More than 200 people living or working on-site at Golden Gate Fields have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a release sent out late Friday night by the track and the city of Berkeley (Calif.) Public Health department.
The California Horse Racing Board on Thursday approved rules that will prohibit the use of medications treating hypothyroidism in horses unless the condition is diagnosed through a specific test.
Golden Gate Fields, which has been closed since Nov. 13 because of a spike in COVID-19 cases, announced Wednesday it would remain closed for racing at least through November to address an outbreak of COVID-19 in the backstretch area. Golden Gate had hoped to reopen on Thursday.
FanDuel, the fantasy-sports and gambling company that shares a parent company with TVG, has reached a deal to provide money to renovate Fairmount Park in Collinsville, Ill., and open a sportsbook at the track, the two companies announced on Monday.
Frank Generazio Jr., a former stakes-winning trainer who along with his wife, Patricia, became a prominent owner and breeder, died Saturday in Florida after battling a number of health issues, according to trainer Christophe Clement. He was 91.
Great Canadian Gaming Corporation, which owns and operates Hastings Racecourse in Vancouver and 22 gambling facilities across Canada, including a casino at Woodbine outside Toronto, has agreed to be acquired by funds managed by the publicly traded investment company Apollo Global Management
Mahoning Valley Racecourse in Youngstown, Ohio, will go on hiatus until Nov. 23 after a track employee tested positive for COVID-19, the track announced Tuesday.
The Jockeys’ Guild has filed a civil appeal of a rule passed earlier this year by the New Jersey Racing Commission that would prohibit riders from using a whip “except for reasons of safety,” the guild said Tuesday.
Handle on the 14 Breeders’ Cup races, held Friday and Saturday at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Ky., was down 7.4 percent compared to the event’s record handle last year at Santa Anita in Southern California, according to charts of the races.
Federal prosecutors have added charges to an indictment that accused a web of racing individuals, including the high-profile trainers Jason Servis and Jorge Navarro, of participating in an illegal scheme to manufacture, distribute, and administer illegal substances to Thoroughbred and Standardbred racehorses, according to a superseding indictment filed Thursday in New York federal court.
