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When does it open? Not much in the tote pool at the moment.

You're not wrong there!! Just met a guy who has a share travelled up from Alexandra. Roped his son and his mates into Ted's super syndicate in La Dorada.

Can't see fav getting beat in that race.

It must be pretty special as they keep mentioning it.

I think they are all interesting. There'll be a riot if La Dorada wins. Must be 50 people in the syndicate at least many with BGP connections. Many first time owners.

Yes there are certainly 3 or 4 interesting races.

Well the fields today at Ellerslie are pretty good.

Good one…. TAB advertising the WORLD POOL bit… be interesting to see pools, I assume we will be able to see pools? No Co Mingling issues 🤭

OK , well I am certainly excited now! I'm guessing this stuff will also make the racing better and the horses faster?

The English polymath John Ruskin, who was always hard at work scribbling a well-timed observation for some future generation to co-opt, said when it came to the weather, “Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.” Well, bully for you Mr. Ruskin! Send him a going stick and put him to work on the nearest turf course. Some might care to offer quite a different observation after recent events. What we do know about the state of the weather is it has been rough across the lower 48. In an attempt to focus on sunnier times ahead, if we are speaking of things delicious and exhilarating, how about the pending graded stakes slate on Saturday? Leading off on a 'refreshing' afternoon, my colleague Christina Bossinakis brought us some well-timed historical perspective concerning Saturday's renewal of the GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational at Gulfstream Park. Reporting from Hallandale's backside, her story behind 'TDN Rising Star' Locked (Gun Runner) for Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher tells us why the signature race for older horses was designed as such some nine years ago and how it has become a jumping off point for stallion prospects. Of course we know this Pletcher's entry is not a lock. The 4-year-old is up against some formidable opponents in GI Breeders' Cup Classic hero White Abarrio (Race Day), Derby victor Mystik Dan (Goldencents), GISW Saudi Crown (Always Dreaming) and GISW Mixto (Good Magic). Look for Locked's stablemate Crupi (Curlin), GI Santa Anita Derby hero from last year Stronghold (Ghostzapper) (covered yesterday by Bossinakis in TDN) and layoff runner Newgrange (Violence) to make some noise at odds in the double digits. Nations Pride wins the Arlington Million at Colonial | Coady Media If that forecast does not cheer you up, then do not forget about Gulfstream's undercard. The schedule is brimming with six other graded races. The GI Pegasus World Cup Turf issued an invite to Nations Pride (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}) and the 6-year-old Godolphin homebred accepted. The potential race time favorite has a trio of Grade I wins in North America for trainer Charlie Appleby. The only question mark is his fitness level. If the homebred is ready to fire, then his class could win the day. “He's [Nations Pride] always shown a good level of ability, progressing from 2 to 3 and from there on, he sort of progressed throughout his career,” Appleby said. “We found that the conventional tracks, the flat tracks of America and Dubai, suited him. So that's why he's mainly been internationally campaigned, really. I think 10 furlongs is probably his most ideal trip if you want to pigeonhole him into something like that, but I see no reason why the nine should be an inconvenience.” There are others drawn in here with more than a fighting chance. Integration (Quality Road) will look to avenge his loss to Nations Pride that he suffered in the GI Arlington Million at Colonial Downs in August. He too has not been seen since the fall when he won the GII Red Smith Stakes at the Big A. Trainer Shug McGaughey entered Integration in this race last year and after going off as the favorite he finished fifth. “I think he's [Integration] done well,” McGaughey said. “The Pegasus last year was kind of a last-minute thing. I had planned to give him some time off and run him at Keeneland and we decided to run here for the money. He didn't get the best of trips. Tyler [Gaffalione] rode him. He had him down inside and just couldn't get him out when he wanted to. I think with all the trouble he was in, it was a credible race.” If you fancy a longshot in the Pegasus Turf who is getting a cutback in distance, then give Balnikov (Ire) (Adaay {Ire}) the once over. Conditioned by Phil D'Amato, the 6-year-old has raced mainly