Wandering Eyes

Beginning next month, the New York Racing Association plans to throttle computer-assisted wagering at one minute until post, limiting these high-volume teams to the same six bets per second ceiling that applies to retail customers.View the full article

The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association (FTBOA) is in the process of taking initial steps to activate a long-dormant, non-profit, Thoroughbred-specific state racing permit with the goal of building a “modern, new Thoroughbred racing track and entertainment complex” in the Ocala area. Lonny Powell, the FTBOA's chief executive officer, made the disclosure Tuesday during a panel discussion at the Global Symposium on Racing hosted by the University of Arizona Race Track Industry Program in Tucson. Powell said it was the first time the FTBOA has revealed the initiative outside of internal discussions, and that the process is an attempt to have a plan of action in place to answer what have now become almost continuous threats of “decoupling” live racing requirements from gaming privileges at Florida's two remaining Thoroughbred tracks. “I want to talk about one thing that is new, [and it's] the first time I'm going to talk about [it] in public, and it gives hope,” Powell said, acknowledging that the concept of a new track in Marion County, the epicenter of Florida's Thoroughbred breeding sector, is only in its infancy and still has many hurdles to clear. This past spring, three pieces of legislation were active-but did not get passed into law-in the Florida legislature that could have removed the live racing stipulations for Gulfstream Park and Tampa Bay Downs to operate their respective casino and card room. Decoupling has been a major concern in Florida for the better part of a decade. But it wasn't until this past January when the issue of Gulfstream seeking legislation that could potentially allow it to end Thoroughbred racing become a red-alert threat on the national level. Nearly a year ago, Gulfstream's owner, The Stronach Group (TSG), told Florida's industry stakeholders it could guarantee live racing only through 2028 if the proposed bill did pass the state legislature. And even if that legislation didn't pass, a TSG consultant told horsemen during a closed-door meeting Jan. 15, 2025, “there's no guarantee of when we will continue to race.” Those bills did eventually fail to pass, but in August TSG filed a lawsuit against the Florida Gaming Control Commission, alleging that the 2021 statute that allowed all other classes of pari-mutuel licensees except Thoroughbreds to decouple from live racing as a condition of operating slot machines was an “unconstitutional special law [that] violates the equal protection clause of the Florida Constitution.” With that lawsuit looming and the threat of decoupling again likely to be on the 2026 legislative radar, Powell explained Dec. 9 that it was only last week that a new entity called Ocala Thoroughbred Racing–with Powell as chief executive officer and with the FTBOA's blessing to use the permit-entered into a “mutually exclusive, multi-year agreement [with] a Delaware registered entity [that has] two principals” to try and bring the project to fruition. Powell said those two principals are: 1) Philip Levine, who served as mayor of Miami Beach from 2013 to 2017 and was a candidate in the 2018 Florida gubernatorial election. Levine has an executive-level background in hospitality, the cruise boat industry, and in real estate investing. Levine has recently taken an interest in owning pleasure horses of different breeds, Powell said, but has no experience in racing or breeding. 2) John Morgan, a billionaire attorney based in Florida who is best known as the founder of the personal injury law firm Morgan & Morgan. Powell said Morgan has an active involvement in various Thoroughbred partnerships based in Kentucky. Powell said it was Levine who first reached out to the FTBOA and then brought Morgan in on the deal. “There were no handlers, no lobbyists, no lawyers, no other industry groups,” Powell said. “This was all because of Philip, and we got three guys to sit down at the table and say, 'How can we move this thing around?' We all bring different skill sets to the table, but we're also very like-minded, and that gives me hope and excitement.” Powell outlined how the FTBOA came to control the permit that it now intends to explore using. “The FTBOA in 2011 got the approval to own, at the time, a Quarter Horse permit that had a very narrow window to convert it to a non-profit Thoroughbred permit,” Powell said. “Shortly after my arrival [to the FTBOA] we got the conversion to the non-profit Thoroughbred permit. It had to be based in Ocala [and had to be] a wholly owned