April, 2023 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Cashing Tickets, Pregnant To Into Mischief, Highlights EquiRing May Mixed Sale

EquiRing.com has posted its May 2 sale consignment online for preview. This sale features eight entries highlighted by Cashing Tickets by Indian Charlie in foal to Into Mischief on a 3/2/23 last cover date.

Cashing Tickets is the dam of Grade 2 winning and graded stakes-placed Leggs Galore, who is herself also bred to Into Mischief for the 2023 breeding season. Cashing Tickets is only one of two mares offered in foal to Into Mischief in all of 2022 and 2023 at public auction.

Also cataloged is Magically Honored in foal on an early cover to first-year California stallion Eight Rings, and her 2023 Blame filly by side.

The boutique auction is consigned by Checkmate Thoroughbreds and available online for preview and registration. Bidding will start at 3 p.m. EDT on May 2, with the first hip closing at 6 p.m. EDT.

To preview the catalog, click here.

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Stronach Appoints Gilmore To Key Positions

Belinda Stronach, Chairwoman, Chief Executive Officer and President of The Stronach Group has appointed Kevin Gilmore as the group's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, the organization said in a release on Thursday.

Gilmore will work directly with her on corporate objectives and key strategic initiatives, including with matters relating to the group's 1/ST business.

“I am pleased to welcome Kevin Gilmore to The Stronach Group and look forward to working with him to further strengthen our company's innovative and forward-thinking businesses,” said Stronach.

With 30+ years of senior global executive leadership experience, Gilmore has worked for NHL's Montreal Canadiens and for the Anschutz Entertainment Group. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) and a License in Civil Laws (LL.L.) from the University of Ottawa and an executive certificate from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.

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Maryland Commission Approves Resumption Of Racing At Laurel Park

The Maryland Racing Commission has voted to grant approval for racing to resume on Saturday at Laurel Park, reports The Racing Biz. More than 100 horses worked over the track on Thursday morning, following an analysis and changes made by veteran track surfaces manager John Passero on Wednesday.

Passero served as senior vice president of racing surfaces for the Maryland Jockey Club earlier in his career, and his assessment was requested by the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association in a letter sent to track management earlier this week.

“The track seems great,” trainer Tim Keefe, also president of the MTHA, told The Racing Biz on Thursday. “It sounds good, and the feedback from some of the riders has been that it has good bounce to it, good support.”

According to MTHA, five horses suffered fatal injuries in April at Laurel, including two on Thursday, April 20. Live racing was cancelled the next day, and neither of last weekend's programs were run. A card that was scheduled for April 27 did not move forward due to lack of entries.

Track management has maintained that measurements of various components of the track surface currently fall “within industry norms” and also that the rate of fatal injury so far for 2023 is below that of the same period last year, at 1.3 per 1,000 starts as compared to 1.98 per 1,000 starts last year.

Information provided by the state shows that 13 fatalities have occurred at Laurel so far this year, four of which occurred in a race, and five of which occurred in training, and four of which were listed as “medical” and not the direct result of an orthopedic injury. The state's data show six fatalities in April, though one of those was considered “medical” since it was the result of laminitis that occurred after a case of cellulitis.

A meeting of the Maryland Racing Commission was scheduled for Tuesday, April 25, but the MTHA and the Maryland Jockey Club, which manages both Laurel Park and Pimlico Racetrack, agreed prior to the MRC meeting to allow Passero to analyze the surface. Passero made a few changes on Wednesday, and recommended that he would have the track ready for racing on Saturday, April 29.

Entries were taken Wednesday for Saturday's card, including five stakes races which were originally scheduled to be run on April 22. A total of 116 horses were entered for 11 races.

Kevin Gilmore New Executive VP, COO Of The Stronach Group

Belinda Stronach, Chairwoman, Chief Executive Officer and President of The Stronach Group announced the appointment of Kevin Gilmore as the group's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

The appointment of seasoned sports, entertainment and business executive Kevin Gilmore to this role reflects and supports Belinda Stronach's mandate of continued growth and diversification of The Stronach Group's successful businesses and assets across the verticals of Thoroughbred racing and pari-mutuel wagering, technology, entertainment, media, content and real estate development.

In the capacity of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of The Stronach Group, Kevin Gilmore will work directly with Belinda Stronach on corporate objectives and key strategic initiatives, including with matters relating to The Stronach Group's 1/ST business – North America's preeminent Thoroughbred racing and pari-mutuel wagering company. He will work closely with the 1/ST executive leadership team to drive growth and performance and to achieve strategic objectives.

“I am pleased to welcome Kevin Gilmore to The Stronach Group and look forward to working with him to further strengthen our company's innovative and forward-thinking businesses,” said Stronach. “Kevin's breadth of expertise crossing sports, entertainment, real estate and business management will support my vision for the evolution of The Stronach Group as we work to identify new opportunities to capitalize on the shifting sports, entertainment and content landscape.”

“I have had the pleasure of working with Belinda and her team as a consultant for over a year and not only am I excited about the present and future opportunities, knowing that I can help execute and bring innovation and growth across all segments, but am also thrilled to be joining a senior leadership team, assembled by Belinda, that represents some of the best people in the Thoroughbred racing, wagering, content and entertainment industries,“ said Gilmore. “In addition, the ability to build on the existing company facilities and create urban 'live-play-work' communities anchored by sports and entertainment also represents a tremendous opportunity to which I am excited to be able to contribute.”

With 30+ years of senior global executive leadership experience, Gilmore has been a catalyst in the transformation, growth and success of some of the world's most iconic sports teams and organizations, including with the legendary NHL Montreal Canadiens. During his tenure with the Canadiens, he transformed the legacy team into a contemporary and global brand, driving the club's profitability and franchise value significantly over his five-year tenure by, among other things, securing an NHL record-breaking broadcast deal for the club in 2013, partnering on the Tour des Canadiens real estate development project, and pursuing global initiatives like 24CH and Club 1909. From 2019-2021, Kevin Gilmore made the leap to Major League Soccer serving as President and CEO of the Montreal Impact/CF Montreal where he successfully built the club's global brand presence, brought in soccer legend Thierry Henry as manager, and spearheaded a rebrand while restructuring the club's sporting direction and approach.

Prior to his leadership of the Montreal Canadiens, he held the role of Senior Vice President in charge of strategy and business development for AEG (Anschutz Entertainment Group), overseeing global corporate development projects including entertainment district projects in Shanghai and Guangzhou, and a joint venture with the NBA in China leading to the development of a new arena project in Beijing in advance of the 2008 Summer Olympics. From 1999-2006, he was Vice President Hockey Operations and Assistant General Manager for the Los Angeles Kings and before that served as Vice President of Corporate and Legal Affairs for Anaheim Sports, Inc. (Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (NHL) and Anaheim Angels (MLB)). He also worked with the Walt Disney Company in a legal capacity from 1991-1993, leading the team that secured Walt Disney's NHL expansion franchise in 1993.

Fluent in English and French, Kevin Gilmore holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) and a License in Civil Laws (LL.L.) from the University of Ottawa and an executive certificate from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, and practiced law in Canada with Fasken Martineau Walker (Montreal) and in the US with Latham & Watkins (Los Angeles).

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