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By: Matt Hegarty
A budget passed by the Maryland legislature on Monday included a provision that will eliminate the Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority at the end of this year, two years prior to when the authority was previously scheduled to be dissolved.
The rescheduled Blue Grass Stakes card at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington on Tuesday drew $20.38 million in bets, an incredibly strong showing for a Tuesday but down 30.4 percent compared to handle last year on the card, which was held on a Saturday, according to a DRF analysis of betting data from charts of races.
Breeders’ Cup Ltd. has once again expanded its Challenge Series of races that guarantee starting berths and entry fees to winners, with 93 races included for this year’s event at Del Mar, up from a total of 82 races last year.
The West Virginia legislature has passed a bill legalizing fixed-odds wagering on horse and greyhound races, becoming the third state to authorize the practice.
On Thursday, a majority of California Horse Racing Board commissioners voted down requests for summer racing dates from two fairs in Northern California.
The full Florida House of Representatives passed a bill late on Friday that would allow Gulfstream Park to cease live racing in 2030 while still retaining its casino license, advancing a bill whose ultimate political prospects have weakened considerably.
Weekend racing cancellations during Oaklawn Park’s recently concluded meet led to significant declines in total handle and average wagering per race, according to an analysis conducted by Daily Racing Form.
On Tuesday, the Louisiana Racing Commission awarded traditional racing dates to Fair Grounds racetrack in New Orleans despite a warning from an official of the track’s parent company, Churchill Downs Inc., that the track was “unable and unwilling” to commit to a meet without legislative help.
By: Matt Hegarty
When the connections of Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty decided just days after the colt's win in the first leg of the Triple Crown to skip the Preakness Stakes, racing's chattering classes leapt to the ramparts to resurrect calls for the Triple Crown schedule to be altered. Unlike in previous years, however, there was no such spirited debate occurring in the executive offices of the companies that have stakes in the races.
All-sources handle on the weather-impacted Black-Eyed Susan Stakes card at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on Friday declined slightly compared to last year, according to an analysis by Daily Racing Form, but per-race handle inched up due to the cancellation of the last race on the card.
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