The Third District Court of Appeal appeared to favor South Florida Racing Association’s argument Wednesday that it was wrongly denied a summer jai alai permit at Hialeah Park, which has never hosted jai alai.

South Florida Racing, which controls Hialeah Park Racing & Casino, argued it should have been given the permit it was denied in 2013 because it had the lowest earnings from pari-mutuel wagering on quarter horse races in the previous two years.