tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14844104561002543932024-02-20T01:05:27.276-05:00Horseplayers Association of North AmericaHANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17545107814723134177noreply@blogger.comBlogger1115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-53461539797107124172022-01-02T14:50:00.004-05:002022-01-02T15:08:58.192-05:00Santa Anita Seeds Sunday Late Pick5 with $50kSanta Anita Track Management deserves a rare thumbs up today.They decided to step up and are adding $50k of seed money to this afternoon's Late Pick5 pool.Link: here. This is definitely a great gesture on their part. The result will be a lower effective takeout rate for the Late Pick5 spanning races 6-10 (with net effective takeout rate to be determined depending on final pool size.)Happy HANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17545107814723134177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-71735994207093094852021-05-17T17:56:00.001-04:002021-05-17T17:56:15.913-04:00Trainer Bob Baffert Handed Temporary Suspension by NYRABaffert Handed Temporary Suspension From NYRA Tracksby NYRA Press Office as Reported by The Paulick Report | 05.17.2021 | 4:17pm https://www.paulickreport.com/news/the-biz/baffert-handed-temporary-suspension-from-nyra-tracks/"The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the temporary suspension of Bob Baffert from entering horses in races and occupying stall space at Belmont Park,HANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17545107814723134177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-51117344709460363682021-05-17T17:36:00.005-04:002021-05-17T17:56:40.534-04:00Trainer Linda Rice Suspended 3 Years/Fined $50K by New York State Gaming CommissionLinda Rice’s License Revoked, Trainer Fined $50,000The Paulick Report | by Chelsea Hackbarth | 05.17.2021 | 1:49pmhttps://www.paulickreport.com/news/the-biz/linda-rices-license-revoked-trainer-fined-50000/"New York-based trainer Linda Rice has been fined $50,000 and had her license to participate in Thoroughbred racing revoked for “actions inconsistent with and detrimental to the best interest ofHANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17545107814723134177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-11293803556108728492020-12-04T12:17:00.002-05:002020-12-04T12:18:06.170-05:00Sports Betting's Investment Trajectory (and How it Hasn't Looked Like Racing's) Sports Betting's Investment Trajectory (and How it Hasn't Looked Like Racing's):https://pullthepocket.blogspot.com/2020/12/sports-bettings-investment-trajectory.html Legal Sports Report detailed the $3 billion betting month in October, highlighting state by state growth. As more distribution is added - just like a retail chain building new storefronts - handle follows. Of particular HANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17545107814723134177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-39133390763501473002020-11-13T17:46:00.007-05:002020-11-13T18:37:46.811-05:0077 Percent Of New York Thoroughbreds From Indicted Trainers Were Positive For Clenbuterol After Arrests by Paulick Report Staff | 11.12.2020 | 5:26pm Report: 77 Percent Of New York Thoroughbreds From Indicted Trainers Were Positive For Clenbuterol After Arrests:https://www.paulickreport.com/news/the-biz/report-77-percent-of-new-york-thoroughbreds-from-indicted-trainers-were-positive-for-clenbuterol-after-arrests/At a press conference this week, New York State Gaming Commission equine medical HANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17545107814723134177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-86527769039588519752019-12-16T19:24:00.000-05:002019-12-16T19:27:29.622-05:00Two horses die in same race at Los AlamitosLos Angeles Times --By John Cherwa Special Contributor | Dec. 14, 2019 3:01 PMTwo horses die in same race at Los Alamitos:https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2019-12-14/two-horses-die-in-same-race-at-los-alamitos
Los Alamitos had its first two deaths during daytime thoroughbred racing this year when two horses died in the first race on Saturday. The deaths were not related.
Mighty Elijah HANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17545107814723134177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-35173136881114164002019-10-17T18:22:00.001-04:002019-10-17T18:22:46.829-04:00An open letter from Patrick Cummings of the Thoroughbred Idea FoundationThe following open letter was penned by Pactick Cummings of the Thoroughbred Idea Foundation and was published at the following link on October 17, 2019:
https://racingthinktank.com/blog/letter-west-virginia-and-racings-failure-properly-administer-itself
The following is an open letter from Patrick Cummings, Executive Director of the Thoroughbred Idea Foundation:
West Virginia’s HANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17545107814723134177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-86404876031190925962019-04-19T10:12:00.000-04:002019-04-19T10:20:02.819-04:0020 of the leading tracks announce plans to phase out race-day medsBloodhorse.com | by Frank Angst | 04-18-2019 6:33 PM
Tracks Plan to Phase Out Lasix, Horsemen Share Concerns:
https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/233156/tracks-plan-to-phase-out-lasix-horsemen-share-concerns
-- quote:
"In what would be a significant change in how 2-year-old races and stakes races are conducted in the United States, 20 of the leading tracks announced plans April 18 HANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17545107814723134177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-30171441260732893852019-03-14T17:08:00.002-04:002019-03-14T17:13:29.812-04:00Santa Anita Implements Lasix Ban, Increased Restrictions On Therapeutic Drugs Following 22nd Fatal Breakdownby Belinda Stronach | 03.14.2019 | 4:26pm
Santa Anita Implements Lasix Ban, Increased Restrictions On Therapeutic Drugs Following 22nd Fatal Breakdown:
https://www.paulickreport.com/news/the-biz/santa-anita-implements-lasix-ban-increased-restrictions-on-therapeutic-drugs-following-22nd-fatal-breakdown/
The following statement was distributed to media Thursday afternoon as an “open letter” fromHANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17545107814723134177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-84542448537532432292019-03-14T15:32:00.000-04:002019-03-14T15:41:39.579-04:00Where have all of the so called racing journalists gone?There was another fatal breakdown at Santa Anita this morning. (The 22nd fatality at Santa Anita since opening day Dec 26, 2018.)
