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TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 2017 OBS JUNE SALE COALITION LAUNCHES TO REPEAL SPORTS BETTING BAN by Ben Massam STARTS TUESDAY In a move that could have a significant impact on the racing industry and its position in the gambling market as a whole, the American Sports Betting Coalition (ASBC) was launched Monday in an effort to repeal the 25-year-old Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), which prohibits sports betting outside of Nevada. Spearheaded by the American Gaming Association (AGA), which announced the launch of the coalition=s website Monday, the group consists of law enforcement personnel, state and local policymakers and gaming industry members. While the legalization of sports betting could have a positive impact for racetracks as an alternative revenue stream, NTRA President and CEO Alex Waldrop noted that the industry must take a close look at the issue from a variety of angles. AWe=re aware of it, and we have met with the American Gaming Association,@ Waldrop said on a Monday evening phone call. Cont. p3 Hip 15 | Tibor Szlavik IN TDN EUROPE TODAY PRECIEUSE SOLD TO WHITE BIRCH FARM by Jessica Martini Precieuse (Ire) (Tamayuz {GB}), heroine of the 2017 G1 French The Ocala Breeders= Sales Company=s June 2-Year-Olds in 1000 Guineas, has been sold to Peter M. Brant of White Birch Training and Horses of Racing Age Sale, the final major juvenile Farm. Emma Berry has the details. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Europe. sale of the season, gets underway Tuesday, with the first of 769 catalogued horses scheduled to go through the sales ring at 10:30 a.m. The June auction has produced sale-record toppers the past two years, with a colt by Candy Ride (Arg) bringing top price of $680,000 in 2015 and a colt by City Zip selling for $800,000 in 2016. Those results, plus the exploits of recent graduates like Grade I winners Celestine (Scat Daddy) and Haveyougoneaway (Congrats), have helped bulk up the sale=s reputation. AThe June sale has certainly evolved over the last number of years,@ confirmed OBS Director of Sales Tod Wojciechowski. AIt has grown into its own market. Before, it was maybe an afterthought, but now it=s not just an afterthought to buyers and sellers, it=s a good place to sell your horse.@ While the 2016 June sale featured a catalogue of 1,224 head and was held over four days, there were 696 originally entered into the 2017 June sale and that number increased to 769 with supplemental entries. There are 755 2-year-olds and 12 older horses cataloged and the auction will be just two days this year, with sessions Tuesday and Wednesday. Cont. p4 PRESIDENT & CO-PUBLISHER Barry Weisbord @barryweisbord [email protected] SR. V.P. & CO-PUBLISHER Sue Morris Finley @suefinley [email protected] V.P., INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS Gary King @garykingTDN [email protected] Tuesday, June 13, 2017 EDITORIAL [email protected] Editor-in-Chief Jessica Martini @JessMartiniTDN Managing Editor Alan Carasso @EquinealTDN Senior Editor Steve Sherack @SteveSherackTDN Racing Editor Brian DiDonato @BDiDonatoTDN Associate Editors Christie DeBernardis @CDeBernardisTDN Ben Massam @BMassamTDN Assistant Editor Joe Bianca @JBiancaTDN ADVERTISING [email protected] Director of Advertising Alycia Borer Advertising Manager Lia Best Advertising Designer Ready to run. Winchell Thoroughbreds and Three Chimneys Farm’s Gun Runner (Candy Amanda Crelin Ride {ARG}) signaled his readiness for a start in Saturday night’s GI Stephen Foster H., Advertising Assistants Alexa Reisfield breezing five furlongs in a sharp :59.80 Monday morning at Churchill Downs. The 4- Michelle Benson year-old won last fall’s GI Clark H. in Louisville and was last seen reporting home second behind Arrogate (Unbridled’s Song) in the GI Dubai World Cup March 25. | Coady Photo Editor/Dir. of Distribution Sarah K. Andrew @SarahKAndrew [email protected] Social Media Strategist Justina Severni PEDIGREE INSIGHTS: ABEL TASMAN 5 In the wake of Abel Tasman’s win in Saturday’s GI Acorn S. at Belmont, Director of Customer Service Andrew Caulfield takes a look at her success in the context of the Vicki Forbes [email protected] achievements of her sire, Quality Road. Director of Information Technology Ray Villa [email protected] KELLY BREEN: DETERMINATION TO PREVAIL 8 Six years ago, Kelly Breen was basking in the glow of the greatest win WORLDWIDE INFORMATION International Editor of his career. How does the New Jersey native stay motivated? Kelsey Riley @kelseynrileyTDN Jessie Oswald sits down with the 48-year-old conditioner. [email protected] European Editor Emma Berry [email protected] Associate International Editor Heather Anderson @HLAndersonTDN Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing Sean Cronin & Tom Frary [email protected] 60 Broad Street, Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 