Bills that would have given voters a chance to decide on the expansion of gambling in Texas sat dead in the water in the 80th Legislature, despite the Texas license plates that fill parking lots at racetracks and casinos in neighboring states, carrying with them billions of dollars. Bills that would have given voters a chance to decide on the expansion of gambling in Texas sat dead in the water in the 80th Legislature, despite the Texas license plates that fill parking lots at racetracks...

From the outset it was the race every owner wanted to win, and the whole history of the thoroughbred species was dictated by the genes of the first past the post in the Derby. Not that any of these great races can hope to compete in terms of spectators against the world's biggest sporting event - as any trivia freak will tell you, the Tour de France is undoubtedly the most humungous of them all. For a whole variety of reasons, the Derby lost its prestige and its hold on the public...

After a week of fishing for flaws in Scottish Football's polished new chief executive, it should be explained that this decision was taken many years ago, after one eagle-eyed BBC licence payer took umbrage at the sight of a familiar-looking chemise worn by the uber-trendy analyst. Click here for news menu Loading. After a week of fishing for flaws in Scottish Football's polished new chief executive, it should be explained that this decision was taken many years ago, after one eagle-eyed...

Junior rodeo events are steer riding, peewee barrel racing, junior barrel racing and junior bull riding. More than 50 rodeos are staged throughout the country during the holiday where PRCA contestants jockey for positions in the world standings. As an incentive each of the eight event winners during each of the four performances earn $500, totaling $16,000 for the four days of competition, according to James. Rodeo events include bareback, saddle bronc, bull riding, steer wrestling,...

It came as little surprise then that Dettori, legged aboard a chance ride in the French Derby, took up the early running on Lawman, the locally-trained 4-1 joint favourite, and proceeded to run his rivals ragged. The fruitless toil of 14 years was starting to show, and the jockey himself was first to admit that Saturday's Derby had totally drained him. Anybody who has studied the pattern of this incredible jockey's career knows that when he is in top form, he can be verging on unbeatable....

Bruno using a federal law that is the Justice Department's preferred weapon in public corruption cases, according to sources briefed on the investigation. The investigation appears to focus on horse racing, an industry Bruno has staunchly supported and in which he has a deep personal interest. The sources, who are involved in the case but spoke on the condition they not be identified, said agents in the FBI's white-collar crime unit in Albany believe they have compiled enough evidence to...

The investigation centers around Senator Bruno's private business interests, including a consulting firm with clients who may have benefited from state aid and Bruno's horse breeding business. The paper also says potential charges could fall under the "honest services law" and could carry a sentence of up to five years in prison. The FBI investigation is taking place at the same time the State Lobbying Commission is conducting its own probe, each trying to determine whether there's an...

But what makes one bar or bartender better than another? The quality of drinks they pour is as good a place as any to start. Each week we pick a popular local beverage and ask you to lend a hand by telling us who makes the hands-down, bottoms-up best. The drink's popularity came to rest in the agricultural regions of the east and southeast, where farmers awakened at dawn. Make one julep at a time by filling a julep cup with crushed ice, muddling the mint leaves, adding one tablespoon of...