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Live Racing At Belterra Park Kicks Off April 29

The Belterra Park race meet kicks off April 29 and concludes Oct. 8, 2021. The 93-day race meet has a first post of 12:35 pm (Eastern) daily with eight live races. Belterra Park is a one-mile dirt oval with a 6 1/2-furlong chute, and a seven-furlong turf course.

There are fifteen stakes races for the season featuring The Best of Ohio series on May 28, showcasing five $100,000 stakes.

Returning to Belterra Park is leading rider of the 2020 meet John McKee, and leading trainer Larry Smith looking to defend their titles. The jockey colony should be competitive with riders; Santiago Gonzalez, Sonny Leon, Joseph Ramos and the 6th leading rider in racing history, Perry Ouzts.

Trainers targeting the Belterra meet in addition to last year's top trainer Larry Smith; Wesley Ward, Tim Hamm, Thomas Drury, James Chapman, Michael Evans II, and Ron Kahles who won at a 23% win clip last season. Belterra Park will have a 9% increase in purses to begin the 2021 racing season.

Belterra Park will be offering “drive-through” wagering for both the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby from 12:00 am – 6:00 pm. There will be five lanes open for wagering; cash only, and wagering on the Oaks and Derby only. There will be pre-wagering on Oaks day for the Derby the following day. Just follow the signs from Kellogg Ave to the garage area. The drive-through area will be for wagering only and you may return to cash tickets at your convenience beginning at 9:00 am May 2nd in the grandstand area.

There is a rich history of Thoroughbred racing action in the Cincinnati area. From the early 20s as Coney Island Race Course to historic River Downs. Belterra Park is proud to continue Ohio racing. Free parking and free admission daily.

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Decoupling Again Under Consideration In Florida Senate

A trio of gaming bills are scheduled to be heard Monday by Florida's State Senate Regulatory Industries Committee, reports the Miami Herald. The legislation would decouple live racing and jai-alai at the most of Florida's gaming venues and create a new gaming commission.

Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, has been unable to reach a gaming deal with the Seminole Tribe of Florida this season, and could be using this legislation as a “Hail Mary pass” as the end of the session approaches.

“Decoupling and a gaming commission are two things the Tribe is not opposed to and we think they are important,'' Sen. Travis Hutson, R-St. Augustine, chair of the Senate Regulated Industries Committee, told the Miami Herald. “We hope the governor and Tribe will come together and resolve their issues in the next 72 hours to a week and we'll have some new progress.”

Colonial Downs Summer Tickets on Sale Monday

Virginia's Colonial Downs Racetrack will host live racing this summer from July 19-Sept. 1 with premium tickets going on sale Monday, Mar. 15. General admission is free. The seven-week meet will have racing every Monday-Wednesday with a daily first post of 1:45 p.m.

Colonial will award approximately $500,000 in daily purses with more than $2.75 million devoted to the stakes schedule. Opening week will see over $400,000 dispersed to Virginia-bred and restricted stakes races. Closing week offers over $1.2 million in stakes, including the Virginia Derby and Virginia Oaks, both to be held Tuesday, Aug. 31.

“As we enter our third year of racing, Colonial Downs looks forward to once again hosting top horses and horsemen from across the country with daily purses offered amongst the highest during the summer months,” said Jill Byrne, Colonial's vice president of racing operations. “The past year of the pandemic has been so challenging for everyone, we can't wait to see our wonderful fans and supporters safely enjoying the excitement of live horse racing.”

For more information, visit colonialdowns.com.

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Live Racing In New Mexico Scheduled To Resume On April 23 At SunRay Park

On Feb. 25, 2021, it was announced that restrictions regarding gaming in the state of New Mexico would be loosened. The news was emphatically embraced by the New Mexico horse racing industry as purse accounts will now experience an influx of funding not seen since March 16, 2020.

Newly named Chairman of the New Mexico Racing Commission, Sam Bregman, said: “We are very excited to get live horse racing going again in the state of New Mexico. We look forward to getting the industry back on track starting with the April 23, 2021 opening day at SunRay Park in Farmington, NM.”

The New Mexico Racing Commission intends to make decisions regarding the SunRay Park purse schedule, condition book, post times, racing officials, and wagering format at the upcoming March 18, 2021 regularly scheduled monthly meeting.

At its Feb. 18 meeting, the NMRC officially cancelled the 2020-2021 race meet at Sunland Park just outside El Paso, NM, which never began as scheduled on Dec. 26 because of COVID-19 restrictions in the state.

Ruidoso Downs, The Downs at Albuquerque, and Zia Park all have dates on the calendar for 2021 as well.

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