A top New York regulator said it is too early to tell whether the state’s year-old mobile sports betting program—which saw about $16.6 billion in total handle since last January—is having an effect on advanced deposit platforms for racetrack betting. Source

After she served as interim executive director for six months, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has appointed Jamie Eads as the executive director of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission. Her appointment was effective Dec. 1. Source

The Preakness Stakes (G1), the middle jewel of the Triple Crown, and the $300,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) highlight a spectacular weekend of racing featuring 15 stakes, eight graded, worth $3.5 million in purses May 19-20 at Pimlico Race Course. Source

Fun to Dream and Awake At Midnyte, separated by three-quarters of a length when 1-2 in the Dec. 26 La Brea Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Park, square off as 4-year-olds against four other rivals in the $200,000 Santa Monica Stakes (G2) Feb. 4. Source