National wagering handle declined in 2024
National wagering handle declined by nearly four percent in 2023 versus the prior year, and the number of races conducted was down five percent.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Jan 5, 2024 | Breaking, Business, Bylined Other, National news | 0 |
National wagering handle declined by nearly four percent in 2023 versus the prior year, and the number of races conducted was down five percent.
Read Moreby Press Release | Jul 1, 2022 | Breaking, Business, National news | 2 |
Former Maryland Jockey Club president Sal Sinatra has stepped down from his role as president and COO of Equibase.
Read Moreby Press Release | Jun 7, 2021 | Breaking, Business, Maryland, MD Business | 1 |
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.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Feb 10, 2021 | Breaking, Business, Maryland, MD Business, Top Stories | 2 |
Laurel Park, which had been using a controversial GPS timing system whose accuracy many questioned, has switched back to the beam system.
Read Moreby The Biz | Jan 5, 2021 | Breaking, Business, National news, Top Stories | 0 |
Though the pandemic led to many fewer racedays in 2020 than in 2019, national wagering handle held steady – though what that means is open to debate.
Read Moreby Press Release | Dec 14, 2020 | Breaking, Business, National news | 0 |
David Siegel, longtime president of Equibase subsidiary TrackMaster, will retire at the end of 2020.
Read Moreby Press Release | Nov 11, 2020 | Breaking, Business, National news | 0 |
Equibase has announced a revised final time, as well as adding internal fractions, for Authentic’s victory in last Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Classic.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Sep 2, 2020 | Breaking, Business, Regionwide, Top Stories | 0 |
Its timing system under increasing fire, Equibase issued a statement briefly outlining how it intends to address criticisms.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Aug 20, 2020 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Breeding, PA Business, Pennsylvania, Top Stories, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |
The Gmax timing system in use at numerous tracks offers many advantages — but still has issues getting the final time correct. This is a big problem.
Read Moreby Press Release | Jan 10, 2020 | Breaking, Business, National news | 0 |
Equibase will purchase all of the timing assets of American Teletimer Corp., putting the former in charge of timing at dozens of American racetracks.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Jul 21, 2019 | Breaking, Business, Maryland, MD Business, Top Stories | 1 |
Ten times in a four-month period, new course records were set at Laurel Park, promoting the track to return to Teletimer, its former timing system.
Read Moreby Press Release | Apr 9, 2019 | Breaking, Business, PA Business, Pennsylvania | 0 |
Using its GPS system, Equibase will now be the official timer at Penn National and Mahoning Valley, along with tracks already in the fold, including Laurel and Pimlico.
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