on the Southern California grass courses. However, last May he thoroughly enjoyed a soft turf course at Pimlico and won the GII Dinner Party Stakes. Sticking with the same surface, the GII Pegasus World Cup Filly & Mare Turf promises to offer some real value when it comes to wagering because there is not a prescribed deserving favorite. Certainly, Shadwell Stables's Raqiya (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}) has some English form that is inviting and Sacred Wish (Not This Time) boasts a win last out in the GI Matriarch Stakes at Del Mar Dec. 1. Dona Clota in the Gulfstream paddock schooling | Lauren King However, more intriguing is an entry like Dona Clota (Chi) (Ivan Denisovich {Ire}), who won a pair of Grade 1 races in her native Chile. Now she joins trainer Ignacio Correas's outfit for Resolute Racing. One other name to remember is See You Around (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}). The filly began her career in France, shipped to race for the live barn of Christophe Clement and she took home a black-type over this course last month. The rest of the Gulfstream undercard includes a bout between MGSW Mystic Lake (Mot Town) against MGSW Emery (More Than Ready) in the GII Inside Information Stakes, and a rematch ensues between the 1-2 finishers from the GIII Harlan's Holiday Stakes, Rocket Can (Into Mischief) and Tumbarumba (Oscar Performance). They square off once more in the GIII Fred W. Hooper Stakes. Finally, a couple of turf distance tests will be administered in the GIII La Prevoyante Stakes and the GIII W.L. McKnight Stakes. Returning to issues skyward of the inclement variety, Oaklawn Park regularly deals with what Ruskin would call “different kinds of good weather.” Arkansas is particularly susceptible to a cold blast in January and Hot Springs was certainly on the receiving end of another good socking this time around. The Derby and Oaks series in 'The Natural State'–which both offer 20-10-6-4-2 on the path to Churchill in May–is back on track Saturday with the GIII Southwest Stakes and Martha Washington Stakes, respectively. First, the Southwest has drawn a field of 10, and blowing into town for Bob Baffert is Eclipse nominee & GISW Gaming (Game Winner). Finishing in early November as the runner-up in the GI FanDuel Breeders' Cup Juvenile to newly-minted champion 2-year-old male & stablemate Citizen Bull (Into Mischief), the dark bay is looking to get back on track after he ran a distant third in the GII Los Alamitos Futurity Dec. 14. Gaming working for the first time over the local strip at Oaklawn | Coady Media “He [Gaming] went from the top 12 to nowhere,” said Baffert. “That's the way it is in this business. You're only as good as your last race. He ran a big race in the Breeders' Cup. I might have been a little too easy on him for the Los Al. I wasn't sure if I was going to run in there and then at the last minute decided I was going to run him there. He just didn't bring his 'A' game that day. Just got a little bit worked up in the paddock. He was too fresh. He didn't bring it and that's what happens.” Gaming will have to contend with a pair of tough customers in GSP Sandman (Tapit) and Patch Adams (Into Mischief). The former–a $1.2-million OBS March buy–tuned for this spot by clearing an optional claimer at Oaklawn Dec. 13, while the latter earned a 'TDN Rising Star' at second asking when he won by an eye-catching 10 1/2 lengths at Churchill Downs in late November. As for the Martha Washington, look for 'TDN Rising Star' Quietside (Malibu Moon) to take care of business for Shortleaf Stable and trainer John Ortiz. The graded weekend also includes the salty GIII Houston Ladies Classic Stakes for older females at Sam Houston Race Park and at Santa Anita we have the GII San Pasqual Stakes going for older males. In the spirit of Mr. Ruskin, here's to different kinds of good graded racing on Saturday. The post Graded Forecast Calls For Loaded Pegasus, Southwest Winds ‘Point’ To Oaklawn appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Will try and get some pictures of interest during the day. Made a request to walk the track but this is the closest I got. Very warm and sunny from early morning. The track should start the night a Good 4 subject to how "soft" the mechanical tyning of the track has made it. I'm told people will start queuing at 1pm to get in the gates first when they open at 3pm. The only time you will see ATR members running to find a table in their area in the stand at Ellerslie. Same applies to Owners who have horses starting. They are further handicapped by having to queue twice the second time at the raceday office. Many are hoping their horses will run faster than they do!

