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By Mike Kane A major step in New York’s march toward full-scale commercial casinos will take place Wednesday in Albany when recommendations for up to four upstate sites are announced by the Gaming Facility Location Board. Members of the board appointed by the New York Gaming Commission reviewed a total of 16 proposals to build...
In Hong Kong, trainers who mislead bettors suffer the consequences by Bill Finley special to espn.com The most useless question any horse racing journalist in this country has ever asked a trainer is “how’s the horse doing?” Yet it gets asked all the time and the answer is always the same: “He’s doing great. Couldn’t...
by T.D. Thornton At the three-week mark, the ongoing contractual standoff that is keeping the Gulfstream Park simulcast signal from a cooperative representing 23 racetracks and simulcast centers is now threatening to disrupt the distribution of races from Santa Anita Park unless a deal can be struck before California’s premier winter meet opens Dec....
Third on debut over the lawn at Gulfstream Sept. 6, Catalina Red filled that spot again in a grassy maiden special weight at Gulfstream Park West Oct. 9. Second to X Y Jet in a state-bred test on the main track there Nov. 8, he earned his diploma with an impressive 7 1/4-length score in...
AUSTRALIA AND THE SHUTTLE EFFECT By Kelsey Riley Australia has become a melting pot of sire lines and pedigrees from across the globe, and nowhere is that more evident than this week’s Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. Books 1 and 2 of the country’s first yearling sale of the season include the progeny of...
Ihtimal (Ire) (Shamardal–Eastern Joy {GB}, by Dubai Destination), the winner of last year’s Listed UAE 1000 Guineas and 10-length winner of the G3 UAE Oaks, suffered a fatal injury training at Al Quoz stables in Dubai Tuesday, Godolphin reported on their website. The Darley-bred was never out of the top three in her six trips to...
Meydan Group has announced a five-year sponsorship deal with UAE marine terminal operator DP World, notably including the G1 Dubai Duty Free, which will now be run as the Dubai Turf with total prize money of $6 million, up from $5 million in recent years. The 1800-meter turf contest holds a glittering roll of honor,...
STARSPANGLEDBANNER SHUTTLE PLANS DERAILED Starspangledbanner (Aus) (Choisir {Aus}), whose stud career got off to a strong start despite being plagued by fertility issues, will not reverse-shuttle to Ireland this year as originally planned, according to published reports. The 9-year-old recently suffered a bout of colic at Rosemont Stud in Australia, and while he is fully recovered,...
by Alan Carasso The influence of Danehill in Hong Kong dates back to the late 1990s, with Fairy King Prawn (Aus)–a seven-time champion in the region, who won the Hong Kong Sprint in 1999 and was famously runner-up in the G1 Hong Kong Mile in 2000 and in the G1 Dubai Duty Free S. a...
Godolphin will send out two homebreds for Saturday’s GII Holy Bull S. in the highly touted GII Remsen S. runner-up Frosted (Tapit) and First Down (Street Sense). The later, the most lightly-raced horse in the field with just two starts under his girth, has much to prove, but his trainer Tom Albertrani is optimistically confident in the colt’s ability....
By Mike Kane An extender bill proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo could stretch New York State’s authority over the New York Racing Association for up to one more year. A provision of the 2012 legislation that allowed the state to take over NYRA says the association must be returned to private control three years after...
Taylor Made Sales Agency has announced a series of organizational shifts effective immediately, most notably the assumption of new responsibilities for Marshall and Joe Taylor. Marshall, son of company president Duncan Taylor, is one of a younger generation of Taylors taking on new, substantial roles in the family business. He will fulfill the position of Assistant to...