Racetrack survival watch continued
UPDATE: The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission announced Friday that the race dates committee will meet at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday Oct. 17, to make its recommendations for 2013 dates. The commission,...
View ArticleAll quiet on the South Florida racing dates front … for now
The Blood-Horse reports that Gulfstream Park Racing and Casino will not attempt to take any dates held by Louisville-based Churchill Downs Inc.’s Calder Casino and Race Course in 2013. But the idea of...
View ArticleWill failed efforts in Kentucky for account wagering tax find success in 2013?
Kentucky legislators — both Republicans and Democrats — have been eager to tax bets made through online services like Churchill Downs Inc.’s TwinSpires.com for years. The argument used by both is that...
View ArticleNew year, same old story
Fresh off a momentary peace among the two major thoroughbred tracks in South Florida over racing dates, the first salvo in the next battle has been fired. Jim Freer reports on The Blood-Horse that...
View ArticleStronach taps regulator as new executive
There’s a saying in the news business that writers aren’t talented enough to make up this stuff. The latest in the long parade of executives tapped by Frank Stronach fits the bill. Last week, the...
View ArticleIs there any turning back in South Florida dates war?
Spending the last month in Frankfort, one becomes intimately familiar with gridlock and tit-for-tat feuds. But Kentucky’s Capitol doesn’t have a monopoly stalemates. And because of that, the hallway...
View ArticleAccount wagering’s stake in Kentucky
Days after the latest failure of a bill to tax Kentucky residents’ wagers made through account wagering services like Churchill Downs Inc.’s TwinSpires.com, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission...
View ArticleAs South Florida “datesmageddon’ approaches, horsemen call for truce
With no agreement in site, South Florida’s two thoroughbred tracks appear headed for overlapping year-round racing. On Monday, two horsemen’s groups called on Churchill Downs Inc.’s Calder Casino and...
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It’s not just Churchill Downs restricting coolers
The Stronach Group’s Maryland Jockey Club announced tighter security policies on Tuesday for this year’s Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. It’s not just the Kentucky Derby infield...
View ArticleCalder horsemen’s dispute apparently won’t impact Kentucky Derby betting in...
The dispute between Louisville-based Churchill Downs Inc. and the horsemen’s group that represents owners and trainers at Churchill’s Miami-area track apparently won’t impact — at least for now —...
View ArticleAs datesmageddon looms in South Florida, another skirmish emerges
The thoroughbred racetracks of South Florida might agree that there are seven days in a week. Maybe. With year-round, overlapping racing looming at Calder Casino and Race Course and Gulfstream Park,...
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Louisville’s gift to the Preakness Stakes, a trophy from Tiffany’s
With all due respect to the Preakness Stakes, its many fine traditions and a heck of a lot of racing history at Old Hilltop, racing fans should note that one of those traditions is all about Kentucky —...
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Preakness Stakes sees gains at betting windows, on TV, but not at turnstiles
The Preakness Stakes saw gains both through the windows and through the window of Courtesy: Maryland Jockey Club television, but not at the turnstiles. The 13-race card saw $81,940,233 bet from all...
View ArticleIs Breeders’ Cup California dreaming again?
Judging by reports in the Blood-Horse and Daily Racing Form, the reallocating of the Southern California racing calendar on Thursday by the California Horse Racing Board made last year’s Kentucky fight...
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Would you like a Frank’s Energy Drink with your Adena ribeye?
A profile a few weeks ago in Crain’s Automotive News on auto magnate, thoroughbred breeder and racetrack owner Frank Stronach had some interesting nuggets. As Datesmageddon approaches now less than one...
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The Eve of South Florida racing’s datesmageddon
The pages on the June calendar are peeling down to a precious few, meaning the Gulfstream Park / AP file photo year-round racing overlap of South Florida’s two thoroughbred tracks is almost upon the...
View ArticleTalks to avert South Florida datesmageddon ongoing, spokesman says
In response to an earlier query, a spokesman for Calder Casino and Race Course said Saturday that talks between the Miami Gardens track and Gulfstream Park are ongoing. The talks are an attempt to...
View ArticleBlog is back and South Florida racing’s datesmageddon is on
After a nice rest in Cleveland, a trouncing of the Tribe by the Tigers and some Cedar Point roller coasters that gave me the same sick feeling as my 2/5 pick four single finishing up the track, the...
View ArticleTwinSpires’ handle from Kentuckians grew nearly 10 percent in first quarter
As Churchill Downs Inc.’s second quarter earnings report is readied for its July 31 release, here’s one more first-quarter statistic. Several weeks ago, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission released...
View ArticleWinning a battle while the war goes on
The Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association has a purse agreement with Louisville-based Churchill Downs Inc.’s Calder Casino and Race Course, according to the owners and trainers...
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