Headlines: June 15
– Wagering was up 7% at Pimlico this spring. “The increase was due to a record-setting Preakness and an agreement that allowed wagering on thoroughbred racing at Rosecroft Raceway.” (Sun)
– Possibly the oddest Ascot headline ever: “Rakti spooked by a tooth.” Seems a spectator leaned over the paddock rail and clicked her teeth, spooking the Queen Anne Stakes favorite (Guar.) … Shamardal wins the Saint James Palace Stakes. (BH)
– Remember this story? NYRA offices were raided last December as part of an investigation into jockey weights. A Ballston Spa grand jury is now gathering information about “an alleged jockey weight scandal involving employees of the New York Racing Association.” NYRA officials and jockeys have been called in to speak to investigators. (TU)
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