Ex-champ Helen scores first win as trainer with 50-1 Celtic MajorThe Horse Racing Regulatory Authority is investigating claims that a horse called Green Admiral which had not raced for two years and...
Ive got a satellite here and I get to keep up on horse racing and hockey," said Ferguson. "Im watching some races from Great Britain right now. And I watch about five hockey games a night....
The UIGEA skill vs. chance debate becomes even murkier when one looks at the carve-outs and exemptions under the law....
2007-01-18 Horse racing fans given chance to photograph retired champion Deep Impact-MSN-Mainichi Daily News
SAPPORO -- Horse racing fans will be given a chance to photograph retired champion Deep Impact during an event in Hokkaido, it has been learned.
Those who want to take part are required to book by calling Northern Horse Park in Tomakomai at in Japanese. The number of people who can participate is set at 600.
Ive got a satellite here and I get to keep up on horse racing and hockey," said Ferguson. "Im watching some races from Great Britain right now. And I watch about five hockey games a night. I still talk to Doug Wilson (San Jose Sharks GM) every day. Im still working with San Jose as a consultant. Doug values my opinion and I love being involved in hockey. The horses, we have five right now and we race mostly in New York and Ontario. I still love the horses. Put it this way, if I ever go out, itll either be at the race track or in a hockey rink. "
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2007-01-18 Horse Racing Soccer Clash At Race Day (from Cotswold Journal)
This charity day, in aid of JP McNamara, a talented young jump jockey who was seriously injured in a fall at Bangor, and the Injured Jockeys Fund, is definitely one not to miss. Radio Wyvern FM will provide fun and games with a roadshow, there will be bouncy castles, face painting, clowns, makeovers and penalty shootouts throughout the day.
Raceday will see punters, racing staff and jockeys alike, coming together for a great day to put something back into the sport we all love, and to support and recognise those without whom we would simply not have our sport," said Pitchcroft hospitality manager, Jenny Cheshire.
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2007-01-17 Lawmaker: Video gambling support withers
Considered more likely than legalizing video gaming is a plan allowing the states two struggling horse racing tracks to install slot machines to help boost business.
Moses, a key supporter of legalizing the games commonly known as Cherry Masters, said a study committee should be formed instead to study the issue.
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2007-01-17 IcWales-Ex-champ Helen scores first win as trainer with 50-1 Celtic Major
Ex-champ Helen scores first win as trainer with 50-1 Celtic Major
The Horse Racing Regulatory Authority is investigating claims that a horse called Green Admiral which had not raced for two years and which won a division of the open maiden at the Old Raby Hunt Club meeting last February, after being backed down from 12-1 to 2-1 favourite, was in fact Kings Crest a nine times winner under Rules of more than and pound;58,000.
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Helen Lewis, who trains exclusively for David Walters of Walters Plant Hire Ltd, at Lisvane in Cardiff, saddled her first winner last week when 50-1 chance Celtic Major, ridden by Andrew Glassonbury, won the handicap hurdle at Wincanton under top weight of 11st 12lb. - Columnists - Columnists
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The UIGEA skill vs. chance debate becomes even murkier when one looks at the carve-outs and exemptions under the law. Horse racing, fantasy football, state lotteries, and commodities trading are all exempt from the UIGEA, yet arguably are all subject to a high degree of chance; far higher than poker.
Kelly hosted poker games in a private club where in one case players had to pay a fee to participate and in another where the house took a fee from the winnings. According to the UK 1968 Gambling Act, a license is required to operate games of chance such as blackjack and roulette, but not games of skill like chess. Kellys argument rests on poker being a game of skill, thus exempting him from the licensing requirement.
Blue Chip casino in Michigan City moved last year into a new usd. 170 million facility, while work is under way for a usd. 485 million project at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond. That new casino, expected to debut in summer 2008, will house twice the number of slot machines and table games as the existing Horseshoe and have a 3,000-seat entertainment center.
Officials in Ohio and Kentucky have discussed adding slot machines at their parimutuel tracks, a move supporters say would boost the horse industry and give the state wagering tax dollars now going to Indiana. Kentucky residents spend usd. 600 million each year at Indiana casinos, according to the Kentucky Equine Education Project, a coalition of horse racing interests.
2007-01-04 The Virtual FormGuide-AAP-Takeover Target Result May Be Known Soon
The Hong Kong Jockey Clubs executive director of racing, Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, said the B-sample was tested by the Australian Racing Forensic Laboratory in Sydney and the results could be known this week, the South China Morning Post reported.
It said if the B-sample results confirmed the positive test, Takeover Targets trainer Joe Janiak faced the prospect of a hefty fine as well as having to return to the Jockey Club travelling expenses incurred for the horse to come to Hong Kong for the international races.
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