Jockeys who violate a pending rule restricting the use of the whip during a race will no longer be fined and will instead face warnings and suspensions, according to a revision to the regulation approved by a committee of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on Tuesday.
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed legislation that would allow the racing industry to form a national regulatory board that would issue medication and safety rules for racetracks across the United States.
A ruling issued Thursday by the Kentucky Supreme Court invalidating the operation of a type of gambling device in use at state racetracks has sown confusion and uncertainty within the state's racing industry, which is now grappling with the implications of the ruling and its response.
A stewards hearing to determine whether Justify should be disqualified from his win in the 2018 Santa Anita Derby has been rescheduled for Oct. 29, a spokesman for the California Horse Racing Board said on Thursday.
Tony Chamblin, who led two highly influential racing organizations for more than three decades during a time of dramatic change in the racing industry, died on Sunday at his home in Kentucky of congestive heart failure, according to family members. Chamblin was 81.
A partnership of the Keeneland Association and the majority owners of Kentucky Downs has filed an application for a racing license in southeastern Kentucky in order to open a casino in the area.
George Weaver, the New York-based trainer, has reached a settlement with the Department of Labor to pay $425,000 in back wages, damages, and civil penalties over labor violations to nearly 60 hot walkers and grooms.
Wayne Potts, the trainer who was banned by Maryland track operators in late August, is being allowed to start two horses at Laurel Park that are under restrictions prohibiting the horses from running anywhere but at tracks within the state, according to the track’s president.
Two individuals who were indicted in March along with 25 other persons connected to Thoroughbred and Standardbred racing have entered a single guilty plea each on a charge related to manufacturing and distributing illegal substances to racehorses, according to prosecutors.
The federal bill putting in place a national regulatory body for Thoroughbred racing is considered a near certainty for passage later this year, generating timely questions about how the body will function and deliver on its promise of improving the industry's drug-testing abilities and the safety of its athletes.
