http://www.raceday360.com/wire/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss R30 jnchapel@gmail.com http://www.paulickreport.com/blog/wagering-declines-continue-in-june-purses-down-slightly/ Paulick Report - (The following information was provided by Equibase and the National Thoroughbred... ]]> Sun, 04 Jul 2010 09:24:00 -0700 http://www.paulickreport.com/blog/wagering-declines-continue-in-june-purses-down-slightly/ http://pullthepocket.blogspot.com/2010/05/two-companies-two-different-goals.html Pull the Pocket - We often hear racing labeled old and out of touch. When the pari-mutuel industry is not growing it is easy to want to assess blame. Usually this blame lies at the feet of the executives... ]]> Sun, 09 May 2010 11:24:00 -0700 http://pullthepocket.blogspot.com/2010/05/two-companies-two-different-goals.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Railbird/~3/52KU5Yu7shk/ Jessica Chapel / Railbird v2 - The winners: Congratulations to Calvin Borel, the first jockey to win the Kentucky Derby three times in four years, and to trainer Todd Pletcher, who won his first Derby... ]]> Sat, 01 May 2010 20:03:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Railbird/~3/52KU5Yu7shk/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CristBlog/~3/Nkq8dlGWRF0/starting-over.html Crist Blog - The last Sunday of April in 2010 began just like the first Saturday of May in 2009: Waking up to find that the solid favorite for the Kentucky Derby is out of the race. ]]> Sun, 25 Apr 2010 12:32:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CristBlog/~3/Nkq8dlGWRF0/starting-over.html http://blog-beb.thoroughbredtimes.com/2010/04/value-on-zenyatta.html Big Event Blog - The subject of value in horse racing has been a hot topic on Twitter recently. Kevin and I in particular have helped drive the debate with some help from Chris... ]]> Thu, 08 Apr 2010 08:49:00 -0700 http://blog-beb.thoroughbredtimes.com/2010/04/value-on-zenyatta.html http://blog.horseplayersassociation.org/2010/04/69-tracks-with-takeouts-field-size-and.html Horseplayers Association of North America - We have updated our webpage with our 2010 data on a racetrack near you. All 69 rated tracks are listed and you can sort by takeout rates on several bets, field size and more. ]]> Sun, 04 Apr 2010 21:20:00 -0700 http://blog.horseplayersassociation.org/2010/04/69-tracks-with-takeouts-field-size-and.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Railbird/~3/XMcneL15W3A/ Jessica Chapel / Railbird v2 - On-hiatus Handride checks in to declare, I’m doubling down at Monmouth Park. I’ve heard that Monmouth needs to double its handle to turn a profit this upcoming Summer, and while that... ]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:02:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Railbird/~3/XMcneL15W3A/ http://blog.horseplayersassociation.org/2010/03/letter-to-florida-regarding-gulfstream.html Horseplayers Association of North America - Sir/Madam, On Saturday February 27, at Gulfstream Park the last race was... ]]> Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:11:00 -0800 http://blog.horseplayersassociation.org/2010/03/letter-to-florida-regarding-gulfstream.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CristBlog/~3/CRran04U2n8/derby-futures-pool-1.html Crist Blog - Of the 552 possible combos in the Derby Futures exacta pool that closed yesterday, exactly 24 of them would pay less than $200 and 24 would pay more than $10,000. ]]> Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:21:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CristBlog/~3/CRran04U2n8/derby-futures-pool-1.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Railbird/~3/A2lTqZ-de5c/ Jessica Chapel / Railbird v2 - Zeljko Ranogajec believed to be Australia's biggest punter "Once the overseas betting turnover of his 24-hour... ]]> Sat, 13 Feb 2010 07:00:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Railbird/~3/A2lTqZ-de5c/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/UyGJ/~3/_cIBjfCguBo/empower-gambler.html View From the Racetrack Grandstand - Horseplayers have become more sophisticated than they were years ago. Yet, we still treat the gamblers like they don't know what they want. Sure, we offer new multi-leg wagers, yet in many... ]]> Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:15:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/UyGJ/~3/_cIBjfCguBo/empower-gambler.html http://blog.horseplayersassociation.org/2010/02/hanaarizona-stakeholder-meetings-is.html Horseplayers Association of North America - On September 19th 2007, Arizona House Bill 2694 became state law... ]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:31:00 -0800 http://blog.horseplayersassociation.org/2010/02/hanaarizona-stakeholder-meetings-is.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CristBlog/~3/ULW3r3lHaO8/contest-eve.html Crist Blog - LAS VEGAS -- This is one of the best parts of my job: On Saturday night, I'll be handing some horseplayer a check for $500,000 -- whichever one of the 302 finalists in the DRF/NTRA National Handicapping Championship does the best in 16 mandatory and 14 elective races over the next… ]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:45:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CristBlog/~3/ULW3r3lHaO8/contest-eve.html http://turfluck.blogspot.com/2010/01/quinella-place.html Turf Luck - At the Courier-Journal site, Jennie Rees posted a bit of an e-mail she received, describing a reader's visit to the track in Hong Kong. ]]> Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:26:00 -0800 http://turfluck.blogspot.com/2010/01/quinella-place.html http://businessofracing.blogspot.com/2010/01/its-not-just-racing-thats-suffering.html The Business of Racing - Interesting figures from Poker News Daily on the decline in revenue for Atlantic City casinos in 2009. Overall casino "gross win" (what bettors pay, less what the casinos return to the bettors) was down 13.2% from 2008, coming in at $3.9 billion. ]]> Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:27:00 -0800 http://businessofracing.blogspot.com/2010/01/its-not-just-racing-thats-suffering.html http://www.r2collective.com/content/2009/12/22/innovations-of-the-decade-4-conditional-wagering/ r2 collective - With the end of the Aughts rapidly approaching, the r2 collective polled industry insiders, horseplayers, and fans for their top five technological innovations in racing during the past decade. As voted by our panel, #4 is Conditional Wagering. Horseplayers have many laments: Takeout rates are too high, data costs too… ]]> Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:26:00 -0800 http://www.r2collective.com/content/2009/12/22/innovations-of-the-decade-4-conditional-wagering/ http://blog-rtr.thoroughbredtimes.com/2009/04/racing-must-fix-tote-system.html From the Ring to the Racetrack - Amidst calls for technological upgrades to our antiquated tote system and better monitoring of wagering pools, the Association of Racing Commissioners International kicked off its annual meeting in Lexington on Tuesday. ]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:08:00 -0700 http://blog-rtr.thoroughbredtimes.com/2009/04/racing-must-fix-tote-system.html