subsidiary by FTBOA. It's not transferable. It's not leasable. We can't sell it. “During '21, the year [Florida] went all the way to the floor vote [that eventually decoupled all pari-mutuel venues except for Thoroughbred tracks], the FTBOA stood by ourselves, [with] no horsemen [involved],” Powell said. “All these extra [racing] permits that weren't active in Florida were being eliminated as part of the new Tribal compact in special session. Ours was the only one of the 12 or 14 [to survive] because it was unique, it was Thoroughbred, it was non-profit.” And, Powell added, “Because it's non-profit, it's not [a vehicle] for somebody that wants to flip it into real estate. [And] we've kept that permit on ice over the years [in case] the racetracks ever asked to drastically reduce their live racing or they tried decoupling.” Although Gulfstream was the most talked-about danger of the decoupling push at the 2025 legislative session, Powell said Tampa Bay Downs is also a very real threat to go dark. “Let's make it official,” Powell said. “It wasn't just Gulfstream. Tampa Bay did a dramatic amendment to the decoupling bill to add themselves to it on the first day of the House hearing. So both of our racetracks-no matter what else anybody says, and I wish it was different-they've all said we're going to decouple, or we want to pursue it.” As a result, Powell said, the FTBOA is “going to get serious about this permit. We're no longer going to have it on ice. We've got a lot of work to do. But it's the only permit allowed by law, because in South Florida, in order to try and replace a racetrack, unless you're at Gulfstream Park with that specific address,” you can't get a new permit. Powell said when first faced with the 2024-25 decoupling crisis, he thought reopening Hialeah Park as a Thoroughbred venue could be the answer. The once-majestic Hialeah, which in 1979 was listed in the National Register of Historic Places, last raced Thoroughbreds in 2001. It conducted Quarter Horse meets between 2009 and 2016. After opening a new casino in 2013, Hialeah's ownership phased out Quarter Horse racing. By 2017 it had shifted to conducting bizarre match races between aged ponies to satisfy the state's live racing requirement. Visiting the formerly grand Hialeah at that time, TDN's Bill Finley described the scene as a “freak show” because of its management's “sham” head-to-head competitions between unfit horses as old as 22 that shouldn't have been running for wagering purposes. Powell said that after having his initial thoughts about revitalized Thoroughbred racing there, he soon realized that “Hialeah is [now] a decoupled Quarter Horse track. The owner gets to keep the slots without spending money on racing. What would be the motivation there? I was looking at South Florida racing over a year ago, thinking that was going to be the solution, and you run into things like this. You can't just go move a racetrack and say, 'I'm going to move slots over there.' There's no racing permits. Ours is the only one. But it's based in Marion County. Yet, Powell postulated, there's a silver lining to the prospect of racing in the less densely populated Marion County instead of in the much more expensive-to-build South Florida. “Guess what? That's the horse capital of the world, and we have more [horse] infrastructure there, pound for pound, than almost Lexington [Kentucky]. I mean training centers, barns, horses, proven breeding program,” Powell said. “We have a lot of work to do,” Powell summed up. “But this is a big step for us, and we wouldn't be doing it if we didn't think we [saw] a path.” Powell's revelation came during a panel titled Reinventing Racing's Business Model: Lessons from State Battles and Policy Shifts. His remarks were unexpected by some of the other speakers, and the topic of a potential new track in Florida quickly became the focal point of the discussion. Damon Thayer, a former Kentucky state senator who recently retired from his job as the Senate Majority Floor Leader, where he was one of horse racing's staunchest and most important allies, was also a panelist. Thayer is now a senior advisor with Thoroughbred Racing Initiative (TRI), a group that is devoted to stopping decoupling efforts at Gulfstream and ensuring that racing in South Florida remains a vital part of the industry. Reacting to Powell's news, Thayer said the permit was “clearly a valuable commodity” and that a potential new track in the Ocala area was “exciting.” But Thayer also injected a dose of reality into the discussion by asking about funding and bringing up the prospect of dealing with Florida's dense political thicket that surrounds anything that has to do with gambling. “The big question is, how much is it going to cost? Where's the money