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The Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled that historical horse racing machines cannot be operated in the state without approval from local voters, putting in jeopardy – for now – a significant source of revenue for Churchill Downs and horsemen at its New Orleans racetrack, Fair Grounds.
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Breeders’ Cup Ltd. and NBC Sports have reached an extension of their broadcast agreement that will keep the event on the network’s channels through 2030, the two companies announced on Wednesday.
Bonnie Lucas, a trainer based at Penn National Race Course in Grantville, Penn., has accepted a lifetime ban from the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority after admitting to knowingly violating regulations pertaining to injections of corticosteroids, according to a record posted on Wednesday morning on HISA’s website.
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The Jockey Club of Canada graded stakes committee has decreased the number of graded stakes by three to 41 for 2025 at its annual review of graded and listed stakes in the country.
The Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit has issued a 60-day suspension to a trainer involved in an investigation into violations of corticosteroid rules at Penn National Race Course, as well as a 30-day suspension to another Penn National trainer, according to records posted by the organization.
Three more trainers charged in an investigation involving a veterinarian at Penn National Race Course in Grantville, Penn., have been suspended 30 days by the Horseracing Integrity and Wagering Unit, according to rulings posted on the organization’s website.
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A bill that would allow Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla., to run its casino without any statutory obligations to racing was amended on Monday in a committee hearing to guarantee live racing at the track for at least five years.
Horses exercising at U.S. tracks and training centers under the jurisdiction of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority suffered fatalities at a rate of 0.50 per 1,000 timed workouts, HISA said on Monday.
The Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit has issued 30-day suspensions to three trainers and disqualified 79 horses from performances in 2023 and 2024 in the first of its rulings related to an investigation into the administrations of corticosteroids at Penn National Race Course.
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A barn at Laurel Park has been placed under quarantine after a horse previously stabled in the barn was diagnosed with equine herpesvirus.
