Challenges Met, Woodbine Set for 70th Racing Season canadianthoroughbred.com/magazine/busin…

Poteck on Racing Wagering Trends in Canada & CRW Wagering Make-Up cc Pat Cummings Derby1592 pullthepocket.blogspot.com/2025/02/poteck…

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Wow-AGCO investigations concludes "that Woodbine’s 2024 track maintenance practices were inadequate and inconsistent with manufacturer guidelines". Could the focus on a Casino, Hotel n Go Station have anything to do with this? On another note opening day wagering was down 20% yoy

How the game has changed-Of the ~$10k that came in on the last click ~$4,600 was wagered on the 7 taking him from 20-1 to 10-1. Will pays indicated he would be ~10-1. Is this an example of CRWs balancing the books at the bell?

NOTE-there is an error in the Place/Show takeout rate below. Woodbine Racetrack charges 16.95% for Place/Show not 14.95%. I believe #woodbine is the only track in NA (may the world) to charge a higher rate for Place/Show vs win. Sneaky right? Seems to have fooled Chris and his ADW

The fact that not one track reached out to Gural after he banned 33 people is so #IAmHorseRacing A case of don't ask, don't know, don't care. Kudos to Dave Briggs for shining a light on this. harnessracingupdate.com/2025/06/01/gil…

If Bill C-2 passes, it will become a Criminal Code offence for businesses, professionals, and charities to accept cash donations, deposits, or payments of $10,000 or more. Even if the $10,000 payment or donation is broken down into several smaller cash transactions, it will still

If you are betting Woodbine today expect major late odds shits (more then usual) as those with Elite privileges will be very active with the larger pools

Those disappointed with the handle should remember: takeout matters.

This promotion is only available to US horseplayers despite the fact Ontario residents subsidize Woodbine’s operations to the tune of ~$400m/yr. Hey Woodbine it would be nice if ya threw the people who support you a bone every now and then #IamCanadianHorseracing

Turns out that with~$200k wagered into the P5, the promo decreased the takeout to 22.5% 😔

Those who support rebates in pari-mutuel wagering fail to understand/acknowledge its uniqueness. It was never intended to be a retail/wholesale biz. That narrative has been provided by those who benefit from the rebates and is allowed to prosper as a result of outrageous takeout

Lets call this pari-mutuel wagering

Lehman said. "I'm just trying to write legislation that's fair, in line with what the intention of pari-mutuel wagering has always been; what it's supposed to be." This is awesome and long overdue. Time to bring back REAL pari-mutual wagering! Lets go Matt Lehman, KY State Rep District 67

Trainer Kenny McPeek confirmed that RATTLE N ROLL & VERY CONNECTED came out of their races well and both will ship back to America next week. El entrenador Kenny McPeek confirmó que RATTLE N ROLL y VERY CONNECTED salieron bien de sus respectivas carreras y ambos regresarán a