HUNT VALLEY'S AMTOTE

Tote System Failure Impacts Tracks Nationwide

AmTote outage forced officials at Tampa Bay Downs to run its biggest race of the year, the Tampa Bay Derby, as a non-betting exhibition contest

• Ray Paulick, The Paulick Report

Tracks from Florida to California experienced technical issues related to the totalisator system that handles wagering on Saturday, delaying payouts, odds displays, and even prompting officials at Tampa Bay Downs in Oldsmar, Fla., to run its most important event, the Grade 3 Tampa Bay Derby, as a non-betting exhibition contest. Tampa Bay Downs was forced to cancel the final race on Saturday on what is traditionally its biggest day of the year.

The outage, which was caused by a failure at the AmTote hub in Hunt Valley, Md., FINISH READING HERE

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