going to come from?” Thayer asked. “To make anything happen in Florida, it's going to have to be multi-lateral. It can't be unilateral. I mean, you've got to involve the [Gulfstream] HBPA, the Tampa HBPA, Ocala Breeders' Sales Company,” among others, Thayer said. “The other thing is, I want to do everything we can to save racing at Gulfstream Park, or, conversely, save racing in South Florida,” Thayer said. “We are systematically seeing the destruction of racetracks in cities across America, and how in the hell are we going to make future fans [if] we don't have racetracks in America's greatest cities?” Thayer said. Powell jumped back in to underscore that any track in Ocala could be made to work alongside a deal to save racing at Gulfstream. “Our project in no way is designed to preclude an economically viable track in South Florida. The best location would be Gulfstream, for God's sake, if the price could be right,” Powell said. “The question is, just like anything, where is the purse money going to come from?” Thayer repeated, paraphrasing his earlier remarks. “Exactly,” Powell said, agreeing with Thayer but not offering specifics. Thayer then had some news of his own: Within the next two weeks, he said, TRI will be releasing a year-long feasibility study about Florida's racing and breeding industries that could help fill in some financial blanks. At the close of the discussion, Levine, one of the partners in the FTBOA's initiative, identified himself from the audience and offered a few remarks on his involvement. “I know nothing about your industry. I'm learning like crazy. But the one thing I've seen, is-My God!-this industry is definitely made up of different horses. Because you all compete against each other. You don't run together. “I look at this industry and I say if you don't start running together, there will not be an industry in the future,” Levine said. “Everybody has to work together so that this does not become some kind of Jurassic industry, that it moves on to the future. “Now I agree with you senator, it would be fantastic to have a racetrack in Miami,” Levine said. “Hialeah, Gulfstream–it would be wonderful. I agree with you. If you can change the laws, and allow that to happen, that would be fabulous. And I think that's a great piece of the overall puzzle. “But it's a little bit challenging in the state of Florida, knowing the politics,” Levine said. The post In Face Of Decoupling Threats, FTBOA Reveals Initiative To Build New Non-Profit Track In Ocala appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Live Oak Plantation's homebred Souper Forces will have his undefeated record tested in the $125,000 Tropical Park Derby being run Dec. 13 at Gulfstream Park. Owner/breeder Charlotte Weber also has homebreds in the Tropical Park Oaks.View the full article

Beginning next month, the New York Racing Association plans to throttle computer-assisted wagering at one minute until post, limiting these high-volume teams to the same six bets per second ceiling that applies to retail customers.View the full article

Twenty years after his father David tasted Longines Hong Kong International Races success with Vengeance Of Rain, Luke Ferraris is dreaming of etching his name onto the honour roll with My Wish. While Vengeance Of Rain won the Group One Hong Kong Cup (2,000m), My Wish will tackle this weekend’s Group One Hong Kong Mile after a superb start to the Hong Kong season. “These are the races everyone wants to win and if you win one, it puts your name up there with some of the best,” said Luke...View the full article

Speaking Dec. 9 at the Global Symposium on Racing in Tucson, Ariz., Lonny Powell revealed that a long-held nonprofit license in Ocala could be used to develop a new racetrack to support Florida's beleaguered Thoroughbred industry.View the full article

Walk In The Park foals filled six of the seven top spots during the second session of the Goffs December NH Sale on Tuesday. Leading the way was lot 554, Ballyreddin's son of Polly's Present (Presenting), who sold to Rathmore Stud for €120,000. The half-brother to G1 Glasscarn Handicap Hurdle winner Hearts Are Trumps (Oscar) and stakes winner Go Fast Du Berlais (Kapgarde) is out of a full-sister to G1 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Denman. Interrupting the Walk In The Park monopoly was lot 538, a son of Jukebox Jury who caught the eye of Joey Logan Bloodstock for €100,000. The Hobby Horse Stud draft member is out of Palace Sunshine (Best Solution), a half-sister to G1 Prix du Cadran heroine Princess Zoe (Jukebox Jury) and to multiple group winner and G1 Deutsches Derby second Palace Prince (Areion). The next five lots were all by Walk In The Park, with lot 489, a colt out of Msmilan (Milan) and lot 