Youbet.com and Santa Anita Park Partner on Live Online Horseracing and Wagering

5 February 1999

Youbet.com, Inc., a Los Angeles-based interactive technology company and Los Angeles Turf Club, Inc. announced an agreement to offer live online horseracing and wagering on Santa Anita Park (CA), which is currently in its 62nd Winter/Spring meeting. Youbet.com developed the You Bet Network, the only interactive online horseracing network to enter the market in the U.S.

Santa Anita Park first opened in 1934, and was recently purchased by international industrialist and prominent horseman Frank Stronach. Santa Anita Park's 62nd Winter/Spring meeting will run through April 19, and offers 84 days of live racing. Full card simulcasting is available at Santa Anita Park during live race days. The Santa Anita site may be found at http://www.santaanita.com.

Youbet.com, Inc. announced in 1998 the public release of the You Bet Network, the only interactive online horseracing network in the U.S. Youbet provides members the ability to watch and wager on a selection of coast-to-coast thoroughbred and standard-bred horseracing, via its private closed-loop network. Members have 24 hour access to the network's features, including live racing from a choice of over 17 racetracks across the country, commingled track pools, live audio/video, track information, real-time wagering information, and handicapping products.