Total wagering on Thoroughbred races held at U.S. tracks jumped nearly 10 percent in January compared to the same month in 2020 despite a six percent drop in races held, according to figures released by Equibase on Thursday.
Churchill Downs Inc. has filed a suit against Thoroughbred Owners of California seeking to block the organization’s invocation of a state law that would put the two sides in binding arbitration over the amount that Churchill’s account-wagering company pays to Thoroughbred interests in the state.
For the third time in five years, Churchill Downs Inc. has reached an agreement to buy back an enormous bloc of shares from a company controlled by the Duchossois family, the former owner of Arlington Park near Chicago.
A group of racing companies and organizations has issued four new recommendations for the racing industry, including a 48-hour ban on all medications and substances that are not “specifically authorized” by regulators.
The connections of both Greatest Honour and Drain the Clock, runaway winners of the Grade 3 Holy Bull and Swale stakes respectively here Saturday, have left the door open for the two promising 3-year-olds to possibly meet for the first time in the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth here Feb. 27.
A report commissioned by the New York Gaming Commission said the New York racing industry is beset by a maze of outdated regulations, especially on revenue splits from wagering, and legislators should eliminate those impediments in order to allow racing companies in the state to make changes to their business models based on market dynamics.
A Kentucky state senator plans to introduce a bill when the legislature reconvenes on Tuesday that would allow tracks to continue to operate historical horse racing machines, the senator’s office announced on Thursday.
Watch video of the 2020 Eclipse Awards and read about the winners as they are announced with voting totals.
Trainer Joe Sharp has been suspended by Kentucky’s stewards for 30 days after five horses he trained tested positive for the deworming medication levamisole in late 2019, according to stewards’ rulings posted on the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission website, but his attorney has called the suspension a “farce” and has vowed to appeal.
The New York Gaming Commission has prepared a report outlining the options the regulatory agency can consider if the commission believes that the state should adopt restrictions on the use of the whip in races, the commission’s chairman said at a meeting on Tuesday.
