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TRIALS FOR STAKES FRIDAY AT SANDY DOWNS

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TRIALS FOR SANDY DOWNS STAKES SET FOR FRIDAY;

IDABET.COM OFFERS WAGERING ON LES BOIS PARK

 

Sandy Downs will feature trials for Sandy Downs two big stakes races the $32,000 Hawthorne Futurity and the $24,000 Hadtobenuts Derby this Friday as the only race day of the week at the Idaho Falls track.  Leading trainer Brett Vickery sends out Country Girls Charm in the first race as the favorite in a field of eight.   The two-year-old broke her maiden in her debut at Dixie Downs on April 16 and ran third in her only start at Sandy Downs on June 11. The meet’s top jockey Paul Greene with 11 victories gets the mount.  The first three races will make up the Hawthorne Futurity Trials sponsored by Dr. Lonna Gerstner of the Hawthorne Animal Hospita,l who added $10,000 to the finals purse.  The Finals will be raced on July 30.

In the Hadtobenuts Derby Trials, Vickery and Greene team up again with Lajolla Famosa who lost his previous race in the $16,000 Sandy Downs Finals to Classic Blush.  The 3-year-old Idaho bred has an impressive five wins from eleven career starts.  Dan and Connie Moon owner of the stallion Hadtobenuts has added $7500 toward the purse of the Derby also to be contested on July 30.

Also on Friday’s card, Southern California shipper Lookin Mighty Good fresh off her maiden score by a whopping 5 ¾ lengths at Sandy Down is the top choice in the Post Register Allowance race. A field of seven go postward in the 4th race.  Tyson Luck who won five races last weekend is aboard Ted’s Dream in the Sand Hill Media Allowance for owners Fred and Colleen Olson in the 7th race.  Ted’s Dream was victorious in allowance company last week at the Minidoka County Fair in his only start of the year.

MORE FAMILY FUN AND GIVEAWAYS

The gates open 5 p.m. for Friday’s racing card with post time at 6 p.m.  The first 100 paid admissions will receive free bets on the evening’s action. Earlybird arrivals can take advantage of food specials from 5 to 6 p.m. with Free Hot Dogs for the kids and half price beer for the adults.  The Muddy Bottom Boys band will perform in between races and for the family there will be a country barbecue, face painting and a fun bounce.

IDABET.COM TEAMS UP WITH LES BOIS PARK

Wednesday, July 13 will be a historic day for Idaho horse racing when Idabet.com begins to take wagers on the live races at Les Bois Park in Boise.  The track returned to racing last week after being closed for three years.  Now fans can watch the races live on the Idabet.com website and bet when they open an account with the online account deposit wagering service.

For those who can’t make it to the track from throughout Idaho, Idabet.com offers the convenience of being part of the renewal of racing in the state. In addition, Idabet.com players from across the country will also be able to watch and wager on Les Bois.  However, due to contractual restrictions by Les Bois Park, a number of fans who live in areas closer to Boise will not be able to wager on the Les Bois Park. 

Idaho horsemen will be the beneficiaries of this technology that will be able to increase purses and race days in the future from the additional source of revenue.  Intrastate wagering has long been a part of racing nationwide, but the ability for smaller market tracks like those in Idaho is considered paramount to the sports survival.   Idabet.com players all over the nation have been able to view and place bets on the Sandy Downs races since opening day.