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In what will go down as the most surreal week in sports since 9/11, racing got a double spoonful of distasteful medicine. As the sports world - and the real world - come to grips with the spreading coronavirus, the horse world must also sort out the impact of the criminal bombshell that dropped Monday. Rival trainers Jason Servis and Jorge Navarro,…

Kentucky Derby 147 champ Medina Spirit will run from the No. 3 spot in the gate at Pimlico in the 146th Preakness Stakes on May 15 with Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert agreeing to a special set of conditions after the colt failed his post-Derby drug test. He opens as the 9-5 favorite. The 2021 Preakness Stakes will air on Saturday, May 15 from 2…

I have to admit, I have no idea what the inaugural Pegasus World Cup Invitational was intended to be, what it actually is, how it is going to play out this year, and what the future holds. Although many have knocked its concept on social media, no one who cares about racing should be openly knocking anything that is innovative and might help the…

ARCADIA, Calif. - On the morning of March 29, Santa Anita Park was reopening for racing for the first time in three weeks after the mystifying deaths of nearly two dozen horses. Satellite trucks, national news reporters and animal rights activists converged for what had become a macabre death watch. But California regulators were watching a live…

The Breeders' Cup is over, but it's not really over. The breakdown of Mongolian Groom during the stretch run of the $6 million Classic sucked the air out of the vast Santa Anita grandstand on Saturday. Fans slumped toward their cars or buses, as what had been two days of sensational - and safe - racing was instantly overwhelmed by yet another death…

Patrick Gilligan, a former Newmarket racehorse trainer who moved to Kentucky five years ago, reflects on the state of American racing as he sees it. Gilligan (left), who was a'small-time' trainer in the UK for 15 years, moved to the U.S. so his son could pursue his goal of becoming a jockey. He wrote a book - Around Kentucky with the Bug - about…

Horse racing fans get the holiday gift they really want - albeit a day late - when the SoCal winter racing season celebrates its traditional post-Christmas opening day on Dec. 26 at Santa Anita Park. That date marks the start of a new season in racing at the Arcadia, Calif., track and kicks off one of the country's premier annual winter/spring race…

With the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) beginning to roll out proposed regulations to the Federal Trade Commission in advance of its scheduled start-up July 1, 2022, the agency created through federal legislation to regulate anti-doping and safety policies for Thoroughbred racing dominated discussions on the opening day of the 47…

The post positions for the 2020 Preakness Stakes are set, and the entry list includes 11 horses for what's now the final leg of horse racing's annual Triple Crown. The Preakness has typically been the second leg of the Triple Crown race, with the Belmont Stakes to follow. But COVID-19 has affected the Triple Crown schedule, pushing the Belmont…

Welcome to another edition of America's Best Racing's Main Track. Each Tuesday in this space we spotlight the most meaningful story of the past week, detailing news that stands out because of its importance or perhaps the emotional response it generates. Looking ahead, if you believe there's a story this week that should be featured in next…

Horse racing offers online sportsbooks a way to acquire more customers and to cross-sell them on other offerings, such as wagering on other sports. The sport of kings has recently become all the rage with online sports betting sites, as bookmakers have been forming partnerships with horse-racing companies to attract and retain customers in the…

Bo Champlin was watching on television at his home in Visalia, Calif., when Rick's Dream and 11 other horses left the starting gate in the fourth race on the closing-day card at Del Mar on Sept. 7, 2020. A California-bred gelding by Coil, Rick's Dream had given Champlin's Big Iron Racing its first winner nearly a year earlier when trainer Reed…

With fans watching at home instead of cheering from the stands, the 145th running of the Preakness Stakes, the final race in the Triple Crown, is set to take place on Saturday at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Traditionally the middle jewel of the American Triple Crown held after the Kentucky Derby and before the Belmont Stakes,…

Florida Derby Draw: Tiz the Law 6-5 Favorite in 12-Horse Field… And it's on with the races at Gulfstream Park. As racing for the week began Wednesday (March 25), track officials conducted the post-position draw for Saturday's $750000 Florida Derby (G1), the signature race of the meet that many times produces the favorite for the Kentucky…

The new millennium was not kind to horse racing in Chicagoland. In 2000, the Bidwill family's Sportsman's Park, the bullring in the gritty south side suburb of Cicero that for years hosted both Standardbred and Thoroughbred racing, had just been transformed to an auto track that planned to continue offering Thoroughbred races on dirt spread over a…

Jeffrey Schweers, Capital Bureau USA TODAY NETWORK - FLORIDA One hundred years after it was first legalized in Florida, could horse racing be going the way of greyhound racing: Out of business? Lawmakers return to Tallahassee Monday for a special session to consider a new gambling deal with the Seminole Tribe, giving it exclusive rights to run…

Tekkorp is no longer looking for a sports betting company to acquire and take public through a SPAC. The blank-check company announced the deal was dead Tuesday after it chose not to seek an extension to the Oct. 26 deadline. Tekkorp was targeting a gaming business with a $1-$2 billion enterprise value, according to its registration…

In the days leading up to the $3 million Pegasus World Cup (G1) and the $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1) at Gulfstream Park on Jan. 25, US Racing will be showcasing the contenders. In addition, our handicapping gurus, Ed McNamara and Noel Michaels, will offer their early take on each contender's prospects. Up first is Math Wizard, the…

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Australian online bookmaker PointsBet has announced that its subsidiary, Premier Turf Club (BetPTC) has signed a deal with 1/ST Technology, a division of The Stronach Group, a North American thoroughbred horse racing company. ADW product expected to launch in early 2023 The deal will see the company launch a fully integrated Advance-deposit…

Premier Turf Club, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of PointsBet USA Inc., on Wednesday announced a partnership agreement with 1/ST Technology, a business division of The Stronach Group ("TSG"), North America's dominant Thoroughbred horse racing company. The agreement encompasses 1/ST's broad portfolio of products and services including 1/ST Bet,…

In his regular column, Charles Hayward says it's time to face up to a serious problem besetting the racing industry's economic model amid a changing betting environment in th wake of Covid-19 The racing industry should be thankful for the role that role that the Advanced Deposit Wagering (ADW) companies played during the pandemic as almost 100% of…