A week and a half before Saturday's Pegasus World Cup, Gulfstream Park's glitziest event of the year, former The Stronach Group (TSG) executive Keith Brackpool stood before an assembled group of industry stakeholders and warned them the event might not go ahead in 2029, even if a bill to decouple Thoroughbred horse racing from casino licenses passes the state legislature. “We have said, this passes, this bill passes, that we will commit to racing here at Gulfstream at least through 2028,” Brackpool told the crowd, according to a recording of the meeting obtained by the TDN. The legislation was needed to help attract investors for redevelopment opportunities at the property, he said, like a new casino and hotel. If the bill doesn't pass, however, “then there's no guarantee of when we will continue to race,” Brackpool said. It was an ultimatum that has reverberated around the sport, raising once again serious questions about the company's long-term strategy for its real-estate holdings. “I was caught off guard about it, but at the same time not shocked,” said trainer Todd Pletcher, who has long maintained a string in Florida. “What everyone's looking for is some clarity and some assurances about having a reliable future for South Florida racing.” Perhaps more pointedly, this inflection point in Gulfstream Park's future highlights broader practical and philosophical questions about the future of racing in Florida and California. As industry coffers in these states flatline or shrink and real estate holdings only become more valuable, what is the commercial tipping point at facilities like Gulfstream Park? Do racetrack owners have any ethical obligations towards the sport as they seek to offload their real estate portfolios? And what role should private racetrack ownership play if the sport is to thrive well into the future? “My process was, racetracks should really be owned by the stakeholders,” said Frank Stronach, who purchased Gulfstream Park in 1999, in an interview with the TDN earlier in the week. No Decoupling? What Then? The law as it stands right now requires Gulfstream Park to run live racing to operate its casino, a guaranteed slice of which goes for purses. TSG is required to run at least 40 days of racing. They currently run around 200 days. HB 105, filed on Jan. 6, would decouple the requirement for racing from the casino license. As written, the bill goes into effect July 1 if successful in the next session. If the bill passes, TSG has promised to continue paying for an undetermined amount of time the current annual slice of casino revenues (around $6.2 million) into purses. The additional monies that TSG offered (for workers' comp and aftercare support) would increase the amount to $7.5 million annually. The workers' comp situation is an especially prickly one for Florida's trainers. According to two sources who discussed the situation on background, the insurance carrier for dozens of trainers at Gulfstream Park last year refused to continue coverage if that included exercise riders. Last September, Gulfstream Park picked up coverage of the track's exercise riders under a general liability policy, according to these two sources. Over a week ago, the TDN asked for an interview with either Belinda Stronach or Brackpool about the company's short and long-term business plans. In lieu of such an interview, TDN sent TSG a set of detailed questions. The company declined the interviews and did not respond to any of the questions. Aidan Butler | Benoit Instead, a spokesperson directed the TDN towards an interview that 1/ST Racing's CEO Aidan Butler conducted with Nick Luck. In it, Butler argued the fallout from last week's meeting has been twisted by the media, and that the company “has never said we want to stop racing.” The ultimatum that Brackpool issued last week, however, mirrors what he outlined in a letter dated Jan. 2 to the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association (FTBOA), obtained by the TDN. “If this Bill passes and is signed into law, we commit to continuing racing at Gulfstream Park through at least 2028,” Brackpool writes in the letter. “However, if the Bill does not pass, we cannot make any assurances about the future of racing at Gulfstream Park.” According to Butler, the 2028 date was asserted to reassure the state's breeders of the company's intentions. The issuance of that date, however, will have only disincentivized breeding in the state, said Lonny Powell, CEO and vice president of the FTBOA, which has long opposed decoupling. What was also missing from both Brackpool and Butler's public statements are the kind of detailed specifics about the company's short and long-term objectives that many industry stakeholders are desperate for as they attempt to plot futures for their stables, broodmare bands, stallions, families and staff. Perhaps the most important unanswered question is this one: If the decoupling legislation doesn't pass, what then? Though Butler promised on the podcast the track wouldn't close “immediately,” Brackpool repeatedly emphasized at the horsemen's meeting the company's unilateral ability to discontinue racing. “If this bill does not work, then we're not giving any obligation as to when we have to continue to run,” said Brackpool in the meeting. “Where we are at this stage is there is no obligation that we have to continue to race.” At the same time, when asked about the company's financial footing in the state, Brackpool said in the meeting that “Florida is pretty break-even in this stage.” Which begs the question: If the company is sincere about continuing racing at Gulfstream Park, what does it see as a viable business model? Casino Revenues According to the Paulick Report, Gulfstream Park casino's net revenues in the last fiscal year were $59.7 million from 523 slot machines. This is less than half the slot revenues generated by rival casinos (though with far fewer machines). In the meeting, Brackpool admitted that the current casino “makes no sense” operationally. “It's on two floors. Casinos are never on two floors,” he said. Furthermore, “you can't find it,” he added. Some 20 years ago, TSG tore down the old Gulfstream Park and rebuilt it anew, including the current casino. At the same time, Brackpool downplayed the potential purse revenues generated by any new casino, especially if iGaming becomes a reality in the state. “The deal that exists between this organization and horsemen has a 2% of gross daily revenue, over $65 million,” said Brackpool, about the casino's slot revenues. Even if there was a “giant casino constructed here” making $100 million, he added, “that would add $2 million maximum to the purses. And we've already offered almost that amount.” In background conversations with current and former TSG executives, they point out how the vertically integrated company's gambling assets-like ADW company Xpressbet and tote company AmTote-are profitable ventures. Currently, ADW revenues are publicly unknown in Florida, with question marks hanging over how much flows back into the industry, said Powell. In addition, Powell said, “the breeders get no slice of the ADW revenues.” Then there's Computer Assisted Wagering (CAW) platform Elite Turf Club, another of the jewels in the company's gambling crown. Last year, the TDN obtained data showing wagering behavior among several of