This 2007 Summer horse racing season bodes well for aficionados at Ellis Park racetrack - they recently dropped the track takeout on the Pick 4 (Pick Four or Pick4) horse wagers to only four percent (4%). The normal withholding on this wager at the majority of American racetracks is 25 percent. Some quotes from John [...]

Churchill Downs has reached an agreement with a retired Louisville businessman to sell Ellis Park race track in western Kentucky. The Kentucky Horse Racing Authority approved the sale of the 85-year-old track in Henderson to Ron Geary on Monday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.