Richard “Scott” Coles, 34, of Graylakes, Illinois, captured the $800,000 first prize in the three-day horse racing tournament at Treasure Island in Las Vegas.
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As winner of the 2019 NHC Tour, David Gutfreund, 57, stands to collect a record $6 million in bonuses in addition to the first-place prize of $800,000 if he can outlast roughly 670 other handicappers in the three-day contest.
A harness race at The Raceway at Western Fair in Ontario in which the $46 winner paid more than the exacta highlights a continuing problem with parimutuel wagering that needs to finally be addressed.
The Stronach family’s ugly legal battle will hang over Gulfstream Park’s marquee day of racing on Saturday, which will be capped by the richest race in North America: the $9 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational.
Leo Polito was introduced to the sport 75 years ago when his brother took him to a bookie joint in Rochester, New York, for the free food and drink. The rest is history (and some great stories)!
The Hall of Fame jockey fractured a vertebrae in his neck in a training accident last summer at Del Mar that left him paralyzed for a short time. Less than six months later, he’s just weeks away from resuming riding.
A reader shares the “best” about horse racing, and a couple of others offer suggestions about what they’d like to read more about in the Review-Journal’s racing column in the year ahead.