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Matt Hegarty

Matt Hegarty

Correspondent at Daily Racing Form

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  • English
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  • Horse Racing

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Recent Articles

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Global Symposium on Racing: Withholding bill on gambling winnings unopposed so far

A bill to roll back a recent change in withholding on gambling winnings that would be highly deleterious to avid gamblers is expected to gain support later this year, according to the head of Thoroughbred racing’s federal lobbying group. Tom Rooney, the chief executive officer of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, said that the current bill circulating in Congress, has support from both Democrats and Republicans in a highly partisan environment.
14 days ago
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NYRA, horsemen's group at impasse over number of racing dates

Officials for the New York Racing Association and the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association on Friday publicly acknowledged at a state legislative hearing that they have so far been unable to agree on the number of racing dates that should be run over the next two years at NYRA’s tracks.
about 1 month ago
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Meraz suspended two years for HISA violation; arbitrator questions ...

An arbitrator hearing a case involving a high concentration of the banned substance cobalt has handed down a mandatory two-year suspension to trainer Antonio Meraz while raising questions about the “fairness and proportionality” of the penalty.
about 1 month ago
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Sunland Park sold to casino operator

Sunland Park, the New Mexico racetrack and casino that sits on the western edge of El Paso, Texas, has been sold to Strategic Gaming Management, a casino operator with properties in Nevada and South Dakota.
2 months ago
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Santa Anita first track to offer ratings races on overnights

Santa Anita Park in Southern California has placed three races on its overnight sheet for its Oct. 24 card that use a newly developed ratings system as the sole condition of eligibility.
2 months ago
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Breeders' Cup Classic to be run 6:25 p.m. Eastern, 3:25 p.m. Pacific

The Breeders’ Cup Classic, the richest and most prestigious race of the two-day Breeders’ Cup event, is scheduled to go off at 6:25 p.m. Eastern time on Nov. 1 as the sixth race in the nine-race slate of Breeders’ Cup stakes scheduled for Saturday, the organization announced on Tuesday.
2 months ago
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Ellis Park continues upward trend in handle

Ellis Park in Henderson, Kentucky, generated record handle for the third year in a row during its recently completed summer meet, according to an analysis conducted by Daily Racing Form, continuing an upward swing since the track was purchased by Churchill Downs Inc. in the fall of 2022.
4 months ago
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National HBPA issues guidance not to allow ICE on track property wi...

The National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association on Wednesday issued a notice of guidance to its membership and to U.S. racetracks claiming that no agents for Immigration and Customs Enforcement or any individual representing ICE should be allowed on the backstretch of a racetrack without an official warrant.
6 months ago
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$67.26 million bet on Preakness; highest since 2021

Betting on the Preakness Stakes on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore jumped 11.3 percent compared to last year despite the defection of the Kentucky Derby winner, according to charts of the races. 
7 months ago
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Stakeholders silent on whether Triple Crown schedule should shift

When the connections of Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty decided just days after the colt's win in the first leg of the Triple Crown to skip the Preakness Stakes, racing's chattering classes leapt to the ramparts to resurrect calls for the Triple Crown schedule to be altered. Unlike in previous years, however, there was no such spirited debate occurring in the executive offices of the companies that have stakes in the races.
7 months ago
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Preakness Future Wager: Derby runner-up Journalism favored at 5-1

Journalism, who finished second as the favorite in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, was made the 5-1 favorite in the Preakness Future Wager, which closed on Saturday, prior to the Derby being run.
8 months ago