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

July wagering handle down slightly

  • The Biz / 1 week
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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 / 1 month
  • 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 / 2 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 / 9 months
  • 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.

Pascaline
21
Nov
  • chartcaller
  • Equibase

Equibase unveils updated chart glossary

  • Press Release / 9 months
  • 1
  • 2 min read

Equibase has unveiled a new and updated glossary of the terms it uses in its charts of races.

Night Cap Dashing Beauty
09
Jul
  • Dashing Beauty S.
  • Delaware horse racing
  • Delaware Park
  • Equibase

Dashing Beauty time revised

  • Frank Vespe / 1 year
  • 2
  • 2 min read

The time for Sunday’s Dashing Beauty Stakes at Delaware Park has been revised downwards after questions were raised.

13
Jun
  • Equibase
  • handle
  • Kentucky Derby

May wagering handle ticks up

  • The Biz / 1 year
  • 2
  • 2 min read

Driven by record wagering on the Kentucky Derby, national wagering handle increased slightly in May versus the prior year.

05
Jan
  • Equibase
  • handle
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • The Jockey Club

National wagering handle declined in 2024

  • Frank Vespe / 2 years
  • 2
  • 2 min read

National wagering handle declined by nearly four percent in 2023 versus the prior year, and the number of races conducted was down five percent.

01
Jul
  • Equibase
  • Sal Sinatra
  • The Jockey Club

Sal Sinatra steps down from Equibase role

  • Press Release / 3 years
  • 4
  • 2 min read

Former Maryland Jockey Club president Sal Sinatra has stepped down from his role as president and COO of Equibase.

07
Jun
  • Equibase
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Sal Sinatra

Sal Sinatra leaving Maryland Jockey Club

  • Press Release / 4 years
  • 3
  • 2 min read

Sal Sinatra, president of the Maryland Jockey Club for the last seven years, will leave that post in two weeks to become head of Equibase.

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