295, a colt out of multiple graded winner Grangee (Great Pretender), both purchased by Gerry Aherne for €92,000 and €85,000, respectively. They were consigned by Sand Valley Stables and Coolmara Stables. A colt (lot 473) from Hawthorn Villa Stud was snapped up by €85,000 by Glenvale Stud; while a filly from Rathmore Stud (lot 422) was bought by JP McGrath Bloodstock for €82,000. Rounding out the top seven was €80,000-acquisition lot 319, another from Ballyreddin who also went to Aherne post-ring. From 247 offered, 176 sold (71%) for a gross of €3,686,000 (+31%). The average rose 20% to €20,944 and the median increased by 2% to €12,250. The post Walk In The Park Foals Dominate Goffs December appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Oaklawn Hot Springs will feature a trio of significant updates to its wagering menu for the upcoming 2025-2026 live racing season, highlighted by two new low-takeout bets and the return of a fan-favorite multi-race wager, the track announced Tuesday. Starting on Opening Day, Oaklawn will launch two new wagers featuring a reduced 15% takeout, one of the lowest rates in North America, to offer greater value to customers. Each race day will conclude with a new “Get Out Pick 3”, featuring a $3 base wager covering the final three races on the card and Oaklawn is also introducing a $5 minimum “Daily Final Double,” linking the last two races of the day. Additionally, Oaklawn will offer a Classix Pick 6, which will cover the final six races each day “We're simply listening to our horseplayers,” Oaklawn President Louis Cella said. “These additions reflect our commitment to offering a wagering menu that is fair, competitive, and fun. We are excited to introduce these reduced takeout wagers at the end of the day that will put more excitement into our daily racing programs. The return of the Classix Pick 6 also adds intrigue to every day's card and should really enhance the days when it offers a sizable carryover.” Oaklawn's opening day is Friday, Dec. 12. The post Oaklawn Season To Feature Reduced Takeout And Updated Wagering Menu appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation will host a sponsorship fundraiser this holiday season to support the herd of nearly 400 retired racehorses in their care. Interested parties can sponsor a member of the herd for the season and receive photos, updates and stories on their horse. In a press release Tuesday, TRF explained that: “A horse sponsorship is more than just a present. It provides dignified lifetime care for a retired racehorse and supports the healing work these incredible animals do with the people in our programs. Each sponsorship includes photos, updates, and stories, allowing your loved one to follow their horse's journey and see the difference they are making.” Click here to learn more about sponsoring a TRF horse. The post TRF To Host Holiday Horse Sponsorship Fundraiser appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' and Europe's Champion First-Season Sire of 2024 Sergei Prokofiev (Scat Daddy–Orchard Beach, by Tapit) will return home to Ontario to stand at stud at Ballycroy Bloodstock, David Anderson of Anderson Farm announced Tuesday. The news was first reported by Canadian Thoroughbred. Originally bred in Ontario by Anderson, the 9-year-old son of Scat Daddy was a $1,100,000 Keeneland September grad in 2017 to Coolmore's M.V. Magnier and he carried the blue and orange silks to victory at second asking to earn his 'Rising Star' status at Navan in 2018. As a juvenile, he won the G3 Newmarket Academy Godolphin Beacon Project Cornwallis Stakes and placed in the G2 Coventry Stakes but also made a pair of trips to America, contesting both the GI Keeneland Phoenix Stakes (fifth) and the then-listed Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (eighth). After winning another stakes as a 3-year-old, he finished his racing career with a record of 14-4-1-1. He retired to stud at Whitsbury Manor Stud in England and had 53 winners from his first two crops led by G1SW Arizona Blaze. He was named the Champion First-Season Sire for 2024 in Europe. Sergei Prokofiev will stand his first season in Ontario for $10,000 (CDN). The post Sergei Prokofiev, Europe’s Champion First-Season Sire, To Stand In Ontario appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Potential stallion prospect Havana Cigar led the way on the fourth and final day of the December Breeding Stock Sale at Arqana, where three seven-figure lots were sold this year, headed by the €2.6 million Half Sovereign (Ten Sovereigns). It was bloodstock agent Ajay Anne who signed for Tuesday's top lot, Havana Cigar, for €50,000. The highly-rated son of Havana Grey is understood to be bound for Besnate Stud in Italy. The three seven-figure