That date is traditionally the day after Christmas, but for the second time in seven years, the forecast of heavy rain caused Santa Anita officials to postpone "extended Christmas" by two days. The revised opening-week schedule for Santa Anita's "Classic Meet" will feature racing Sunday and Monday, a day off Tuesday and full cards Dec. 31 through Jan. 4. The regular three-day racing weeks begin Jan. 9 and continue through April 5.
Racing enjoyed its biggest win for many years in last month's budget. The threatened harmonisation of duty rates for betting and gaming was not simply seen off, but routed, with the differential between the two rates significantly increased. As an added bonus, meanwhile, racing was excluded from the small rise in the duty rate for bets on football and other sporting events.
Chris Hughes is a TV personality with a mixture of credits including horse racing punditry, presenting, modelling, and a brief music career. He's also played football for Bourton Rovers Football Club. Where is Chris from? Chris hails from the Cotswolds, specifically Temple Guiting. What's he famous for? Hughes is famous for appearing on the third season of Love Island in 2017. He came in second with his partner Olivia Attwood. The two then split in 2018 after which Hughes entered a relationship with Jesy Nelson, formerly of Little Mix.
What just happened? Oh my god. This is what we do it for, this is why we get up out of bed every morning at 4am, work our asses off for the last 15 years I've been in this industry, she told Channel Nine. It's tough, it's not all glorious and perfect as everyone can see sometimes.
It has been a giddy, glorious and occasionally bumpy ride, but this time, it seems, Frankie Dettori's mind is made up. The most storied jockey of the past 40 years will effectively head into retirement after the main card at the Breeders' Cup at Del Mar on Saturday, when he will have three chances to add a farewell Grade One winner to nearly 300 on his record already.
The majority of "Stooper" takes place at the track where the boy's father asks him, "Who do you like in the second?" making sure the boy understands it's not who do you "want," but who do you "like"? There's something about Captain Midnight that captures the boy's interest. The father explains "odds" to him and that Captain Midnight is a bad bet (10-1 odds). The boy insists. It's his money, he can do whatever he wants with it. Captain Midnight, it is.
Analysis by CasinoBeats suggests that offshore casino gambling has its advantages. The site's Wilna van Wyk argues that foreign sites can offer British gamblers more games, a wider variety of payment options, and larger payouts. She also points out that, while the sites do not have a UK license, they are regulated by various international gambling authorities. This could prove to be a problem for British gambling sites, though.
Judge Sam Goozee emphasized to Murphy during sentencing that he was fortunate that neither he, his passenger, nor the public sustained injuries due to his reckless behavior.