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Yesterday the DRF reported that "Golden Gate Fields has forwarded information to the California Horse Racing Board and other racing investigatory agencies about a possible past-posting incident on its third race on the Sept...
A recent story today focused on slot machines at Pennsylvania racetracks.Thanks to more than $500 million in state slot machine taxes, a Pennsylvania horse-racing industry that was dying only a few years ago is now the envy of the nation.The infusion of cash has nearly quadrupled purse money and...
John Berry the Publicity Director at Pompano Park in Florida penned a column recently, where he sounds not like an industry insider, but like a horseplayer, or wagering economist...
We recently contacted Betfair, and a couple of their customers about the concluded deal between the Breeders Cup and the UK betting giant. We wanted some perspective and details about the deal from them as well from their players...
Recently it was announced that the California governor signed a new law whereby takeout can be set by the racetracks.The comments on the article are worth reading as most have stood up to be heard. As well at Paceadvantage.com the thread regarding this has been well commented on...
Steve Crist of the DRF let his thoughts be known on the closing of the pools proposal currently being look at in Kentucky.This is a maddeningly frustrating issue, because there's a clear path to a palatable solution, but it requires the one commodity that the racing industry is least able to...
On October 19th the Kentucky Wagering Integrity Working Group forwarded recommendations to the Kentucky Racing Commission, in response to wagering integrity issues...
Read comments on commentary pieces at many industry websites and blogs and you will no doubt see a bevy of them which say "takeout does not matter." We as horseplayers know it does; getting paid $12 for a winner rather than $10 can be a make or break for us...
In a good bit of working together, Jim Goodman of Keeneland reported to a HANA member today that they and NYRA have worked to schedule their post times better. Instead of 32 and 30 minutes between races respectively, they are now at a hard 31 minutes...
Jay Cronley is a favorite in HANA Land. Most of you read him and we get sent his links often from members. He usually writes a gem and is as funny as heck. This column is no exception.Nobody said that this game would play downwind or downhill. But we're horse players...
News today comes from the lotteries that some of their largest have deals to go national.Just what racing needs: more competition...
There has been much chatter on takeout. At HANA we are happy about that, because it is a main platform plank, and we believe that it is vitally important. But as with much in racing, and its nebulous leadership, opinions come from pretty much everywhere...
A comment we just received from a HANA member which adds some credence to the work Equibase has done with the scratches via RSS feed:Race #5 at Keeneland the 2 scratched at the gate. As soon as Becker announced it, I went to the Equibase site and it was up...
We were extremely happy when John Pricci decided to help out HANA by being on our Advisory Board. John participated at the TRA Conference this week, as reported by the Bloodhorse's Tom LaMarra:“Every time there was a lower takeout experiment in New York, handle went up,” Pricci said. “S...
..... Racing will die.So goes the sobering panel at today's Simulcast Conference in Saratoga Springs, New York.Quotes:“Participants in the horse industry don’t get it but they’ll learn soon,” said Gural. “The horse industry doesn’t want to do anything to help themselves. The horse ...