lots lit up the December breeding stock sale at Arqana where turnover fell by 13% to €47,187,300 and the average by 16% to €70,852. However, the median climbed by €2,000 to €28,000. A joint statement released by Arqana president Olivier Delloye and executive director Freddy Powell, read, “The Vente d'Elevage remains a mixed sale that should be analysed by category. Once again this year, we saw some very impressive prices for fillies, as shown by our top price, Half Sovereign, a record for a two-year-old filly in Europe in the ring this season. “On the mares side, turnover increased by 14% and French stud farms were very active in acquiring some attractive profiles, with Lily Hart for Haras du Cadran, Margie's Music and Eyota for Écurie des Monceaux and Broadhurst Agency, Paraiba for Wertheimer & Frère and Willamette Valley and Letsroll for Haras du Mont dit Mont. Seven of the 15 mares and fillies sold for €500,000 or more will remain in France.” It continued, “We see a similar trend in sales figures for foals, for which activity remained strong throughout the sale, with a top price of €400,000 for a son of Lope de Vega out of Pure Zen, sold by Haras d'Etreham to Peter and Ross Doyle. French stallions with their first crops, such as Ace Impact, Erevann, Mishriff, Onesto, and Vadeni, to name but a few, were well represented over the four days and were well received, which bodes well for the upcoming yearling sales. “We would like to warmly thank all the vendors and their teams as well as Arqana, who have been hard at work over the last few days. This sale marks the end of the sales season at Deauville, with an overall turnover from all the sales held of over €216 million, another increase on the record established last year. Both the August Sale and Breeze-Up Sales were especially strong, recording record turnover, coupled with sustained demand for horses in training, both flat and jumps, throughout the year. “The two-year-old generation has shown great promise with the superb successes of Diamond Necklace, Balantina, Gewan, Distant Storm and Zanthos. We look forward to seeing them back on the track in 2026, a year that will mark the 20th anniversary of Arqana, a young agency that has already come a long way and for which we still have exciting projects in store.” The post Stallion Prospect Havana Cigar Leads Trade On Final Day At Arqana appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-bred horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Wednesday's Observations features the return a 'TDN Rising Star'. 6.30 Kempton, Novice, 2yo, 8f (AWT) NATION'S HOPE (IRE) (Ghaiyyath {Ire}) was an instant hit here last month, earning TDN Rising Star status with a dazzling debut display and Charlie Appleby has opted to return for further education at the track he used for Notable Speech's initial forays. The half-brother to the stable's multiple Grade I-winning Nations Pride (Teofilo) has a seven-pound penalty meeting four maidens and this should be as straightforward as it gets for Godolphin's exciting prospect. 4.25 Kempton, Novice, 2yo, f, 7f (AWT) ASMERALDA (IRE) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}) debuts over a year on from causing a stir at the Goffs Orby Book 1 when she sold for €640,000 to Blue Diamond Stud. John and Thady Gosden introduces Imad Al Sagar's half-sister to California Chrome's GII Jessamine Stakes winner California Angel against Godolphin's penalised winner Pierchic (GB) (Palace Pier {GB}), a Charlie Appleby-trained half-sister to three Stakes performers headed by the Oaks runner-up Dance Sequence (Dubawi). The post Back To Kempton For Nation’s Hope appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association announced Dec. 9 that one lucky fan and a guest will win a chance to attend the 55th annual Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards as part of the Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards Sweepstakes.View the full article

Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna), the 2024 Horse of the Year, will be bred during the upcoming season to sire Gun Runner (Candy Ride {Arg}), it was announced by the superstar filly's majority owner, John Sikura, the owner of Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa. Sikura and the others in the Thorpedo Anna ownership have already chosen who she will be bred to in 2027, and that is Curlin (Smart Strike). Curlin stands at Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa, while Gun Runner stands at Three Chimneys Farm. “We usually take this one year at a time, but to breed to the two over the next two years was the consensus among the owners, so that's what we are going to do,” Sikura said. “With every partnership we have we are always respectful of all the