BELMONT PARK (ELMONT, NEW YORK) SUNDAY JULY 10, 2011

A federal appellate court has ruled in favor of a state law requiring suburban Chicago riverboat casinos to pay 3% of their revenues to Illinois horse tracks. In its opinion issued Friday, July 8, the court said the casino tax is not an isolated example of taxing one industry for the benefit of another. A 2006 Illinois law requires state riverboat casinos grossing over $200 million annually to give 3% of their take to the horse racing industry. The casinos have paid the fee into an escrow account, where it is to remain as the casinos consider asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take the case. Penn National Gaming director Karen Bailey says the company, which owns casinos in Aurora and Joliet, is considering whether to appeal the decision.

RACE #3 - BELMONT PARK - 2:04 PM EASTERN POST

8.0 FURLONGS DIRT THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD ALLOWANCE $53,000.00 PURSE

#1 JACK LONDON
#4 CITY TROOPER
#6 MINESWEPT
#5 ELTISH STAR

#1 JACK LONDON is both the overall speed and pace profile leader in this allowance field racing at today's distance of a mile on the dirt, and comes off a BLISTERING, 12-length, "POWER RUN WIN" in his last start. Jockey Javier Castellano and Trainer Barclay Tagg send him "postward" ... they've hit the board with 59% of their last 70 entries saddled as a team to date. #4 CITY TROOPER has turned in a trio of "POWER RUN EFFORTS" in his last four starts, hitting the board in a pair, including a "POWER RUN WIN" in his 2nd race back.

RACING NEWS: Ohio horse racing must radically remake itself from top to bottom to survive and grow in a competitive gambling and entertainment environment, two consultants said in a soon-to-be-released proposal. The plan comes from Bill Murphy and Bob Roberts of Continuous Improvement Solutions (CIS). Murphy has served as general manager of Gulfstream Park and before that was the longtime general manager of Thistledown near Cleveland, Ohio. Roberts was director of communications at Thistledown through last year and previously was the racing writer for the Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper. “We believe Ohio racing must scrap its current business plan and start over,” the consultants said in a joint statement. “The possible introduction of video lottery terminals does not guarantee the industry’s future. If anything it throws down the gauntlet and challenges racing to prove it can become a viable partner in the gambling industry.” CIS, citing Ohio State Racing Commission figures, notes total pari-mutuel handle in Ohio was $628 million in 1998 but $258 million in 2010, a decline of almost 60%. CIS said unless “drastic changes are implemented, Thoroughbred racing in Ohio may cease to exist by 2020.”

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RACE #5 - PARX RACING - 2:04 PM EASTERN POST

8.3 FURLONGS DIRT THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD ALLOWANCE $47,000.00 PURSE

#4 TAR BEACH
#2 MARCHING TUNE
#1 UNIQUELY
#6 DAPPER DEVIL

#4 TAR BEACH takes a class drop (-6) this afternoon, and is the speed leader in this allowance field racing at, or about, today's distance of a mile and seventy yards on the dirt. He's turned in "POWER RUN PERFORMANCES" in five straight starts, hitting the board in four of those "adventures," including a "POWER RUN WIN" in his 5th race back, facing better company (+6) in that race than he will face in this field today. Jockey Rosario Montanez and Trainer Keith Le Barron send him "postward" today ... they've "whacked the tote board" with 62% of their entries saddled as a team to date. #2 MARCHING TUNE, the morning line favorite, is the pace profile leader in this field, and has hit the board in "POWER RUN FASHION" in four of his last five starts, winning twice in this recent streak of racing consistency.

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RACE #5 - MONMOUTH PARK - 2:54 PM EASTERN POST

6.0 FURLONGS DIRT THREE YEAR OLD FILLIES STAKES $75,000.00 PURSE

#1 SAVVY SUPREME
#2 BOLD AFFAIR
#4 SWEET SUSAN
#7 MAPLE FOREST

#1 SAVVY SUPREME is the only entry in this stakes field today not taking a step-up in class, shares the speed honors with #2 BOLD AFFAIR, and is the pace profile leader in this field sprinting at today's distance of 6.0 furlongs on the dirt. She's hit the board in three of her four career starts to date, including back-to-back "POWER RUN WINS" in her 2nd and 3rd races back. #BOLD AFFAIR has won three of her four career starts to date, including a "POWER RUN WIN" in her last start.

LONGSHOTS SUNDAY JULY 10, 2011

ELLIS PARK

RACE #2: #6 STORMY DONNA GAIL, an 8-1 shot, takes a BIG class drop (-16), and has decent overall speed for this 5.0 furlong sprint.

RACE #4: The 5-1 shot, #2 RED CARPET LADY, qualifies as a TrackMaster PLUS "PowerPony," drops in class (-10), and has good speed for this mile test this afternoon on the Kentucky turf.

RACE #5: #5 B L'S TSUMANI is 6-1 in the morning line, a TrackMaster PLUS "PowerPony" qualifier, is the overall speed leader in this starter allowance field, and his recent past performance sheets show a "POWER RUN WIN" in his 2nd race back.

LONE STAR PARK

RACE #2: The 20-1 BOMB, #2 RIVERSIDE PARADE, takes a slight class drop (-1), and has nice overall speed for this 8½ furlong route test on the turf.

RACE #3: #7 KAYLA DO, a 10-1 BOMB, takes a class drop (-12), and is the overall speed leader in this claiming field sprinting at, or about, this afternoon's distance of 6½ furlongs on the dirt.

RACE #5: The 8-1 shot, #8 LANE'S RIDE, drops in class (-8), and is the speed leader in this maiden field sprinting at 5.0 furlongs on the dirt.

NOTE: The entries listed below have been "found" utilizing TrackMaster's fantastic new product Ultra Angles ... I have utilized this product to scan EVERY TRACK in North America for entries today meeting the following 3 criteria:

a. Odds are GREATER THAN 4-1
b. The entry must be the TOP POWER RATED entry in the field
c. The entry must also have the BEST SPEED in this field for today's distance and surface!

Calder Race Course - Race #7 - 3:12PM - #4 HERITAGE HOUSE 5/1
Charles Town - Race #3 - 1:48PM - #8 LAST TRIBUTE 4/1

NOTE: Listed Post Times are given in the local time zone of the track.

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