Algorithms and Mucho Macho Man Top Equine Standings

January 30, 2012 -  Algorithms and Mucho Macho Man are tied for the lead on the list of North America’s money-winning Thoroughbreds by virtue of their respective victories in the $400,000 Holy Bull Stakes and the $400,000 Sunshine Millions Classic both at Gulfstream Park on Saturday. Both have current year earnings of $240,000.

Awesome Feather, winner of the $300,000 Florida Sunshine Millions Distaff Classic at Gulfstream Park, and Home Sweet Aspen, winner of the $300,000 Santa Monica Stakes at Santa Anita, both on Saturday, share third place with earnings of $180,000.

Todd Pletcher, who conditions Algorithms, took over the lead on the trainers’ standings with $1,256,617. Steve Asmussen is second with $1,021,675 and Kiaran McLaughlin is third with $715,231.

Ramon Dominguez, Mucho Macho Man’s rider, tops the jockeys’ standings with $1,684,181. Javier Castellano, who guided Algorithms to the winner’s circle on Saturday, moved into second with $1,133,822 and Rafael Bejarano is third with $1,096,746.

Equine earnings are for all starters of at least one race in North America and include earnings from all international races. Trainer and jockey standings are for North American-based individuals but include earnings from select international races.

For a listing of the weekly leaders for horses, trainers, and jockeys through January 29, 2011, click here.

Jockey Club: Progress on McKinsey Report

By Tom LaMarra
Updated: Friday, February 3, 2012 8:58 AM
Posted: Friday, February 3, 2012 8:41 AM

The Jockey Club has released an update on action it is taking based on recommendations from the McKinsey and Company report unveiled at the Round Table conference in August 2011.

The Feb. 1 progress report called “Building Sustainable Growth” focuses on communications, a televised racing series, alternative television properties, a new website for Thoroughbred racing, a free-to-play game, a social game, a race scheduling tool for racing offices, new tools for Thoroughbred ownership, and an integrated customer relationship management system. Read More...

In January 1946, the Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau was incorporated as a private investigative agency whose principal mission was to address issues of integrity and security in the Thoroughbred horse racing industry. A wholly-owned subsidiary of the TRA, TRPB represents a unified effort by TRA-member racetrack associations to maintain high standards, protect the legitimate business interests and integrity of the sport, and foster and maintain public confidence.

The Fred Russell-Grantland Rice Scholarship, begun in 1956, originally was named in honor of the late Grantland Rice, a Vanderbilt alumnus and one of the best known sports writers of the 20th century. In 1986, the name was changed to also honor the late Fred Russell, another Vanderbilt alumnus who helped guide the scholarship and its recipients. A $500,000 grant was made on behalf of the TRA in 1986 to ensure the future of this valuable stipend. The scholarship, co-sponsored by Vanderbilt, is awarded annually to students with special interest and potential in the field of sports writing.   Click here for a list of previous winners.

The deadline for applying is January 1 each year. High school seniors may obtain a scholarship application form and further information from: Coordinator of Special Scholarships, Undergraduate Admission, Vanderbilt University, 2305 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203-1727; (615) 322-2561.

Equibase Company LLC is the race data provider for the Thoroughbred racing industry in North America, charting every Thoroughbred race run in the United States and Canada and disseminating the information throughout the vast international network of simulcast wagering.

Subsidiaries of the TRA and The Jockey Club formed Equibase in a 1990 partnership to accumulate the racing data necessary for the unfettered growth of simulcast wagering. Prior to that time, the Daily Racing Form had been the sole collector of chart data and the dissemination of past performance information.

Recognizing the broadest possible availability of race data in daily racing programs was integral to the growth of simulcasting revenues for the tracks, the TRA found The Jockey Club a capable and eager partner in undertaking the technological and logistical issues association with building a data information company.

With the advent of the internet to general consumer use in the mid-Nineties, Equibase quickly found itself well-positioned to enter and serve the fast-growing world of electronic commerce.

Equibase is the sole owner of TrackMaster, whose line of direct-to-consumer products include a wide variety of  handicapping and selection tools for all types of bettors.  

Click here for a listing of Equibase officers and management committee.

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