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Responding to pressures for new sources of revenue to fund the federal government, on Wednesday of this week the U.S. House of Representatives, Financial Services Committee, approved the “Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act” (H.R. 2267) by a vote of 41-22.  H.R. 2267 was introduced by committee chairman Rep. ...

As previously stated, I am going on vacation this weekend for about 10 days. Though there is plenty to be done before my R&R in Cape May, N.J., I'd like to give some quick picks on this weekend's exciting racing action, and get your thoughts as well. Good luck to everyone this weekend and be sure to look for a couple of guest blogs ...

Following on from Alan Porter's post on the continued success of Dansili, here is a look at his offspring's stakes results over the last two months. Winning distances range from six to 16 furlongs and include grade/group I winners Proviso and Harbinger. In his current crop of 148 two-year-olds, Dansili has seven winners, highlighted by group III ...

Welcome to the TrueNicks 2010 OBS August Open Yearlings auction page. The sale will be held August 24 in Ocala, Florida. Wednesday, August 25 - Hips 201-550, 10:30 AM Thursday, August 26 - Hips 551-901, 10:30 AM NOTE: Click here for the OBS August Selected Yearling Sale to be held August 24. This sale includes Hips 1-200. TrueNicks are ...

Welcome to the TrueNicks 2010 OBS August Selected Yearlings auction page. The sale will be held August 24 in Ocala, Florida. Tuesday, August 24 - Hips 1-200, 1 PM TrueNicks are available for the sale's offerings listed here by hip number. To generate a TrueNicks report, click on the link beneath the hip number. NOTE: Click here for the OBS ...

This summer’s best Saratoga book is Saratoga in Bloom by Glens Falls, NY-born and raised author and photographer Janet Loughrey. Although Loughrey’s illustrated 176-page masterpiece is not about horses or horse racing per se, it reveals plenty of factoids relating to the subjects. For example, did you know that long ago the track converted some ...

My Through the Lens blog is here to stay. I will be discussing recent shoots, historical shoots, future shoots and I’ll be glad to answer any questions you have. Thanks for stopping by. Feel free to add me to your RSS feed and follow along.  The url is: http://www.throughthelensblog.comThe Blood-Horse recently did a feature on Claiborne Farm ...

The Jim Dandy Stakes (gr. II) will be run Saturday, July 31. Post time is 5:48 pm ET. Click the link for each contender to view a complimentary report.   1 - Steinbeck (6-1) FREE TrueNicks report for Steinbeck 2 - Afleet Express (4-1) FREE TrueNicks report for Afleet Express 3 - Stormy's Majesty (15-1) FREE TrueNicks report ...

Of the first six foals produced by the great mare Hasili, only one did not capture a group or grade I event. However, that one, Dansili, may well turn out to be the most influential of all of his dam’s offspring, at least in the foreseeable future. Of course, although Dansili never captured a group I event, the son of Danehill ...

The New York City Off-Track Betting Corp. launched the first legal off-track betting operation in the United States in 1971 and took in $66,091 in opening-day handle. It had only two branches and a telephone betting center.NYCOTB eventually grew to 60 full-service branches, plus restaurants and teletheaters. Currently, it employs about 1,500 ...