Due to inclement weather, the Maryland Jockey Club has canceled Friday’s racing program at Laurel Park and moved the card to Thursday, Feb. 25. In addition, this week's Stronach 5 wager has been canceled.
The Kentucky racing industry dodged a bullet on Thursday night when the state’s House of Representatives joined the Senate in passing a bill allowing for the continued operation of historical horse racing machines by licensed racetracks, but the battle over the devices is not over.
The Kentucky House of Representatives on Thursday evening approved a bill that will give casinos at racetracks the green light to continue operating historical horse racing machines, following in the footsteps of the state’s Senate, which passed an identical bill earlier this week.
Breeders’ Cup will not award automatic entries to its races or qualifying points to horses in graded stakes this year if the races are not run with bans on the raceday administration of Lasix, the organization announced Wednesday.
A Kentucky House committee on Wednesday morning overwhelmingly approved a bill sanctioning a type of gambling device currently in use at a number of racetracks, setting the stage for a final vote on the House floor.
A divided Kentucky state Senate on Tuesday approved a bill that would sanction electronic gambling devices that are currently in use at most of the state’s racetracks, providing a measure of relief to the state’s racing industry.
Dr. Jeff Blea, a Southern California racetrack practitioner for the last 28 years, will serve as the California Horse Racing Board’s equine medical director in July after the planned retirement of Dr. Rick Arthur, the CHRB announced on Monday.
Knicks Go got the green light to travel across the world for the Feb. 20 Saudi Cup after working Saturday at Fair Grounds and showing trainer Brad Cox and his team that he’s up for the trip.
Marshall Cassidy, the voice of the New York Racing Association from 1979-1990, died in his sleep Sunday at his home in Saratoga. He was 75.
Due to an expected snowstorm, Aqueduct will move Sunday’s card to Monday, the New York Racing Association announced Saturday.
