The state statute authorizing live racing and simulcasting in Massachusetts that was set to expire at midnight June 30 has been extended for another 13 months in a bill passed by both houses of the legislature. Source
Month: June 2020
Seven People Test Positive for COVID-19 at Ellis Park
Ellis Park has confirmed that seven backstretch workers employed at the track have tested positive for COVID-19, including six that work for a single trainer. Source
Pandemic Yet Another Challenge for Drazin and Monmouth
Monmouth Park has surely faced more than its fair share of obstacles and challenges in the last decade-and-a-half. Source
Mick Appleby criticised Tuesday’s meeting in Leicester after a spike of Covid-19 infections
Mick Appleby criticised the decision to stage Tuesday’s meeting Leicester after Matt Hancock announced on Monday that all non-essential businesses in Leicester would close.Source
Robin Goodfellow’s racing tips: Best bets for Wednesday, July 1
Sportsmail’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips for Wednesday’s meetings at Musselburgh, Southwell and Kempton.Source
Sea the Moon Joins Top Sire Ranks in Britain
Sea The Moon’s status as one of the rising stars of the stallion ranks is confirmed in the Racing Post’s table of leading sires by percentage of progeny rated 80, 100, and 115 or higher, four weeks after the resumption of flat racing in Britain. Source
Deauville Comes to Doncaster for Combined Breeze-Up
Deauville comes to Doncaster on July 1 as Goffs UK hosts its French counterpart Arqana for a breeze-up sale double-header like no other. Source
$600,000 Flatter Colt to Industry Newcomer
Trainer Mark Glatt was unable to attend this year’s Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale but that didn’t stop him from using a variety of resources to buy a striking Flatter colt during the sale’s June 30 finale for $600,000. Source
Owners Back for Derby With July 1 Test Fixtures Set
Owners will be back on the racecourse in time for the July 4 Investec Derby (G1) at Epsom, with the first of two test events scheduled for July 2 as part of a phased return. Source
Derby Hopeful Cezanne Odds-On in Los Alamitos Allowance
Before Los Alamitos Race Course stages its official prep on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, the $150,000 Los Alamitos Derby (G3) July 4, the fifth race there July 2 acts as an unofficial one when Cezanne races in a $45,000 allowane optional claimer. Source