Elite Turf Club's biggest players. In 2023, just eight CAW teams wagered over $2 billion on U.S. racing through Elite Turf Club alone, according to the data. CAW platforms typically retain between 0.5% and 1.25% as a commission from the amount their players wager. According to the data, therefore, Elite Turf Club's possible slice from just those eight CAW teams that wagered on U.S. racing alone that year could be as much as $25 million. While gambling appears to be a big revenue driver for the company, current and former TSG executives in their background conversations point out that deferred maintenance at the company's remaining tracks would require huge investments to get them up to par. What is the financial tipping point, therefore, when an investment become a black hole? Frank Stronach Frank Stronach accepts Special Award of Merit at 2018 Eclipse Awards at Gulfstream Park | Horsephotos After Belinda Stronach succeeded her father at the helm of TSG's racing operations, Frank and his wife, Elfriede, sued their daughter alleging mismanagement of assets and trust funds. They also sued their grandchildren, Nicole and Frank Walker, and TSG executive Alon Ossip. The suit was settled in 2020. Frank, who in recent years has had several sexual assault allegations made against him, told the TDN he originally purchased the racetracks not as a long-game real-estate move but rather to eventually transition control of the facilities to the industry. When asked if his daughter was now looking to cash in on the company's valuable real estate holdings, Frank said he needed to speak with her for clarity on the situation. “I hope not,” he said. “I hope it's bad advice. I hope we can do the right thing.” Frank emphasized how much he invested in the sport over the years, propelled by his love of the game. Does his daughter also love horse racing? Frank hesitated. “I'm not sure,” he said. “It's getting better,” Frank said, about his relationship with his daughter. “She was influenced by some people that were not that great,” he added. When asked if Brackpool was one of those people, Frank claimed he doesn't know him “well enough” to answer. The two have a long legal and professional history together, however. And as the Florida industry tries to forge a new path forward, several stakeholders have asked exactly who they're dealing with. Brackpool's Return Brackpool may be small in stature, but he wields an outsized political footprint in California. The British immigrant, who was chair of the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) between 2010 and 2013, can boast former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and former speaker of the California state assembly Fabian Nunez as either friends or business associates. Brackpool also boasts a checkered legal and professional history. In 1983, Brackpool pleaded guilty to criminal charges in London, including dealing in securities without a license. His involvement with the Cadiz water scheme has also garnered negative scrutiny and criticism over the years. The scheme is to take water from beneath land in the Mojave Desert owned by Cadiz Inc.-a company co-founded by Brackpool-and pump it to Southern California. The project has been decades in the pipeline, reportedly kept alive over the years in part with the help of sizeable political donations. Respected LA Times business journalist Michael Hiltzik, one of the scheme's harshest critics, has described it as “California's most farcical water project.” After leaving the CHRB, Brackpool joined TSG in a leadership role, but left the company in 2018, suing its founder, Frank, for $40 million claiming breach of agreement to provide him with an equity stake and profit sharing. In 2020, Brackpool and TSG announced they had resolved the lawsuit amicably, the terms of which weren't publicly disclosed. Neither Brackpool nor TSG directly responded to questions about why he was chosen to lead the negotiations surrounding the future of Gulfstream Park. Nor did they respond to questions about any potential compensation package he might receive in the event of a redevelopment deal from the sale of any of the company's real estate holdings. As the industry seeks solutions, however, what are some of the other key obstacles it faces? The Issues To justify the company's redevelopment plans for the property, Brackpool has highlighted tough finances without supplemental purse revenue relief. The Seminole Tribe has annexed sports wagering. Any future of iGambling is also unlikely to benefit horse racing in any tangible way. Breeding-wise, Florida's share of the national foal crop has dropped to less than 6%, down from over 12% in 2002. At the same time, Florida plays a tremendously important role in the industry with major farms, training centers and sales companies based in the state. It still stands third in the nation for most mares bred in a year. If a new model is to be found in Florida to help shore up the breeding industry, what about alternate racing venues? Beyond Tampa Bay Downs, Hialeah Park has been mooted as a possible option. TSG-owned training center Palm Meadows is another. Both would require massive capital investments to get them primetime ready. In discussing these possibilities with stakeholders, a common refrain was this: How many times can the industry get burned by the same corporate entities? Golden Gate fields frequently came up. After the initial announcement of the track's closure by the LA Times, it took nearly two weeks for Butler and former TSG executive Craig Fravel to outline the company's business strategy for concerned industry stakeholders. This included a near $32 million investment package into its Southern California properties. So far, the majority of these promises haven't been met. One (a swimming pool) apparently never will be built, and others (like long-needed barn improvements) have been delayed indefinitely. “Corporate-owned racetracks specifically negotiate and bully local horsemen's groups. They bully them for stall space. They bully them for workman's comp. They bully them for race dates. And the local horsemen's groups are always extremely weak,” said Craig Bernick, president and COO of Florida's Glen Hill Farm. If Florida horse racing is to survive well into the future, therefore, bold decision-making needs to be taken now by the industry to assume control of its own product, Bernick said. “The sport is going to need to make significant major investments in facilities and in racetracks that the industry can figure out how to control,” said Bernick. At the meeting, Brackpool suggested a working group be formed to discuss the path forward (though others interviewed suggested this should have been done years ago). Belmont Stakes-winning trainer Jena Antonucci, who has maintained a string in Florida for at least 10 years, said it's incumbent for major industry players to come to the table in a way that all stakeholders know the facts, their options and individual groups' motivations. “I think the horses deserve a transparency so that the industry can work towards smart solutions,” she said. The post Gulfstream Park’s Future: “It’s Become A National Issue” appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Yes TABNZ rules say they can but it wouldn't surprise me if the World Pool operator the HKJC has contractual restrictions.

