Tag: Horse Racing
Caesars to offer sports betting at legendary Kentucky tracks Keeneland and Red Mile
Caesars Entertainment on Tuesday announced agreements with Keeneland and Red Mile Gaming & Racing, both in Lexington, Kentucky, to... more
OPINION: Stench of death overwhelms Kentucky Derby
They came 150,000 strong for the party of the year, adorned in the gaudiest of hats and sipping on mint juleps, witnesses to what, at its... more
Why Bob Baffert won’t be at the Kentucky Derby for the second year in a row
The Kentucky Derby is a tradition that’s never been canceled. Postponed once by World War II and again by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020,... more
Churchill Downs investigates four horse deaths ahead of Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The death of four horses at Churchill Downs over a span of five days has overshadowed preparations for the Kentucky... more
Kentucky: As 149th Derby nears, state prepares for sports betting
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Derby figures to draw 150,000-plus to Churchill Downs, with many beneath the Twin Spires impeccably... more
Ontario: Woodbine Entertainment CEO Jim Lawson to step down
Toronto-based racetrack and betting operator Woodbine Entertainment announced Tuesday that Jim Lawson is stepping down this fall after... more
South Carolina: Horse gambling beats long odds; passes House
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — It seemed like quite the longshot when this year started — a bill to expand gambling in conservative South Carolina... more
Horse racing’s national anti-doping program starts Monday
Horse racing’s efforts to clean up the sport and level the playing field take another step forward Monday with the launch of a new... more
Slot owners revealed for 2023 Mohawk Million
The Mohawk Million is one of the big events on the Ontario calendar for standardbred racing, the richest race for two-year-old trotters. So... more
Churchill Downs tops Street forecasts in Q4; adjusted earnings fall short
Boosts from the Kentucky Derby, which set marks for virtually every material metric, and from properties acquired in its deal for Peninsula... more



