American Pharoah, the first Triple Crown winner since 1978, was the overwhelming choice of voters in this year’s Vox Populi Award, which was established five years ago by Penny Chenery, the owner of the late Secretariat, to honor the “horse whose popularity and racing excellence best resounded with the American public and gained recognition for Thoroughbred racing.”
The administrators of a voluntary accreditation program for racetracks have added a section to the code requiring tracks to push state racing commissions to demand that laboratories implement drug-testing procedures and policies recommended by national policy groups, according to the program’s executive director.
Kentucky Downs announced on Tuesday that two more horses, Lusty Latin and Hussonfirst, will be among the retirees at the Old Friends at Kentucky Downs facility in Franklin, Ky.
Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark., announced on Tuesday plans to give out American Pharoah “bobblehorses” on Jan. 18.
Frank Mirahmadi, who has been the announcer at Oaklawn Park since the retirement of longtime caller Terry Wallace, said Tuesday he has resigned his position with the Hot Springs, Ark., track to call some races at Santa Anita.
A session Tuesday at the University of Arizona Symposium on Racing and Gaming indicated that the day is soon coming when horseplayers of all budgets and experience will have access to data-intensive betting programs, for better or for worse.
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She’s known as “Hurricane Hannah” because she has taken amateur racing by storm. This year, in her first full season of driving, and overwhelmingly against male counterparts, Hannah Miller has won 32 races and will finish with a .425 UDR in 118 drives. For her prowess, the United States Harness Writers Association has unanimously named her the National Amateur Driver of the Year, making her the first woman to win this award.
The topic of historical racing machines has been placed on the Dec. 15 meeting agenda of the Texas Racing Commission, according to the agency’s spokesman, Robert Elrod. During the meeting, the commission may vote to repeal the rules on historical racing, which were put in place in 2014.
Garnet Barnsdale's analysis of the Thursday 12/10 card at Woodbine Harness.
The Symposium on Racing and Gaming this year kicked off on Tuesday with a somewhat risky session in which five panelists were asked to deliver nine new ideas each that could impact the racing industry, and if the size of the audience was the measure, it was a rousing success.
