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The first spring meet at Colonial Downs got off to an inauspicious start when the track elected to refund wagers on its first race due to confusion over approvals for wagering.
The Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit has charged two more trainers based at Penn National with violations of rules covering the intra-articular administration of corticosteroids, according to records posted on the group’s website on Wednesday afternoon.
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The overall fatality rate in 2024 at North American racetracks that provide data to the Equine Injury Database fell 15.9 percent compared to 2023, dropping to its lowest level since the rate began to be tracked in 2009, according to a release from The Jockey Club, which administers the database.
The Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit has charged three more trainers in its wide-ranging case involving the illegal administration of corticosteroids at Penn National Race Course, according to records posted to the unit’s website on Monday night.
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Amy Gregory, the director of communications at the Keeneland Association since 2013 and a staple in the communications office for nearly two decades, will retire this summer, the company announced on Monday.
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Total wagering on Thoroughbred races at U.S. tracks in February dropped 8.0 percent compared to the same month as last year, but the decline was offset by a double-digit drop in the number of races held during the month, according to figures distributed by Equibase on Wednesday.
A licensed groom at Belmont Park drove a Nissan Rogue into the south side of Barn 31 – the barn of Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher – just before 9 p.m. Saturday night, resulting in damage to the structure but no injuries to any horses that reside there.
A documentary co-produced by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association about the National Horseplayers Championship will debut on March 6 on a streaming site, the NTRA announced on Friday.
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The owners and the breeders of a horse who finished second in a November allowance race at Churchill Downs have sued the horse’s jockey, alleging breach of contract due to the rider easing up on the horse in late stretch. Luan Machado is being sued for lost purse funds and breeders’ awards, plus “unliquidated damages” and “consequential damages.”
The Humboldt county fair board of directors voted on Monday to proceed with a license application for a late summer race meeting at its venue in Ferndale, Calif.
