Citing handle declines this year, the NTRA sent a letter July 17 to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calling on the Treasury and the IRS to back legislation that would restore the gambling loss provision to the previous level.
Next year's King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (G1) is set for another major prize money boost and will be run for a British record £2.5 million (approx. US$3,361,575), Ascot officials revealed.
Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 318 entries for the New York Bred Yearlings Sale, to be held Aug. 16-17 in the Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.