Last week, when The Associated Press picked up the story about the situation at Santa Anita, their reporters wrote about microfractures.
APNews.com | By PAUL NEWBERRY | Friday March 8, 2019
Column: Horse racing needs to clean up its act _ or go away:
https://HANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17545107814723134177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-8372627633626539722018-06-18T22:07:00.001-04:002018-06-18T22:12:14.147-04:00HANA Horseplayer AdvisoryThursday June 21, 2018 marks the first day of Summer.
Normally that might mean I'd be writing about some of the great summer racing that's just around the corner. For instance opening day at Del Mar or maybe how much I'm looking forward to this year's meet at Saratoga.
But summertime also means that thoroughbred racing in northern California shifts from Golden Gate to the Cal Fair circuit. HANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17545107814723134177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-7191265751301951372018-04-12T17:56:00.002-04:002018-04-12T17:56:22.568-04:00From Horseplayer Monthly: Is the Money Getting Smarter at Gulfstream?This article appeared in the April 2018 edition of
Horseplayer Monthly. To read the rest of the issue FOR FREE, please click here.
Is
the Money Getting Smarter at Gulfstream?
Let’s
look at some bet down numbers to see what we can uncover
It’s nothing new for us as bettors to see a horse with a 2-1 or 5-2 morning line go off at 7-5 or even below that. This is commonly called aHANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17545107814723134177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-22943321882909089382018-02-07T10:47:00.001-05:002018-02-07T12:07:24.785-05:00Keeneland to Reduce Takeout Ahead of Spring Meet
From The Bloodhorse.com | By Frank Angst | 02-07-2018--
Keeneland to Reduce Takeout Ahead of Spring Meet:
https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/225999/keeneland-to-reduce-takeout-ahead-of-spring-meet
Noting that 57% of wagering on its races is either win, place, show or exacta wagering, Keeneland will reduce takeout in those pools. Takeout in the win, place, and show pools will be HANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17545107814723134177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-60220716364583182582018-01-29T14:38:00.000-05:002018-01-29T14:42:03.975-05:00From Horseplayer Monthly: Q & A with Mike MaloneyThis Q&A appeared in the January 2018 edition of
Horseplayer Monthly. To read the rest of the issue FOR FREE, please click here.
HANA board member Mike Maloney has a book available for purchase on the DRF store. Titled as Betting with an Edge: A Professional Horseplayer’s Life in Thoroughbred Racing, it details Mike’s life as a professional horseplayer.
Q: What wasHANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17545107814723134177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-32500013951565198372017-12-15T17:19:00.001-05:002017-12-15T22:37:39.575-05:00Purse Cuts for Stakes Races at Santa AnitaBloodHorse.com is reporting Santa Anita will cut purses for its stakes schedule.
Santa Anita Cuts Stakes Purses for Upcoming Meet:
https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/225189/santa-anita-cuts-stakes-purses-for-upcoming-meet
Me: stepping up onto soapbox now...
I know that industry decision makers in California (owners, trainers, track management, CHRB Commissioners, etc.) HANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17545107814723134177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-70851652546711131602017-10-29T10:43:00.002-04:002017-10-29T10:49:42.252-04:00Recap - Keeneland Fall 2017 MeetKeeneland announced a takeout increase back in August.
Win Place Show was hiked to 17.50% (the maximum allowed by Kentucky state law.) --This is an increase of 9.375% vs. the previous takeout rate of 16.00%.
Exacta, Double, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pick3, and Pick4 were hiked to 22.00% (again the maximum allowed by Kentucky state law.) --This is an increase of 15.79% vs. the previous takeout rate HANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17545107814723134177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-91799402358272750222017-10-27T11:41:00.000-04:002017-10-27T11:43:22.430-04:00Keeneland Boycott - Handle Update after the first 15 days
The first 15 days of the Keeneland Fall 2017 meet are now in the books:
Keeneland announced a takeout increase back in August.
