Month: November 2017
CDI Sells Big Fish Games for $990M
Three years ago, Churchill Downs acquired a mobile gaming company called Big Fish. Today the company announced that it had flipped the asset for a cool $990 million to Aristocrat […]
Handle Up 10% at Gulfstream Park West Fall Meet
Recently Completed Fall Turf Festival has Total Handle of $143 Million Gulfstream Park West’s Fall Turf Festival is an important part of rebuilding year round racing in Florida. And the […]
Jockey Alex Solis Retires
Hall of Fame Jockey Alex Solis Retires and was a 3-Time Breeders’ Cup Champion Jockey Alex Solis announced his retirement from racing Sunday at Del Mar, but the 53-year-old Hall […]
The Best Ever Fall Meet Concludes at Del Mar
Handle Up at Bing Crosby Meet and Breeders’ Cup Highlights Best Fall Season at Del Mar The Breeders’ Cup was the highlight of the fourth fall Bing Crosby Season, and […]
Golden Rod Stakes Features Winning Names
Churchill Downs Hosts 12 Two-Year-Old Races Saturday Including Golden Rod for Fillies The $200,000 Golden Rod (G2) may take a back seat Saturday to the Derby prep race $200,000 Kentucky […]
Songbird and Arrogate To Breed in 2018
Arrobird? Songgate? Birdarrow?! Whatever the foal is eventually called, there’s going to be definitive excitement surrounding its potential racing career. Arrogate is scheduled to breed with Songbird sometime in 2018. […]
Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 1
Thanksgiving Day is First Chance to Wager on 2018 Kentucky Derby Future Pool Pari-mutuel win wagering on the 2018 Kentucky Derby begins on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 23. Race fans and […]
NYRA 2018 Racing Calendar
NYRA Sets 2018 Racing Dates at Aqueduct, Belmont and Saratoga Racing in New York will cover 229 days in 2018 starting with 61 days of the Aqueduct winter meet the […]
Breeders’ Cup Tax Reporting A Positive Change
Thanks to lobbying from the National Thoroughbred and Racing Association (NTRA), Breeders’ Cup tax reporting has changed for the better. How this impacts the sport moving forward remains to be […]
Fair Grounds Winter and Spring Meet Set to Start
Starlight Racing Event Kick Starts Fair Grounds Meet Nov. 18 The nation’s third-oldest track reopens Saturday for the 146th Thoroughbred racing season with a betting program that includes four overnight […]