Horse Racing Sports Betting News
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New Orleans, LA (MySportsbook) - Trainer Larry Jones will send out three-
year-old Friesan Fire in Saturday's $100,000 Lecomte Stakes at the Fair
Grounds in an attempt to win the event for the second time in three years.
Two years ago Jones successfully prepared Hard Spun to vict... |
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New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Louisville, Kentucky television station WAVE3-
TV has won the 2008 Media Eclipse Award for Local Television.
Already a two-time winner, WAVE3-TV was recognized for its documentary on the
30th anniversary of the Affirmed-Alydar rivalry, "A Legend Re-Affirmed... |
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Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The new year has begun with some good news
from around country involving access to wagering on top grade horseracing.
Oaklawn Park and Churchill Downs have each reached agreements with their
respective horsemen's associations to allow distribut... |
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New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Photographer Matt Goins and writer Vinnie
Perrone have been honored with 2008 Media Eclipse Awards. The Eclipse Awards
are distributed by The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily
Racing Form and the National Turf Writers Association.
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Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Over the last year or so the main point of
contention between racetracks and horsemen has been the distribution of racing
signals to national advance-deposit wagering (ADW) outlets. These outlets
allow the handicapper to bet on races using a telephone or... |
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Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Every year a talented group of basketball
players enters the league through the NBA draft. And there are hundreds, no
thousands of discussions as to who made the best pick, who got this year's
steal and who's draft was best in the long run.
But... |
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Columbus, OH (MySportsbook) - The top two contenders for Horse of the
Year, Somebeachsomewhere and Deweycheatumnhowe, have been honored with Dan
Patch Awards as divisional champions of 2008.
The Dan Patch Awards will be presented to owners of the sport's brightest
stars on... |
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Tucson, AZ (MySportsbook) - The Harness Tracks of America announced Monday
its 2008 divisional champions in 12 categories. The winners were voted on by
the racing secretaries of 38 member tracks.
The top two contenders for Horse of the Year, Somebeachsomewhere and
Deweycheat... |
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Harrisburg, PA (MySportsbook) - Tim Tetrick, on the mend following hip
surgery, has been voted 2008 Driver of the Year by the United States Harness
Writers Association. The 27-year-old Tetrick was also named top driver in
2007.
Tetrick underwent hip replacement surgery earli... |
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Harrisburg, PA (MySportsbook) - Ray Schnittker, driver and trainer of
Hambletonian winner Deweycheatumnhowe, has been named 2008 Trainer of the Year
by the United States Harness Writers Association. The association also awarded
Schnittker its W.R. Haughton Good Guy Award.
Schnittke... |
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Dover, DE (MySportsbook) - Leading Horse of the Year candidate
Somebeachsomewhere has been scratched from Monday's Matron Stakes elimination
race at Dover Downs due to illness. The three-year-old pacer came down with a
high temperature and will not finish his career in ne... |
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Dover, DE (MySportsbook) - Breeders Crown champion Somebeachsomewhere has
been entered into Dover Downs' $249,113 Matron Stakes for Monday, December 15.
Two $41,519 elimination races have been carded for Monday, December 8.
Somebeachsomewhere has drawn into the second elimination hea... |
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