atlanta

The 2018 Hambletonian-winning Standardbred filly Atlanta was placed in an online auction on Feb. 12 at OnGait.com, and made history on Friday by bringing in a final bid of $1.55 million. Now a 4-year-old, Atlanta became the highest-priced Standardbred to be sold at auction in North America. According to harnesslink.com, the filly’s ownership group decided to list […]

Bill Farish, Jr., Breeders’ Cup board member, talks to WABE News’ Denis O’Hayer about the prospects for the World Championship coming to Atlanta, if the Georgia legislature were to pass a constitutional amendment to legalize betting on horse racing. Farish says that Atlanta as a destination has everything the Breeders’ Cup would require and discusses […]