New Jersey shatters its own sports betting record US$748 million bet in September

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's fast-growing sports betting market blew past its own national record in September, taking in more than US$748 million in bets from sports gamblers finally able to wager on football amid the coronavirus outbreak. Figures released Thursday from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement show Atlantic City's nine […]

#UK RACING: John Gosden and Aidan O'Brien vie for supremacy on Champions Day

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - The European flat-racing season reaches its climax with British Champions Day at Ascot on Saturday (October 17) after a season disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. Qatari sponsors QIPCO have ensured it is a rich payday for the owners and few will begrudge them that as they have been credited with […]

#AUSTRALIAN RACING: Winx loses her first foal

Australian racing superstar Winx lost her first foal overnight. The owners, Peter and Patty Tighe's Magic Bloodstock Racing in partnership with Debbie and Paul Kepitis and Richard Treweeke, provided few details in a news release on Tuesday. "Our thoughts and attention at the moment are on Winx ensuring that she remains healthy, as anyone in this […]

#UK RACING: Superstar mare Enable retired after stellar career

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Record-breaking mare Enable has been retired from racing a week after coming up short in her bid to win a historic third Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. The six-year-old, ridden by Frankie Dettori and trained by John Gosden, won a record-breaking third King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at […]