The catalogue for the one-day Arqana February Mixed Sale, featuring listed winner Perle Rouge (Fr) (Zelzal {Fr}) (lot 27), was released on Friday. A total of 314 Flat and National Hunt lots are catalogued, including horses-in-training, 2- and 3-year-old stores, Flat 2-year-olds, yearlings, fillies and mares, the sale will begin at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12. Of the 100 fillies in-/out-of-training, Perle Rouge is one of the highlights. She is rated 103 after her win in the Listed Grand Prix de Marseille. The breeding stock portion encompasses 124 lots in foal to the likes of Intello (Ger), Kendargent (Fr), Goken (Fr), City Light (Fr), Persian King (Ire), Space Blues (Ire) and Erevann (Fr), Little Big Bear (Ire), Sealiway (Fr), Torquator Tasso (Ger), Vadeni (Fr) and Victor Ludorum (GB). There are 43 yearlings, including a half-sister by Extreme Choice (Aus) to G1 Queensland Oaks runner-up Our Gold Hope (Aus) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) as lot 115. In 2024, 239 lots sold for an aggregate of €2,831,500 and a clearance rate of 77%. The average was €11,847 and the median was €5,500. The post Arqana February Catalogue Features Listed Winner Perle Rouge appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

I think you won on her at Riverton then Trentham Muz. She was then unplaced next start for JF Grylls.

