The chairman of the Texas Racing Commission said Wednesday that a response to a cease-and-desist order the commission recently sent to Churchill Downs Inc. regarding the entry of the company’s account-wagering operation into the state is being reviewed by the office of the state’s governor and its attorney general.
The Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit has suspended the probationary accreditation status of a drug-testing lab operated by the Ohio Department of Agriculture for a minimum of six months, HIWU announced on Tuesday.
New restrictions on betting by computer-assisted wagering programs put in place on Thursday by the New York Racing Association were suspended on Friday, NYRA announced just before the day’s card was scheduled to start.
Widespread winter-related cancellations at tracks throughout the Midwest and Northeast led to a 13.6 percent decline in the number of races at Thoroughbred tracks and a 6.1 percent drop in handle in the month of January when compared to the same month last year, according to figures released by Equibase on Thursday.
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The Florida House Commerce Committee on Tuesday advanced a bill that would allow Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach and Tampa Bay Downs in Oldsmar to decouple their racing and gambling licenses.
The Department of Labor has authorized the release of nearly 65,000 new H-2B visas, which allow foreigners to work on a temporary basis in the U.S. in specific sectors of the economy, including racetracks.
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The New York Racing Association on Feb. 5 will implement a previously announced policy to throttle down the wagering activity from computer-assisted wagering teams as of one minute to post in nearly all of its parimutuel pools, the association announced on Friday.
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The $1 million Haskell Stakes will anchor a six-stakes card on July 18 at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, N.J., during its 2026 meet, according to a stakes schedule released by the track on Thursday.
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The Jockey Club has released a statement rebutting an avalanche of criticism directed at the organization over the past several years by Mike Repole, the outspoken owner and breeder.
Cross Traffic, a proven stallion in Kentucky who's moving to Virginia in 2026, will stand at Weehaw Farm in Berryville, Va., per owner John Funkhouser.
