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Keeneland Again Tops HANA Racetrack Ratings

Keeneland Again Tops HANA Racetrack Ratings

For the fourth consecutive year Keeneland is the top-rated racetrack under the Horseplayers Association of North America racetrack ratings system.

 Monday, April 02, 2012
Exchange Wagering Grilled at CHRB Meeting

Exchange Wagering Grilled at CHRB Meeting

Exchange wagering in California drew some strong opposition from The Stronach Group and several horsemen's organizations during its first California Horse Racing Board committee hearing Feb. 9 at Santa Anita.

 Thursday, February 09, 2012
CA Boycott Getting Noticed, Organizer Says

CA Boycott Getting Noticed, Organizer Says

As California racetracks struggled into their second month of the 2010-11 season, the president of a horseplayers' group that is leading a boycott of the tracks said racing officials in the state are getting the point.

 Thursday, February 03, 2011

HANA Targets Takeout Hike, Wants Panel Formed

The Horseplayers Association of North America is calling for reversal of a pari-mutuel takeout increase in California as well as creation of a gambling board that would advise the California Horse Racing Board.

 Thursday, January 13, 2011
Horseplayer Group Battles Calif. Takeout Hike

Horseplayer Group Battles Calif. Takeout Hike

A national horseplayer's group is hoping to head off a takeout increase of 2% to 3% for exotic wagers on California races being discussed by Thoroughbred interests and the speaker of the state Assembly.

 Friday, July 30, 2010

Takeout Hike OK'd to Help Simulcast Sites

Responding to what track owner Dr. Ed Allred called "a desperate situation" at the state's simulcast wagering locations, the California Horse Racing Board agreed to hike takeout on Quarter Horse wagers at Los Alamitos.

 Friday, January 15, 2010

Last-Minute Track Updates Now on Equibase

Current day scratches and program changes from racetracks throughout North America are now available throughout the day in a dedicated section of equibase.com, it was announced today by Equibase Company President and COO Hank Zeitlin.

 Thursday, October 01, 2009

ADW Revenue Issues: Have and Have Not

One old betting axiom -- "shut out at the window" -- has taken on a whole new meaning when paired with a relatively new one in the racing industry lexicon: "signal wars."

 Wednesday, November 05, 2008