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Wyoming's racing future could include wagering on Rodeo Events - Dec. 4, 2011 - Eric Nelson never planned to sell Wyoming Downs. Then a hedge fund approached him five years ago with an offer he couldn’t ignore. He sold the Evanston track, even though he hadn’t yet realized his vision for Wyoming horse racing.

Wyoming Downs to be auctioned - Evanston, WY - Oct. 26, 2011 - Wyoming Downs, primarily a Quarter Horse track since opening in 1985, will be auctioned on November 16.

Commission approves simulcast races in Casper - CASPER, WY - Sept. 9, 2011 - The business group that brought live horse racing back to Wyoming won approval Tuesday to offer simulcast wagering at Sidelines Sports Bar. The group, Wyoming Horse Racing LLC, hopes to have the venture running by the end of the month, said Eugene Joyce, one of the business partners.

Off-track betting could return to Casper - CASPER, Wyo. — Sept. 3 ,2011 - Live horse racing is back in Wyoming, and off-track betting could soon follow in three cities.

Yellowstone Downs opens Saturday with 10 races - August 25, 2011 - Saturday's opening day of horse racing at Metra Park's Yellowstone Downs will include 10 races involving thoroughbreds, quarter horses and paints.

Horse Racing Returns to Wyoming with Trials at Sweetwater Downs - August 23, 2011 - After a two-year hiatus since racing was last contested in the state, Sweetwater Downs in Rock Springs, Wyoming, opened on Saturday with eight trials to the $20,000-added Sweetwater Downs Futurity.

Live racing returns to Wyoming - July 1, 2011 - An investment group headed by the son of a former Wyoming track owner won permission today to run four days of live racing at Sweetwater Downs in Rock Springs. Eugene Joyce and Wyoming Horse Racing LLC also received approval to open off-track betting sites in Evanston and Rock Springs.

Wyoming Implements EHV-1 Travel Requirements - May 21, 2011 - Due to concerns over the EHV-1 outbreak in the Western United States, Wyoming has implemented new travel requirements for horses entering the state.

Horse racing could return to Wyoming - CASPER, WY. - April 13, 2011 - A group of investors led by the son of a former Wyoming Downs track owner has applied to bring live horse racing back to the Cowboy State.

Possible Wyoming meet would benefit Utah horsemen - Evanston, WY. - April 8, 2011 - Live horse racing could return to southwest Wyoming. Eugene Joyce, whose family once owned Wyoming Downs, is preparing an application to conduct a meet this summer in Rock Springs.

Wyoming Senate passes electronic wagering bill - Feb. 11, 2011 - The Wyoming Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would allow the state to license and collect fees from companies that offer electronic wagering on horse races.

Electronic wagering bill advances in Wyoming House

CASPER, WY - Jan. 29, 2011 - A bill that would allow Wyoming to license and collect fees from companies that offer electronic wagering on horse races passed the House of Representatives last week.

No live races this year at Wyoming's only horse-racing track - Jan. 13, 2011 - CASPER, Wyo. — The operator of Wyoming's lone horse racing track did not apply to run live races this year and chose not to renew its off-track betting permit, the company's president said Thursday. The decision means Wyoming — which once averaged 16 races annually — could go another year without a live horse race. It also ended simulcast betting, which had been available since 1989.

Wyoming commission seeks comments on horseracing rules - CHEYENNE, Wyo. (Jan. 3, 2011) – The Wyoming Pari-Mutuel Commission is taking public comments on proposed rules on live horse racing until Feb. 3.

New rule by Wyoming would restrict off-track betting - Dec. 8, 2010 - According to a new rule to be imposed by the Wyoming Pari-Mutuel Commission, track owners are now required to stage 16 days of live horse racing as a pre-requisite to off-track betting.

Wyoming seeks more horse races - Dec. 7, 2010 - Track owners would be required to host 16 days of live horse racing a year before they could offer off-track betting, under a rule proposed by the state commission that oversees the sport.

Wyoming off-track sites won’t show Breeders Cup races - Evanston, Wyo. — November 5, 2010 - Horse racing fans along the Wasatch Front who planned to visit the Wyoming Off-Track facility in Evanston to wager on the Breeders Cup races Friday and Saturday will be disappointed.

A dispute between the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association and the owners of Wyoming Downs and Wyoming Off Track will prevent the simulcast signal from Churchill Downs from being shown.