Remington Park stewards on Wednesday placed 171 Quarter Horses from three leading trainers on a stewards’ list, leaving them unable to race, after horses from those stables were vanned off following major stakes in March and last Saturday.

According to a statement from the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission, the horses were put on the stewards’ list after track stewards reviewed “evidence, reports, video recordings, veterinary opinions, and other information concerning horses that appeared in extreme distress after racing.”

Executives at Churchill Downs Inc. said on Thursday morning during a conference call that a recent agreement to purchase a package of intellectual property rights related to the Preakness Stakes would generate approximately $6 million in revenue each year while also acknowledging that “control” over the race and racing in Maryland remained in the hands of the state.

Churchill Downs Inc. has reached a deal to acquire the intellectual property rights to the Preakness Stakes from 1/ST Racing and Gaming for $85 million, the company announced on Tuesday, a transaction that will end 1/ST Racing’s connection to Maryland racing for good.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Both chambers of the Kentucky legislature overwhelmingly voted on Tuesday night to override a veto issued by Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear of a wide-ranging gambling bill that allows racetracks to offer fixed-odds bets on horse races.

The House voted to override the veto by a tally of 67-7, while the Senate voted to override by 26-5. Republicans in the Kentucky legislature have a veto-proof majority in both chambers, and on Tuesday they voted to override nearly every one of the 32 vetoes that Beshear issued Monday.

The connections of White Abarrio, one of the top older horses in the country last year, have filed a lawsuit against the Breeders’ Cup, the California Horse Racing Board, and Del Mar Thoroughbred Club alleging that the scratch of the horse prior to the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile last year violated California regulations and written protocols.

The Federal Trade Commission has voted to approve the 2026 budget of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, the national regulatory body that oversees racing and drug testing in most major U.S. states.

The approval, by a 2-0 vote, came three-and-a-half months into the 2026 budget year. HISA submitted the budget in September of 2025. Since that time, the federal government has been shut down on multiple occasions due to political impasses in Congress.

INDIANAPOLIS – Officials involved in racing investigations for all three major horse racing breeds stressed on Thursday morning during panels at the Association of Racing Commissioners International conference that the most important benefit of successful prosecutions is driving “cultural change” in the sport.

INDIANAPOLIS – Radical change regarding how the racing industry deals with computerized automated wagering will be difficult to implement due to the industry’s financial difficulties and the theoretical nature of the benefits to other horseplayers, according to speakers on a panel dealing with CAWs at the Association of Racing Commissioners International conference in Indianapolis on Wednesday.

Right to Party, runner-up in last Saturday's Grade 2 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct, was one of five 3-year-olds who were made late nominees to the Triple Crown for a fee of $6,000, it was announced Tuesday.

Right to Party, a son of Constitution trained by Kenny McPeek for owner Chester Broman, has enough points (65) to make it into the field for the May 2 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. He earned 50 points for his effort in the Wood and had 15 for his third-place finish in the Gotham.

Wagering on Thoroughbred races at U.S. tracks plummeted in March by 12.4 percent, dropping from $931.2 million in the same month of last year to $816.2 million in March of this year, according to figures distributed on Monday by Equibase.

March of this year had nine weekend dates, compared to 10 weekend dates last year. Handle is generally far higher on weekend dates.