Isn't that what the greyhounds thought or acted as if?

Five days after the Churchill Downs, Inc. (CDI) subsidiary that operates the advance-deposit wagering (ADW) platform TwinSpires sued the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) in federal court, claiming that the Interstate Horseracing Act (IHA) pre-empts a state law that ADW providers be linked to a licensed racetrack, the executive director of the MGCB sued TwinSpires, alleging that the ADW's “blatant defiance” of a suspension order “constitutes an imminent threat to the public health, safety and welfare.” The dueling lawsuits stem from the fact that Michigan's law requiring ADWs to partner with a racetrack in the state can't be fulfilled by any ADW right now. That's because there hasn't been any Thoroughbred racing in Michigan since 2018, and Standardbred races last ran in February 2024. TwinSpires (and other ADWs) had previously partnered with the now-demolished and to-be-developed Northville Downs, whose license-holders are planning to, but have not yet received, approval for the required 30 days of Standardbred racing at a different location so that all parties can be eligible for ADW and simulcasting in 2025. On Dec. 23, 2024, the MGCB notified all licensed ADWs to cease offering wagering for Michigan residents effective Jan. 1, 2025. The shutdown was to be temporary until the harness track licensing issue got resolved. According to the MGCB, while Xpressbet, NYRA Bets, and TVG Network voluntarily complied with the order, TwinSpires did not. After a week of continuing to operate against the order, the MGCB suspended the TwinSpires license Jan. 7. According to the Jan. 17 suit filed by MGCB executive director Henry Williams, Churchill's ADW continues to flout the shutdown order and suspension. “A summary suspension is not optional to the aggrieved party but rather is an immediate suspension pending a prompt hearing,” the Michigan lawsuit stated. According to Geoff Zochodne, who reported on the conflict in a Jan. 23 story for the betting news site Covers, that administrative hearing went forward on Wednesday, but the presiding judge did not immediately issue a decision. “Churchill's continuing violations of operating while its Michigan license is under an Order of Summary Suspension, in total disregard for the laws of the State of Michigan, is a violation of the Racing Act and, by extension, the Penal Code,” stated the Michigan lawsuit, which was initially filed in the State Circuit Court for Wayne County. Four days later, on Jan. 21, the Michigan lawsuit got “removed” to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan at the behest of Churchill Downs Technology Initiatives Company, which preferred to contest the issue in a federal rather than state court. The Michigan lawsuit alleged that Twin Spires' continued operation without state permission “may encourage other third-party licensees, and those persons not licensed, to violate the Racing Act by conducting internet wagering on horse racing.” TwinSpires saw the situation entirely differently in its Jan. 12 lawsuit against the MGCB. Requiring an ADW to have a partnership with a track, “is no different than if Michigan required any online retailer to partner with an in-state brick-and-mortar store before it could accept orders from individuals in Michigan,” the TwinSpires lawsuit stated. The TwinSpires suit in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan further stated that, “The IHA contains no provision requiring the consent of the state in which an individual placing the wager happens to reside,” the complaint stated. “This makes sense given the historic understanding that wagering is regulated in the location it is accepted, not where the individual placing the bet resides,” the TwinSpires lawsuit stated. Now that the case has been removed to a federal court, Churchill is attempting to further get the MGCB director's lawsuit transferred to the same Western District federal court where its own lawsuit was filed because the two cases concern “the same parties and overlapping legal issues.” Churchill is also asking the court to expedite its lawsuit and to issue a preliminary injunction in its ADW's favor. The MGCB, by contrast, has filed opposing paperwork that asks for the federal judge to instead return the MGCB director's lawsuit to the state system, perhaps as a way for the agency to seek a “home court” advantage. The post Michigan Sues TwinSpires, Claiming ‘Blatant Defiance’ of Shutdown Order Could ‘Encourage’ Other ADWs to Violate Law appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Romantic Warrior warmed up for the Saudi Cup (G1) with an emphatic victory on Fashion Friday in Dubai with Walk of Stars and Laurel River also putting in bids for a spot in the $20 million race.View the full article

