by HorseMinute.com | Aug 13, 2025 | Horse Racing Industry
Trail of Gold secured her first stakes victory in the $150,000 Statue of Liberty division of the New York Stallion Stakes Series at Saratoga Race Course, overcoming a slow start to rally from last to first under jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. Trained and co-owned by David...
by HorseMinute.com | Aug 13, 2025 | Horse Racing Industry
Woodbine Entertainment Group, the successor to the historic Toronto Turf Club, is launching a new plug-and-play pari-mutuel wagering platform to enable Ontario’s licensed online sportsbooks to legally offer horse racing bets. This platform, already integrated by major...
by HorseMinute.com | Aug 13, 2025 | Horse Racing Industry
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert has entered the Kentucky Derby conversation with his trainee Desert Gate, who secured a notable victory in the Grade 3 Best Pal Stakes at Del Mar, placing sixth in the Derby standings. While a series of points races starting in...
by HorseMinute.com | Aug 12, 2025 | Horse Racing Industry
Horse racing is seeking to maintain its relevance and increase wagering revenue by adopting fixed-odds wagering, the popular format used in mainstream sports betting, which saw $149 billion wagered in the U.S. last year. Introducing fixed-odds betting alongside...
by HorseMinute.com | Aug 12, 2025 | Horse Racing Industry
A mid-June ICE raid at Louisiana’s Delta Downs Racetrack, resulting in over 80 arrests, highlighted the ongoing challenges racetracks face with staffing and immigration enforcement. Panelists at the Saratoga Racing and Gaming Conference emphasized that racetrack...
by HorseMinute.com | Aug 11, 2025 | Horse Racing Industry
Mike Polhamus, a lifelong horseman from Troy, Ohio, is a respected and quietly dedicated trainer in the Miami County Fair harness racing circuit. Known for his preference to let his horses “do the talking,” Polhamus has built a barn at the fairgrounds and...
