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Paco Lopez, the jockey who was leading the U.S. in wins at the time he was suspended in late September for six months, has been named to ride horses on the Thursday and Friday cards at Delta Downs in Louisiana, according to Equibase records.
Hastings Racecourse in Vancouver, British Columbia, saw its year-over-year handle drop from nearly $21.5 million in 2024 to just over $17.5 million in 2025, according to Daily Racing Form statistics.
A list distributed to Southern California horsemen on Wednesday shows more than 140 fillies and mares who would be eligible for one of the new “ratings” handicap races that Santa Anita added to its overnight for the Oct. 24 card.
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Santa Anita Park in Southern California has placed three races on its overnight sheet for its Oct. 24 card that use a newly developed ratings system as the sole condition of eligibility.
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The Breeders’ Cup Classic, the richest and most prestigious race of the two-day Breeders’ Cup event, is scheduled to go off at 6:25 p.m. Eastern time on Nov. 1 as the sixth race in the nine-race slate of Breeders’ Cup stakes scheduled for Saturday, the organization announced on Tuesday.
A persistent debate between the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority and the National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association over scientific standards has been reopened, as the two sides are sparring over a recent recommendation by HISA for horsemen to use wearable devices to check horses for signs of atrial fibrillation.
Assiniboia Downs concluded its 2025 live racing season on a high note on Wednesday, setting a new all-time wagering record for the track and celebrating two first-time champions.
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Juan Munoz Cano, a trainer formerly based in Kentucky who moved his operation to Louisiana in 2025, has been issued a 12-year suspension after six of his horses tested positive for the highly regulated bronchial dilator clenbuterol in out-of-competition tests conducted late last year.
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Overnight purses at the Del Mar autumn meeting from Oct. 30 to Nov. 30 will rise approximately 10 percent compared to the corresponding meeting in 2024, but will be lower than the 2021 through 2023 seasons.
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A Kentucky judge in Jefferson County District Court has dismissed, with prejudice, a civil lawsuit filed against rider Luan Machado that had the potential to expose jockeys to direct liability for their performances in races.
