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Odds On Scorpius

Odds On Scorpius trots up a storm for trainer Robin Schadt
at South Florida Training Center in March 2013.

Today's Top Racing Stories
Veteran harness official passes away at 87
In addition to his well-known roles as a no-nonsense but fair official at the fairs, Jones also worked for the Pennsylvania Harness Racing Commission, rising to the level of Deputy Executive Secretary. The number of people who had been touched ...

Harness racing drivers, businesses team up for charities
Each time one of Prince Edward Island's top harness racing drivers crosses the finish line first this year, a charity will benefit. The draw for the second annual Drive for Charity took place Wednesday at Red Shores Charlottetown. When one of the 12 ...

Phipps Family's Plan Breeds Success
And the Phippses, whose ancestors were attached to the Carnegie Steel empire, have used savvy methods in improving their horse racing stock. Their business plan has focused on improving the stable's female bloodlines, making them ever more valuable, ...

Ontario horse racing will always need government cash: Snobelen - Ottawa Citizen
Ontario's horse racing industry will always need government help to remain robust and competitive, says a former Tory cabinet minister tasked by Premier Kathleen Wynne with devising a plan to overhaul the industry. “We compete with people all ...

POLITICS: Premier Wynne seeks long-term plan to sustain Ontario's Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne says she's interested in seeing a long-term plan to ensure the viability of the province's horse-racing industry. On Monday, Wynne announced she has asked the Horse Racing Industry Transition Panel ...

Horse racing industry rebounding
Race horse breeding is on the upswing after years of decline as gambling rules are allowing tracks to add slots-like gambling that will pump millions into the Ohio's horse industry. Some tracks are renovating to add the video terminal games while ...

Gambling reviving Ohio's horse breeding industry
Horse racing had a financial impact of $731 million eight years ago, but that's down to $450 million, according to the Ohio State Racing Commission. It's rebuilding, though, as Ohio can now compete with neighboring states allowing VLT-equipped racinos ...

Top names charged in Australian racing scandal
Waterhouse was charged with failing to report "any condition or occurrence that may affect the running of a horse in a race", said chief steward Ray Murrihy. She was also charged with failing to keep a record of treatments administered to a horse ...

Long-Term Plan Coming for Ontario's Horse Racing Industry
Ontario has asked the Horse Racing Industry Transition Panel to bring forward a long-term plan to implement recommendations from its final report. As transition funding negotiations with track operators are now substantially complete, the province has ...

May 15 is final day to for stakes payments
Throughout most of North America Wednesday, May 15 may not be such an important day, but if you are involved in harness racing, then May 15 means one thing, Stakes payments are due and must be post-marked and mailed with a May 15 stamp.

Wynne tasks panel with developing horse racing strategy
During a visit to Ottawa, Wynne told reporters that all of the issues around the OLG modernization plan — from devising a fair formula for the splitting the take of the casinos to how horse racing is situated in the province's broader gaming strategy ...

Crown defines the Sport of Kings
aving ridden Whirlaway and Citation, Eddie Arcaro probably knew more than anyone alive in the spring of 1986 about horses capable of winning the Triple Crown, so there was a ripple of mild surprise that traveled through the lounge at the La Gorce ...

Long-Term Plan Coming for Ontario's Horse Racing Industry
On Monday, May 13, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food announced that its horse-racing transitional panel will work with industry partners, the Ontario Ministry of Finance and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. on integrating horse racing ...

Horse Racing: Will Orb's Main Rival in the 2013 Preakness Stakes be…..His ...
One, 2013 Kentucky Derby winner, Orb, will be trying to make racing immortality, and the other Departing, will try to stop him. They aren't blood brothers mind you, but they did grow up together….sort of speak. You see both of these horses were foaled ...

Ohio horse racing industry shows signs of comeback
The United States Trotting Association says the number of standardbred mares bred to Ohio stallions in 2012 more than doubled over the year before. Tracks around the state also reported last year that attendance at harness racing events was up after ...

Casino Web Scripts launches new horse race arcade game – “Lucky Horse Derby”
During the race, “Lucky Horse Derby” offers a zoom-in feature, so that the jockeys can be viewed from a closer approach, using the “Resolution” button. Besides the winnings generated by the evolution of the horses, the game offers multiplier rewards ...

Ohio horse racing industry shows signs of comeback
"Most of this is just anticipation, because there is only one harness track open as a racino," said Jerry Knappenberger, general manager of the Ohio Harness Horseman's Association. "For every horse, there's a big financial multiplier. You need more ...

New law helps people with a past clear criminal records
Better times are expected for horse racing in Ohio now that new gambling rules are allowing tracks to add slots-like gambling that will pump millions into the horse industry.

Odds On Equuleus wins Big M Qualifier
Odds On Equuleus turned in animpressive qualifying win during Saturday morning's 12-race, May 11th session at the Meadowlands.

Odds On Equuleus, the 9-2 second choice in the Spring Book, turned in a 1:51.2 mile to win his second straight qualifier for trainer Robin Schadt and owner-breeder Odds On Racing.

John Campbell sent the Art Major-Latte Lady colt to the lead from post four and carved out panels of :27.4, :57 and 1:24.4 before opening up three lengths on his four foes with a :26.3 final frame.

The Tony Alagna-trained Wake Up Peter, the 8-1 fourth choice in the Spring Book, finished second off a pocket trip in rein to Ron Pierce while Duel In The Sun, assessed at odds of 40-1 in the Spring Book, finished third over seven lengths behind for driver Corey Callahan and trainer John Butenschoen.