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The way America bets on horse races could be in for a sea change that might have begun this week with the New Jersey legislature’s bipartisan passage of a bill allowing fixed odds to line up alongside pari-mutuels. Not bad for a state that cannot get its act together on the crop rule.
Emerald Downs Adds Four Stakes Races To 2021 Schedule Sponsored by: Emerald Downs in Auburn, Wash. Emerald Downs in Auburn, Wash. has announced an additional four stakes races for the 2021 live racing season that begins Wednesday, May 19. Added to the schedule: $50,000 Governor's Stakes, 3-year-olds and up, 6 1/2 furlongs; Sunday, July 11; $50,000 Washington State Legislators Stakes, older fillies and mares, 6 1/2 furlongs, Sunday, July 11; $50,000 Kent Stakes, 3-year-old fillies, 6 1/2 furlongs, Sunday, July 25; $50,000 Irish Day Stakes, 3-year-old colts and geldings, Sunday, July ...
Grants Pass Downs Brings Momentum To Spring Meet Opener On May 10 Sponsored by: Racing at Grants Pass Downs in Oregon Coming off a record-shattering fall meeting that established new marks in total wagering and field size, Grants Pass Downs in Grants Pass, Ore., looks to continue its momentum when the 2021 Spring Meeting begins Monday May 10. The 17-day season features Monday and Tuesday racing at 5:15 p.m. PT. Holiday racing is offered Sunday, July 4, at 1 p.m. According to track president Randy Evers, an update regarding fans will be released next week. The situation is fluid, but...
Sponsored by: Barbados native Rocco Bowen at Oaklawn Two weeks after a horrific spill, jockey Rocco Bowen recorded his biggest career Oaklawn victory to date in Thursday's seventh race aboard She's Divine ($47.40) for trainer Mike Puhich and North American Thoroughbred Racing Company, Inc. The allowance/optional claimer for older fillies and mares at 1 mile had a $105,000 purse. “I'm telling you, I feel so thankful,” Bowen's agent/mentor, retired jockey Joe Steiner, said moments after the victory. “I'm just so thankful.” It was the ninth victory at the meet for Bowen, 31, ri...
Sponsored by: In his first win at Oaklawn Park, jockey Rocco Bowen guides Background to a $70,00 upset victory Mile races at Oaklawn occasionally trick riding newcomers since those races end at the sixteenth pole. Add Barbados native Rocco Bowen to the list, but his ending was a treat. Taking no chances in last Saturday's sixth race, Bowen guided Background ($70) to a noteworthy 1 ¾-length victory for trainer Mike Puhich in the $88,000 second-level allowance event for older horses. “I rode four or five jumps after the wire,” Bowen said during training hours last Sunday. “(Ric...