in California and Gulfstream Park in Florida, the company announced on Wednesday.
The Maryland Racing Commission on Tuesday rejected a proposal by the owners of Laurel Park and Pimlico Racecourse to run 146 live race dates at the tracks in 2011 after horsemen expressed opposition to several provisions in the proposal, according to reports.
Trading of shares of MI Developments was halted on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Tuesday after reports of a potential deal that would allow the company’s chairman, Frank Stronach, to swap his controlling stake in the company for its racing assets.
The New York State Racing and Wagering Board on Tuesday approved 250 live racing dates at the three tracks operated by the New York Racing Association for 2011, three fewer dates than NYRA was scheduled to hold this year.
Get PDF PPs and event information for the 2010 Eclipse Awards.
The California Horse Racing Board voted on Thursday to extend the operating licenses of four account wagering companies doing business in the state for one month, through Jan. 30, contingent on the companies completing simulcasting arrangements and other contracts with racetracks by Jan. 1.