Win Place Show was hiked to 17.50% (the maximum allowed by Kentucky state law.) --This is an increase of 9.375% vs. the previous takeout rate of 16.00%.
Exacta, Double, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pick3, and Pick4 were hiked to 22.00% (again the HANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17545107814723134177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-66827673821454803332017-10-16T11:43:00.003-04:002017-10-16T12:17:08.556-04:00Horseplayer AdvocacyAdvocating for horseplayers and betting customers is as old as the day is long. There are the very influential - Beyer, Crist, Maury Wolf - and there are the grassroots - people like you and me, on twitter, or on chatboards, who take time to post or write their thoughts. Everyone, from the loud voices the small, is their very own horseplayer advocate.
Here at the Horseplayers Association, we're HANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17545107814723134177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-48975650029952606712017-10-12T05:15:00.001-04:002017-10-12T11:17:52.262-04:00Kentucky Downs Handle UpdateKeeneland was down approximately $1.2 Million (-20%) yesterday.
But instead of Keeneland, let's take a look at Kentucky Downs:
http://www.playersboycott.org/handleupdate10122017.html
For those of you who may not be aware, prior to their 2013 meet, Kentucky Downs approached HANA with the idea of lowering their exacta takeout from 19.00% to 18.25%. They asked if we would help promote HANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17545107814723134177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-19776070748154516092017-10-09T00:29:00.003-04:002017-10-09T00:32:27.715-04:00Keeneland Fall Meet 2016 vs. 2017, the first three days
Handle Update on the Playersboycott.org site:
http://www.playersboycott.org/handleupdate10082017.html
DOWN $4.97 Million (-14.61%)The first three days of the Keeneland Fall 2017 meet are in the books:
Even though we're off to a decent enough start and Sunday saw them down 30%, I fully expect them to use "It had nothing to do with the boycott" and "the weather" and "field size was down" as HANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17545107814723134177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-24284575672291949082017-10-05T15:25:00.003-04:002017-10-05T19:43:11.895-04:00Joint Press Release from HANA and Playersboycott.org
Horseplayer Boycott of Keeneland
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (October 5, 2017)
HANA and
Playersboycott.org have jointly announced that a horseplayer boycott of
Keeneland is underway, citing an increase in takeout despite a revenue windfall
from Historical Racing machines located at The Red Mile as reasons for the
boycott.
"Keeneland decided to hit horseplayers with a takeout
increase," HANA HANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17545107814723134177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-20726703834001406302017-09-14T11:58:00.002-04:002017-09-14T11:58:13.834-04:00OptixEQ Handicaps Kentucky Downs for September 14, 2017Today's picks for closing day at our #1 rated racetrack Kentucky Downs by Emily Gullikson are now available.
Kentucky Downs lucked out with the amount of rain they received from the remnants of Hurricane Irma, and so today's card is a definite go. The final program of the five-day meet has ten races, including the Franklin-Simpson Stakes (race eight) and the Ramsey Farm S. (race nineHANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17545107814723134177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-56026821982989625242017-09-12T15:42:00.000-04:002017-09-12T15:44:25.714-04:00Check Out Vin Rogers's Book on AmazonOne of our regular Horseplayer Monthly contributors, Vin Rogers, has a book available for order on Amazon that was published this July. Titled Horseracing From the Inside Out: Owning, Training, and Betting Thoroughbreds, it is available for purchase here.
In addition to his regular contributions to Horseplayer Monthly, Vin's work has also appeared in Horseplayer Magazine, GallopHANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17545107814723134177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-89093808419661473582017-09-10T11:57:00.002-04:002017-09-10T11:57:51.300-04:00OptixEQ Handicaps Kentucky Downs for September 10, 2017Today's picks for our #1 rated racetrack Kentucky Downs by Emily Gullikson are now available. After a record-setting handle day on Saturday, there are ten more races today, including a pair of stakes races - the Dueling Grounds Oaks and the Dueling Grounds Derby. This is the penultimate day of the meet, with the final card slated for Thursday.
KENTUCKY DOWNS 9-10-17
SELECTIONS:
R1: HANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17545107814723134177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-89186149318714047202017-09-09T11:55:00.002-04:002017-09-09T11:55:53.950-04:00OptixEQ Handicaps Kentucky Downs for September 9, 2017Today's picks for our #1 rated racetrack Kentucky Downs by Emily Gullikson are now available. Today's program at Kentucky Downs has ten races and features four stakes events to round out the card, including the $600,000 Calumet Farm Kentucky Turf Cup Stakes, a Grade 3 event.
KENTUCKY DOWNS 9-09-17
SELECTIONS:R1: 10-2-4-3 (include 3 in all underneath spots)R2: 3-8-12-13R3: 5-2-4-10R4: HANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17545107814723134177noreply@blogger.com0