When apprentice jockey Tyler Bacon rode his first career race Oct. 27, 2023, at Columbus in Nebraska, the purse was $6,500. On Jan. 25 at Oaklawn Park, Bacon will ride in his first career graded stakes race, the $1 million Southwest Stakes (G3).View the full article

They can lay off where they like can't they?

Will TABNZ be allowed to lay off Fixed Odds bets on the World Pool? If they are then wouldn't you see smaller late fluctuations in price? Will be interesting to compare the first 3 races with the last 3 which are the only World Pool ones.

FLIGHT OF FANCY (Into Mischief), the half-sister to Horse of the Year Flightline (Tapit), broke her maiden second time out at Tampa Bay Downs Friday, holding off first-time starter Holding Company (Curlin). A Summer Wind Equine homebred, the 3-year-old filly was second on debut going six furlongs at Tampa Dec. 7. Kept just off the pacesetter in a joint second with Holding Company through a half in :48.48, the pair split pacesetter Cottage Garden (Frosted) at the quarter pole with Flight of Fancy keeping the momentum up widest of the three to secure a narrow win for trainer William Mott. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0. O/B-Summer Wind Equine; T-William Mott. Flightline's half-sister #5 FLIGHT OF FANCY ($5.80) soars to victory in the 8th race at @TampaBayDownsFL. The three-year-old filly by @SpendthriftFarm's Into Mischief broke her maiden for trainer Bill Mott and owner/breeder @MoreSummerWind. @jockeydcenteno was in the irons. pic.twitter.com/50zipNN7ga — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) January 24, 2025 The post Flight Of Fancy, Half To Flightline, Breaks Her Maiden At Tampa appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Rubbish. Why have the survey in the first place? Social license is crap. 30% of the population is enough to sustain racing. If you don't like it then take up another sport like darts. Since you are already part of the 70% it will mean no difference to those who still like the sport warts and all.

Yeah Na @Thomass can't prove his accusations. Fake news again!

Doesn't matter what nomenclature you use if you don't measure using at least two quantitative measures that are reliable, repeatable and consistent across surfaces albeit with specific calibration. The track ratings in NZ are a nonsense. When was the last time you saw a penetrometer reading?