Across all 30 of the extended pari-mutuel tracks that raced in the U.S. over the last four years (2021-24), total handle over the period declined by 4.3% with average nightly wagering being down 1.7% and average betting on a per-race basis down by 5.6%.
Author: by Greg Robinson, USTA database development strategist
Three in a row for Majorca N
Majorca N motored home for her third consecutive win in the $25,000 Mares Open Handicap Pace at Bally’s Dover on Wednesday night (Feb. 19).
Pick-5 carryover, $30k guarantee Wed. at Northfield
For the second consecutive Tuesday night (Feb. 18) at MGM Northfield Park, the Pick-5 went unsolved. It spirals a burly $6,677 carryover into the Wednesday night (Feb. 19) program.
Keg Stand wins at Bally’s Dover
Keg Stand stood tall and won the $25,000 Open Handicap Trot at Bally’s Dover on Tuesday night (Feb. 18).
Disturbed Hanover dances to Dover victory
Disturbed Hanover was a wire-to-wire winner in the $25,000 Mares Open Handicap Pace on Wednesday night (Feb. 12) at Bally’s Dover.
Bally’s Dover cancels Tuesday card
Due to the threat of inclement weather in central Delaware, the Tuesday (Feb. 11) harness racing program at Bally’s Dover has been canceled.
Dover shifts qualifiers to Thurs.
Horsepeople are advised that Bally’s Dover has moved this week’s qualifiers to Thursday (Feb. 13).
Guarantees galore Friday at Cal Expo
Friday night’s (Feb. 7) program at Cal Expo will feature a Pick-7 carryover of $15,090 and a $35,000 guaranteed gross pool, along with guaranteed pools in both the Pick-5 and the Late Pick-4.
‘Benjamin’ coast to coast at Bally’s Dover
Benjamin Hanover overpowered the best trotters on the ground at Bally’s Dover in Tuesday night’s (Feb. 4) $25,000 Open Handicap Trot.
Kentucky seeks presiding judge
The Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation (KHRGC) is accepting applications for a year-round, full-time presiding judge and mare inspector.