On the good-tidings front… The racing permit for Arizona Downs, one of only three tracks left in Arizona, has been officially revoked by the AZ Racing Commission because of ongoing financial problems (including unpaid debts to horsemen and back real-estate…
At a meeting of the Texas Racing Commission last month, Executive Director Amy Cook, in boasting of what she considers her state’s stellar transparency, revealed two things of note. This, on the reporting of deaths: “What’s interesting about our statistics,…
From the intro to our “Tracks Close; New, Better Jobs Follow” page… To paraphrase an old legal adage, if you have the facts, pound the facts; if you have the truth, pound the truth; if you have neither, pound the…
Apparently, the deal to sell Turf Paradise to a developer has fallen through, but owner Jerry Simms says he is done anyway. Yes, Simms, who claims he’s getting out to spend more time with his family, is shuttering Turf as…
The betting figures are out for Del Mar’s recently-concluded summer meet and, from our perspective, they’re excellent. According to the Daily Racing Form, all-sources handle was down 10.9% over last year. While the track was quick to blame the cancellation…
According to the Daily Racing Form, total handle (amount wagered) for the 13-race card at Saratoga Saturday (Travers Day) was down 9.7% from last year. The on-track handle – betting then and there – was also down, over 8%. What’s…
The Daily Racing Form reported last night that the New York Racing Association was planning to “convene an emergency meeting of New York State Gaming Commission and Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority officials before deciding to run Saratoga’s Sunday card…
Today is Travers Day at Saratoga Race Course. The $1.25M race is, arguably, the biggest on the U.S calendar outside the Triple Crown. We, of course, will be there in force – educating and exposing. Here is what I wrote…
Back in April, it was announced that Turf Paradise was being sold to an industrial developer. The short-term plan was to possibly keep racing going for a while, but only as a placeholder. Clearly, Turf’s days were/are numbered. Yesterday, the…
In the wake of Stronach’s bombshell Sunday that it is closing Golden Gate Fields for good this December, the Northern Cal racers are, obviously, in serious handwringing mode. Desperate times. Yesterday, the Thoroughbred Daily News published an interview with California…
Yesterday, word came that The Stronach Group, one of the racing industry’s major brokers, is closing Golden Gate Fields for good this December. (Stronach is also reportedly considering a move to pull out of Maryland – it currently owns both…
A reminder on this, the opening weekend of Saratoga ’23… Saratoga Race Course proudly bills itself “the oldest sporting venue in the nation” – one of the more blatant manifestations of The Big Lie. What you won’t see in all…
