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New York Horseplayers Take a Big Hit 24 Aug 2013 | 03:17 am
It was announced today that New York implemented a 5% surcharge (a signal fee hike) on New York horseplayers who bet with out of state ADW's, like Twinspires, Premier Turf Club and others. The law ca...
Kentucky Downs Readies For Meet. Low Takeout, Big Fields 23 Aug 2013 | 04:23 am
With low takeout rates and full fields of horses expected to compete in its lucrative races, Kentucky Downs will present enticing wagering opportunities during its 21st season of racing on Sept. 7, 11...
Cary Fotias - Seeking Change and the Ellis Park Pick 4 15 Aug 2013 | 07:52 pm
In Horse Race Insider this morning, "Indy" wrote a wonderful piece summarizing the work, beliefs and views of the recently passed away Cary Fotias. Cary was a true horseplayer advocate. He rarely got...
2009 Survey Results Not Dissimilar On Integrity 14 Aug 2013 | 06:18 pm
The recent Jockey Club survey of dedicated horseplayers found some (most would say not so interesting) thoughts from horseplayers on drugs in racing. Looking back to 2009, when HANA ran their first ev...
Jockey Club Round Table Focuses on The Game We Love 12 Aug 2013 | 07:05 pm
Yesterday the annual Jockey Club round table spoke a whole lot about you the betting customer and how you feel about drugs in horse racing. A couple of weeks ago, HANA and Jerry Brown at Thorograph w...
Cary Fotias - State of the Game Address 1 Aug 2013 | 09:43 pm
Cary, who recently passed away, penned a state of the game address some time ago now. We reprint it here. Has much changed? State of the Game Address By Cary Fotias This Saturday, over 100,000 raci...
John Swetye on Cary Fotias 30 Jul 2013 | 08:10 pm
One of the founders of HANA, John Swetye, reflects on the life of Cary Fotias, who passed away at age 60 last weekend. Cary stood on the shoulders of giants, but he was also a genius. He was influen...
Cary Fotias - R.I.P. 28 Jul 2013 | 08:51 am
Cary Fotias, handicapper and author, dies at 56: http://www.drf.com/news/cary-fotias-handicapper-and-author-dies-56 My deepest heartfelt sympathies go out to his wife and family. I know that I will m...
Hong Kong Racing Outhandles the US 11 Jul 2013 | 07:15 pm
Horse racing in Hong Kong handled a record $12.1 billion US in the last fiscal year. This, for the first time, beat US wagering in one calendar year. From this side of the pond there are myriad excus...
Stop The Madness In Florida 9 Jul 2013 | 08:37 am
Thoroughbred racing in Florida appears to be getting more dysfunctional with every passing day. Gulfstream and Calder, south Florida's two major venues, are running head-to-head on weekends right now,...
