The new Caesars Racebook app, which allows mobile betting on thoroughbred races, recently launched in Ohio and Florida, in partnership with the New York Racing Association (NYRA). The app is not available to bettors in New York, but it operates on the NYRA Bets online platform. NYRA manages Belmont Park, Aqueduct and Saratoga Race Course.
Ohioans and Floridians can use Caesars Racebook to place mobile wagers on races at more than 250 international tracks, including Belmont and Saratoga in New York, Del Mar and Santa Anita in California and Keeneland in Kentucky. NYRA Bets also offers Caesars Racebook players race replays and expert handicapping insights. In addition, like the Caesars Sportsbook app, Caesars Racebook offers bettors access to the Caesars Rewards loyalty program. Currently new customers can receive a 100 percent first-deposit match, up to $500.
Caesars Digital Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer Dan Shapiro said, “The launch of Caesars Racebook is an important milestone as we continue to add wagering opportunities for our customers and livestreaming content for the first time. Caesars Racebook is truly differentiated as the first horseracing advance deposit wagering app to include our award-winning Caesars Rewards loyalty program. We look forward to welcoming new horseracing customers and existing fans onto the platform and to working with NYRA Bets to grow horse racing as we deploy Caesars Racebook, with plans to launch in about 30 states across the country.”
NYRA Bets General Manager Matt Feig added, “The new Caesars Racebook app, which utilizes the NYRA Bets interface and technology, will expand access to world-class horse racing now and in the future. The partnership between NYRA Bets and Caesars is a win for horse racing, its stakeholders and countless racetracks around the world.”
NYRA recently reported that revenue rebounded in 2021 following Covid-19 losses. In addition, officials reported bettors wagered a record-breaking $815.5 million at the Saratoga Race Course last summer, shattering 2019’s record of $703.9 million.
Caesars also reported that the company’s horse racing interests generated $12.2 billion in parimutuel wagering handle in 2021.
