Horses training at U.S. tracks under the jurisdiction of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority had a fatality rate of 0.73 per 1,000 workouts in the first quarter of 2025, according to a report issued by HISA on Tuesday.
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Jockey Junior Alvarado has appealed the $62,000 fine and two-day suspension he was issued after the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority concluded he violated its whipping rule during his winning ride on Sovereignty in the Kentucky Derby, according to HISA records.
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All-sources handle on the weather-impacted Black-Eyed Susan Stakes card at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on Friday declined slightly compared to last year, according to an analysis by Daily Racing Form, but per-race handle inched up due to the cancellation of the last race on the card.
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Del Mar will offer financial incentives to the owners of horses formerly based in Northern California during its summer meeting from July 18 to Sept. 7.
The California Horse Racing Board on Thursday rejected a proposal for three weekends of late summer racing at the Humboldt County Fair in Ferndale, leaving no prospect for racing in the northern half of the state in the foreseeable future.
Federal legislation that would abolish the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority and seek to replace it with a national regulatory framework tied together by a state compact was reintroduced to Congress on Thursday.
For the second time this spring, officials with the Humboldt County Fair in Ferndale, Calif., will appear before the California Horse Racing Board in Sacramento on Thursday seeking racing dates for a late summer meeting.
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New York racetracks will start using penny breakage for payouts made with betting accounts starting Sept. 1 as the result of language tucked into a massive state budget package signed into law by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday.
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Total wagering on Thoroughbred races held at U.S. tracks in April dropped 5.16 percent while the number of races held declined 6.15 percent compared to the same month last year, according to figures distributed by Equibase on Monday.
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A coalition of businesses that rely heavily on guest-worker visas used the backdrop of the Kentucky Derby on Thursday to press for the adoption of new immigration rules that would increase the availability of the visas for agricultural and backstretch workers and set them on a path to citizenship.
