Trio of Illinois Racing Board commissioners resign
Three commissioners at the Illinois Racing Board, including chairman Jeff Brincat, resigned Thursday.
Marcus HershFeb 27, 2020
Three commissioners at the Illinois Racing Board, including chairman Jeff Brincat, resigned Thursday.
Veteran rider Luis M. Quinones is the 2020 winner of the prestigious George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award, given to a rider by his peers for his career in the saddle and his personal character, it was announced Thursday morning by Santa Anita.
A number of racing countries around the world have jumpstarted programs to provide for the care of retired racehorses in the past several years in response to a worldwide movement challenging the sport’s treatment of its athletes, according to presentations delivered Thursday afternoon as part of an adjunct to the Asian Racing Conference.
Representatives of major racing countries pushed Wednesday for a worldwide effort by racing jurisdictions to commingle their parimutuel pools globally, a plan as long on ambition and promise as it is on problems.
Turfway Park will install a new Tapeta synthetic surface to replace the current Polytrack surface, a representative from track owner Churchill Downs Inc. said at a meeting of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on Tuesday.
The Jockey Club of Canada has announced that Michael Williams is the recipient of the 2019 Outstanding Groom Award. Currently employed by trainer Mike Doyle, Williams rubbed Canadian champion King Ruckus and Touch Gold as a 2-year-old in the 1990s for trainer Danny Vella.
Bob Quigley, a former racetrack executive in New Jersey and Texas, a horse owner and a member of the Harness Racing Hall of Fame, died Monday in Florida of natural causes. He was 90.
Northern California trainer Ari Herbertson was scheduled to be arraigned in Alameda County Superior Court on Friday on four felony charges of an alleged sexual assault, according to court records.
A California legislator said he has introduced a bill that would place significant restrictions on equine veterinarians operating at state racetracks and mandate the use of CT scanning on racehorses.
Thomas Goldsmith, a 57-year-old manager of a trucking company, took first prize of $800,000 at this year’s National Handicapping Championship on Sunday at Bally’s in Las Vegas, Nev., by amassing the second-best total bankroll in the history of the tournament.