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On the Rise: Elizabeth Talamo

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By Joe Talamo, Karen Johnson Verified, Elizabeth Talmo founded
| America's Best Racing Verified
Elizabeth Talamo always desired to be a storyteller. The backdrop for those stories began organically, while growing up as the daughter of trainer Ron Ellis, a mainstay on the Southern California racing circuit. Luckily for Talamo, there is no shortage of stories to be told in the racing industry. Her eagerness to shape and share those stories was rewarded early on, with an internship at TVG — later known as FanDuel TV — when she was still in high school.
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On the Rise: Elizabeth Talamo

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By Karen Johnson Verified
| The Blood-Horse Verified
Elizabeth Talamo always desired to be a storyteller. The backdrop for those stories began organically, while growing up as the daughter of trainer Ron Ellis, a mainstay on the Southern California racing circuit. Luckily for Talamo, there is no shortage of stories to be told in the racing industry. Her eagerness to shape and share those stories was rewarded early on, with an internship at TVG—later known as FanDuel TV—when she was still in high school.
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All-Sources Handle on Belmont Stakes Dips; Card Rises

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By Karen Johnson Verified
| The Blood-Horse Verified
The 158th Belmont Stakes (G1) day June 6—contested at Saratoga Race Course for a third consecutive year and the final time before Belmont Park 's reopening—saw $116,077,378 in all-sources handle on its 14-race card. That figure was up 14% from the $101,861,883 wagered last year on a shortened 12-race program, which saw two of its marquee turf races, the Jaipur (G1T) and Manhattan (G1T) stakes, moved to the following day because of heavy rain.
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