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Month: August 2021
McPeek Frustrated By ‘Nonsensical’ Denial Of Entries At Saratoga, Seeks Hearing
Though the New York Racing Association and the New York State Gaming Commission officially released Saratoga's Barn 86 from quarantine on Aug. 1, trainer Ken McPeek told bloodhorse.com he was frustrated by his inability to enter horses to race on that date. McPeek and his lawyer, Andrew Mollica, filed a request for a hearing with the NYSGC as to why he was unable to enter horses until Sunday, essentially preventing those horses from racing until Aug. 6.
The quarantine began on July 11, when a filly trained by Jorge Abreu, with whom McPeek shares Barn 86, tested positive for equine herpesvirus. The filly was sent to Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital and is currently recovering. No other horses in the barn showed symptoms during the 21-day quarantine.
Multiple press releases and news reports indicated that the quarantine would be released on Aug. 1, provided there were no additional cases of EHV-1, so McPeek and his owners made plans to be able to race their horses from that date. He attempted to enter one horse for Aug. 1, three for Aug. 4, and three for Aug. 5, but since entries for those cards were taken before Aug. 1, NYSGC steward Braulio Baeza Jr. denied the entries.
Essentially, the quarantine was unnecessarily and inexplicably extended by another five days, McPeek argued.
“I am doing this so that the next time this happens, trainers and owners will not have to go through another situation like this where there are an extra three to five days when their horses cannot run because there is no clarity in New York. I don't want to see anyone else go through this,” McPeek told bloodhorse.com. “Officials need to address some standard operating procedures and protocols for everyone that make sense. To keep horses who have cleared quarantine from not running is nonsensical.
“What's the logic here?” he added. “It's been easier for (trainers) Marcus Vitali and Bob Baffert to run at Saratoga than me.”
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Craig Siedler Sweeps To Victory In Del Mar Summer Handicapping Challenge
Craig Siedler, from Henderson, NV, catapulted into the lead in the second race Saturday and never looked back in the two-day 18th annual Del Mar Summer Challenge. Siedler won handily over 127 classy entries with a final bankroll of an unfathomable $100,000 from the $3,000 starting bankroll. Prize winnings totaled $50,000 including $35,000 cash, a $10,000 Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC) entry at Del Mar and an August 21 $5,000 Pacific Classic Betting Challenge Del Mar entry. The final bankroll and prizes totaled $150,000.
Matt Arndt of Tempe, AZ and Jim Meeks from Elko, NV finished second and third to round out the top three. Cash and prizes for Matt were $27,000 while Jim received $15,000.
Siedler hit exacta and trifecta wagers in the contest's second race to put him in the lead with a score of over $19,000 then followed that up with a nearly all-time exacta payoff in race 7. Siedler had 78-1 winner Miss Carousel over 27-1 After Midnight an amazing 50 times for more than $51,000 in race winnings. The $1 exacta payoff of $1,025 just missed an all-time Del Mar record. His incredible day ended with $82,617 and he kept firing Sunday pushing his total all the way to the insurmountable six figure finale.
The top five finishers receive BCBC entries in the November 5 and 6 Breeders' Cup at Del Mar.
PLACE NAME FINAL BANKROLL
1 Craig Siedler $100,000.70
2 Matt Arndt $47,080.00
3 Jim Meeks $36,000.00
4 Bill Chenvert $27,400.50
5 Ron Myeress $20,315.20
6 Rob Talstra $14,003.50
7 Michael Shutty $13,000.00
8 Carl Rasak $12,456.00
9 Gary West $11,570.00
10 Steve Eisner $8,416.50
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Fasig-Tipton To Offer Cryptocurrency Payment, Rewards Services At Saratoga Sale
Fasig-Tipton, North America's oldest Thoroughbred auction house, will become the first Thoroughbred auction company to accept cryptocurrency as payment for equine purchases.
The company will offer the service at its upcoming 100th Saratoga Sale of selected yearlings, scheduled for August 9 and 10 in Saratoga Springs, New York.
To facilitate the payment of horses with cryptocurrency, Fasig-Tipton has partnered with Crypto.com, the world's fastest growing crypto app. Crypto.com Pay – the company's cryptocurrency payment solution for merchants – provides a secure payment platform for the world's estimated 220+ million crypto users.
Those that pay for yearlings with cryptocurrency at Saratoga will receive cryptocurrency rewards, courtesy of Swapp Protocol, the official Cryptocurrency rewards partner of the Saratoga Sale. The buyer of the most expensive horse paid for with cryptocurrency at the Saratoga Sale will receive 1 million SWAPP tokens, which are exchangeable for various fiat and cryptocurrencies.
Boyd Browning, President and Chief Executive Officer at Fasig-Tipton commented: “As Fasig-Tipton approaches its 100th Saratoga Sale, we are excited to partner with Crypto.com and Swapp to offer cryptocurrency payment and rewards services at our flagship yearling sale. Crypto.com has established itself as a flagbearer of security and privacy in the crypto world and Swapp is a forward-thinking company making innovations in the world of data security and monetization.
“Fasig-Tipton aims to be a forward-thinking member of the Thoroughbred industry and we are proud to be the first Thoroughbred auction company in the world to embrace cryptocurrency. Through these partnerships we will introduce individuals and parties that participate in the crypto space to the exhilarating world of horse racing for the very first time, and growing our sport is a priority of the utmost importance at Fasig-Tipton.”
Kris Marszalek, Co-Founder and CEO of Crypto.com said, “We feel very fortunate to have the support of Fasig-Tipton, one of the oldest and most respected brands in the horse auction industry. Our mission is to accelerate the world's transition to cryptocurrency, and we are excited to play a part in pioneering payment innovations in a century-old industry. Together with Fasig-Tipton, we have just taken a major step forward towards reaching our goal.
Tural Bayev, Founder and CEO of Swapp commented: ”Swapp is proud to be a part of the Saratoga Sale, which will bring together champions of the horse racing world with the future champions of data security and monetization. We at Swapp believe the road to mass adoption and inclusiveness in the crypto space starts with education, privacy and safety. Swapp is gaining mass adoption by displacing the bloated middlemen who are currently profiting off of your data and giving it back to the people.”
Founded in 2016, Crypto.com today serves over 10 million customers with the world's fastest growing crypto app, along with the Crypto.com Visa Card — the world's largest crypto card program — the Crypto.com Exchange and Crypto.com DeFi Wallet. Recently launched, Crypto.com NFT is the premier platform for collecting and trading NFTs, carefully curated from the worlds of art, design, entertainment and sports.
Crypto.com is built on a solid foundation of security, privacy and compliance and is the first cryptocurrency company in the world to have ISO/IEC 27701:2019, CCSS Level 3, ISO27001:2013 and PCI:DSS 3.2.1, Level 1 compliance, and independently assessed at Tier 4, the highest level for both NIST Cybersecurity and Privacy Frameworks.
Swapp Protocol is a revolutionary blockchain-based DeFi platform leading a movement to democratize the $1.2 trillion/year data industry by enabling consumers to start getting paid for their online data.
At the core of the Swapp business model is the smartphone app built for iOS and Android. The app enables users to, “install, authenticate and earn”, which allows 100 percent of the data monetization profits to flow back to the users.
Join the movement as Swapp levels the playing field of retail data by empowering consumers to truly “own” their data and enhance user privacy. As the AdTech industry shifts into a cookieless world, Swapp plays a pivotal role in providing the solution. Finally, the consumer will start being compensated for the data they are unknowingly giving away.
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