732-747-8060 | 732-747-8955 (fax) www.TheTDN.com TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 3 OF 10 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • JUNE 13, 2017 Coalition Launches to Repeal Sports Betting Among the notable members of the coalition are Brad Schimel, Attorney General of the state of Wisconsin; Mick Cornett, mayor Ban (cont. from p1) of Oklahoma City; and Ed Davis, a former Boston police Waldrop continued, AIt does appear that commissioner. With a heavy emphasis on their goal is a repeal of PASPA, which would the empowerment of law enforcement, the do nothing more than put it back to a state ASBC cites the need to curb illegal sports level, where they would decide, much like wagering as a driving force behind the push casino gambling. We have begun for legalized and regulated sports betting conversations with our members about with greater transparency for customers. their position on the repeal, which is not the With Monmouth Park and the state of same as legalization of sports betting. It New Jersey poised to move forward with an simply opens the door for states to make attempt to nullify PASPA at a Supreme their own independent determination. Nor Court level, a repeal of the ban that returns does it preclude any group of racetracks the decision to the states would from being part of any authorizing undoubtedly be a welcome sign for the legislation at the state level.@ track as it searches for an alternative An ASBC mission statement, which stream of revenue. Nevertheless, there are stresses the importance of deferring to concerns that the advent of new sports individual state governments, reads: betting facilities could have a negative AFederal law prohibiting sports betting has Alex Waldrop | Horsephotos effect on racetracks competing for the failed. Out of step with American attitudes, public=s wagers. it has created a massive illegal gambling market without any AThis is exactly what Monmouth needs, so from that rules or protections. It=s time to end the federal ban on sports perspective, there are certainly going to be people in the betting.@ industry who are very supportive of it,@ Waldrop continued. TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 10 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • JUNE 13, 2017 AI think there are going to be others who sit back and say, >How will this effect us? Do we need to negotiate something in return?= So we=re taking a look at it from a variety of perspectives. We haven=t taken a position as the NTRA. We=re going to be taking up the issue with our board at the next board meeting. I don=t think this is imminent by any stretch.@ Waldrop added that the NTRA would likely reach a stance on the issue at some point in the next six months after their discussion period with members. While the formation of the ASBC represents the largest initiative yet to repeal PASPA, the coalition must still find a way to overcome significant opposition in Congress, as well as the prospect of continued resistance from the sports Monmouth Park=s signature sandcastle with the William Hill Race and Sports Bar in the leagues--primarily background | Equi-Photo the NFL. Waldrop said he believes that the issue is coming to a head with the rise of daily fantasy sports, which is widely supported by sports leagues. AThe view of some is that there=s a level of hypocrisy on the part of the sports leagues, who want to oppose sports gambling, OBS June Sale Starts Tuesday (cont. from p1) but they somehow are going to tolerate daily fantasy,@ Waldrop AIt=s a combination of factors,@ Wojciechowski said of the observed. AIt seems inconsistent.@ shortened sale. AOur March sale was a little larger this year, so Although it appears that the ultimate goal of the ASBC is to some of those horses got absorbed into March. But I think it=s enable brick and mortar sports betting operations at existing the natural ebb and flow of the market.@ casinos and racetracks, the NTRA=s stance on the matter could Despite the record sale topper a year ago, the June sale take a drastically different turn should the possibility of online registered declines in both average and median. During the sports betting enter the discussion. With horse racing essentially four-day sale, 619 juveniles grossed $17,930,900 for an average having a monopoly on the market of legal, online pari-mutuel of $28,968 and a median of $13,500. wagering in the form of ADWs, the introduction of off-site sports The June sale will be the third juvenile sale of the year at OBS betting would likely conflict with the interests of the racing and follows a record-setting April sale that produced strong industry, according to Waldrop. results from top to bottom. AIf this was an online play, we as an industry, because of our AWe certainly hope [the June sale carries on from April=s online wagering platforms--ADWs--would have to approach this results],@ Wojciechowski said.