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Pimlico toteboard
05
May
  • Equibase
  • handle
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US wagering handle up in April

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For the first time in six months, year-over-year wagering increased in April, according to new numbers from Equibase.

Pimlico toteboard
06
Apr
  • Equibase
  • handle
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing

March US wagering handle down sharply

  • The Biz / 1 month
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  • 3 min read

Worldwide wagering handle on US Thoroughbred races was down by more than 12% in March versus the prior year, the fifth straight down month.

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02
Apr
  • Equibase
  • Kyle McDoniel
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing

Equibase adds full-race timing to charts

  • Press Release / 1 month
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Equibase charts will now include race times both from the timing pole and from the gate, a new addition.

Pimlico toteboard
05
Feb
  • economic indicators
  • Equibase
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing

US wagering handle down 6% in troubled January

  • The Biz / 3 months
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  • 2 min read

With weather taking a major bite out of the January racing calendar, wagering on US Thoroughbred races fell 6% versus the prior year.

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10
Dec
  • Equibase
  • handicapping
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing

Equibase to provide free digital pocket PPs

  • Press Release / 5 months
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  • 2 min read

Equibase will provide free digital pocket past performances — one page per race — the company announced Wednesday.

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16
Oct
  • Equibase
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing

Equibase launches “horse rating” system

  • Press Release / 7 months
  • 0
  • 3 min read

Equibase has announced the launch of a new horse rating system that tracks can use when developing race conditions.

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05
Aug
  • Equibase
  • handle
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing

July wagering handle down slightly

  • The Biz / 9 months
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  • 2 min read

US wagering handle was down slightly in July versus the prior year, continuing a steady downward trend.

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05
Jul
  • Equibase
  • handle
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing

June wagering handle off 7 percent

  • The Biz / 10 months
  • 20
  • 2 min read

Wagering on US races was off significantly in June versus the prior year and is down nearly three percent for the year to date.

Pimlico
05
Jun
  • economic indicators
  • Equibase
  • handle

Wagering handle up slightly in May

  • The Biz / 11 months
  • 20
  • 2 min read

Wagering handle rose slightly in May versus May 2024, though for the year to date it continues to trail last year.

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27
Nov
  • Charles Town Races
  • Charlie McIntosh
  • Equibase
  • Kyle McDoniel
  • Mike Sassin
  • West Virginia horse racing

Equibase remote charting initiative to start at Charles Town

  • Frank Vespe / 1 year
  • 4
  • 6 min read

Equibase is looking to centralize much of its chart calling and creation in Kentucky, and Charles Town will be the first track with no on-site chart caller.

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