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Old 06-20-2019, 03:40 PM
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Default Arizona Downs RIP

Last day might be Sunday. That was quick. What a shame. Maybe a reprieve is in the making.

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Old 06-21-2019, 05:48 PM
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from another board:
Arizona Downs has informed employees and horsemen that the racetrack’s summer season is being suspended due to ongoing issues in the battle for fair and equal access to out-of-state racing signals for its Off Track Betting system.

Pending additional financing, the final live race days for the 2019 summer meet are Saturday and Sunday.

“OTBs are the lifeblood of horse racing in our state because they fund the purse distribution to the horse owners, trainers, grooms and jockeys that compete at Arizona racetracks,” said Arizona Downs Owner and Partner Tom Auther. “Our OTBs need access to the same robust network of signals that Turf Paradise offers at its OTBs through Monarch Content Management. That’s why we pushed for legislation that would give us fair and equal access.

"Arizona Downs’ OTBs are still open for business, and we are planning to aggressively expand their number.”

HB 2547 is a new law that mandates that any simulcast signal of live racing brought into Arizona from another state “must be offered to each commercial live-racing permittee in this state.” According to the Turf Paradise website, Turf Paradise and Monarch are intending to sue the State of Arizona in federal court to stop the new law.
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Old 06-24-2019, 09:53 PM
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Monarch is Stronach.
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Old 07-01-2019, 06:46 PM
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Arizona Downs Resumes Summer Racing Season On July 20 & 21
Arizona Downs fans can rejoice in the news that live Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing will resume at the racetrack on July 20 & 21, and continue every weekend through Labor Day weekend. The owners have secured an investor who will provide additional financing to the Prescott Valley racetrack.
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Old 07-02-2019, 10:44 AM
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All they need now is to find some to buy them a timing system.
How can you bet a track that hand times?
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