The latest salvo in the fight over the legality of a suite of Racing on Demand slot machine-style parimutuel games that were removed from Santa Anita by state Department of Justice law enforcement officers Saturday afternoon was fired Tuesday by the track, which filed a writ of mandate against the DOJ in the Los Angeles Superior Court.
As first reported by the LA Times, the court filing by the Los Angeles Turf Club repeats several arguments Santa Anita officials have made in recent days, including how the three-by-three wager approved by the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) in 2024 gives the track the legal cover to operate these machines, which use races that have already been run…