Arapahoe Park

It has always been a small farm, and nowadays they're down to no more than half a dozen mares. Some of the more strenuous duties, moreover, have lately been contracted out. After all, Alfonso Mazzetti is not as young as he was. It's been a long and winding road since he used to ride a motorcycle, aged just 11, to the racetrack in Lima where he would shoot pool with the jockeys; never mind the many years in Colorado in between. Such a long and winding road, in fact, that...

Fixed-odds horse racing wagering has been approved in Colorado. The deal was forged between SIS Content Services, part of the SIS (Sports Information Services) Group, and long-time operator partner bet365 to deliver its global horse racing content to bettors in Colorado. The approval of horse racing fixed-odds wagering on Colorado sportsbooks is intended to attract a wider range of casual bettors, who will be offered the same type of betting as all other sports. SIS offers a horse racing vast portfolio of international and domestic events, including the upcoming Saudi...

Bruce Seymore has retired from his position as Executive Director of Colorado Operations and Racing at Bally's Arapahoe Park and Shannon Ruston has been tabbed to replace him. A familiar face in the Colorado horse racing scene for the past 29 years, Seymore has made significant contributions to the horse racing community, serving as the President of the Colorado Horse Council and actively participating in Colorado politics. "I would like to thank Bruce for his years of service and wish him the best of luck in his retirement, which I'm...

Colorado's Arapahoe Park, which launches a meet Wednesday that extends to Oct. 15, has been rebranded to Bally's Arapahoe Park. It is the only horse racing track Bally's Corporation owns. With the name change, Bally's is replacing signage and introducing a new interactive Bally Bet sports betting app. Bally's also rebranded three casinos in Black Hawk, Colo.

Roman Eric Chapa, a jockey whose promising early career got derailed by repeated rulings-off for using illegal devices to shock horses into running faster, died July 27. Reportedly, the 50-year-old Texan succumbed to devastating injuries he sustained in a March accident while riding in an unsanctioned horse race in Georgia. During his hospitalization, a family member said he spent 45 days in a medically-induced coma. Because of his recent inability to gain licensure at many of the Southwest tracks where he had once been a leading Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse...

Owner and trainer Kim Oliver has been named president of the Colorado Horsemen's Association (CHA) at the organization's regular monthly board meeting Tuesday. The CHA's Board of Directors appointed Oliver to replace previous president Kent Bamford, who resigned at a Special Meeting of the Board last week. "I am honored to serve my fellow horsemen and excited to work on their behalf with such a wise and talented group of board members," Oliver said. "The upcoming Arapahoe Park meet will offer more purse money than we have had available for...