owners, regardless of the fact that I might own the majority of the horse. Both are outstanding sires. Let's hope Curlin is breeding strong, two, three, four, five years from now. But for now, Gun Runner will be the choice the first time around, and that's what we are doing. Both on the racetrack and in the sales ring, he is, among the younger sires, clearly a uniquely successful North American dirt sire. That was her aptitude and that's what we are trying to breed for the marketplace. This will be great on great and we will hope for the best.” In choosing Gun Runner now and Curlin later, Sikura believes he can tap into both sires' best attributes. “It wasn't either/or with the sires,” he said. “We are trying to capitalize a little bit on the immediacy of Gun Runner's success and also the legend and legacy of Curlin. Let's hope that Journalism (Curlin) has a great year and emerges as a very top class horse in 2026. If so, we can capitalize on both sires at the exact right times.” Sikura said he normally tries to keep his breeding plans quiet, but realized that with Thorpedo Anna that wasn't an option. “She has a great following and was such a uniquely accomplished race mare,” he said. “I try to keep most of my decisions quiet until I'm ready to reveal them. To a large degree, she is in the public domain, so I don't have a problem sharing that information.” No plans have been made as of yet as to whether or not the Thorpedo Anna babies will be sold or raced by the current partners, but Sikura is best known as a commercial breeder and not as an owner. “To make that sort of decision now would be really premature,” he said. “I'm a commercial breeder. In some form or fashion we can monetize these foals, recognizing the enormous investment we made in the mare. We would be open to some kind of partnership, in which we would sell an interest. All avenues are open. Let's have a live foal first and then we can go over the options. People ask what are you going to name the foal? Let it be born first and then a name will be selected.” In August, 2025, Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa acquired a half-interest in Thorpedo Anna. The price was never publicly disclosed. In October, 2025, Sikura acquired another 20 percent fractional ownership interest in the mare for $1 million at the Keeneland Championship Sale. Sikura said that Thorpedo Anna has taken to her new life on his farm well. “She has settled in well,” he said. “She has been turned out in our paddock and she dropped her head and acclimatized to this part of her career. She's been here with us for weeks.” Thorpedo Anna will go down as one of the greatest fillies of her generation. A winner of 12 of 16 career starts, she won eight Grade I stakes, including the GI Breeders' Cup Distaff and the GI Kentucky Oaks. Trained by Kenny McPeek, who picked her out at the sales for just $40,000, she was named Horse of the Year and 3-Year-Old Champion Filly in 2024. Gun Runner has quickly established himself as one of the top sires in the world. To date, he has had 51 stakes winners, 34 graded stakes winners and 12 Grade I stakes winners. He has seven sons at stud and, thus far this year, he is the third leading sire in earnings behind Into Mischief and Not This Time. His stud fee for the 2026 breeding season will be $250,000. The post Thorpedo Anna Will Be Bred To Gun Runner In 2026, Curlin In ’27 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Come the start of January next year, the New York Racing Association (NYRA) will limit Computer Assisted Wagering (CAW) play one minute to post in all pools, according to NYRA president and CEO David O'Rourke during Tuesday's Global Symposium on Racing in Tuscon, Arizona. By far the most aggressive step taken yet to manage CAW play by any track operator in the country, this will mean that all CAW players will be limited to six bets per second when they bet into the NYRA product within one minute to post, putting them on the same footing as retail players. The steps that NYRA has already taken to manage these high-volume players–limiting their access to the win pool and the Late Pick 5 and Pick 6 pools–will remain unchanged. O'Rourke was part of a panel titled, “The Sustainability Algorithm: Balancing CAW Growth with Racing's Long-Term Health,” arguably the most eagerly awaited of the whole symposium given the sharp focus on these high-volume players and their impacts on the sport's coffers. O'Rourke also floated another new idea soon to be made available through NYRA, which is a centralized hub of raw data accessible for every player, large and small. This story will be updated…. The post NYRA Taking Aggressive Steps To Curb CAW Play In All Pools appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article