A study examining catastrophic injuries over a 10-year period at four South American racetracks has shown a significant increased risk of fatality for horses that have been administered phenylbutazone, an anti-inflammatory drug that is commonly used in treating racehorses in the United States.
Drew Fleming, the chief operating officer at Breeders’ Cup Ltd., will replace the departing Craig Fravel as the organization’s chief executive officer, Breeders’ Cup announced on Tuesday.
The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation is nationally renowned for its Second Chances program at various incarceration facilities, which provides a lifelong home for retired racehorses while instilling vocational and life skills in inmates. Two decades ago, that program, appropriately, came to the Thoroughbred Capital of the World, and this week, the TRF will celebrate the 20th year of the program's implementation at the Blackburn Correctional Complex in Lexington, Ky.
Total wagering on the 14 Breeders' Cup races held on Friday and Saturday at Santa Anita Park in Southern California set a record, increasing nearly 12 percent over the total amount bet for a 14-race card at Churchill Downs in 2018, according to charts of the races.
Churchill Downs Inc. had net income in the third quarter this year of $15.2 million on a sharp gain in revenues, but the company also posted a rare quarterly decline in revenue for its online wagering operations, according to financial statements released this week.
The Maryland Horse Racing Commission has passed a number of rules that are being considered or adopted in other states that would tighten the use of therapeutic medications, according to the commission.
A committee that makes recommendations to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on medication policies on Monday shot down a proposal to phase out some raceday administrations of the anti-bleeding drug Lasix but adopted several proposals to tighten the use of other medications.
The California Horse Racing Board announced on Thursday that an investigation into a series of fatalities at the Santa Anita winter-spring meeting earlier this year is nearing completion and the results will be released in December.
Committees of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission will consider several proposals next week that would change the state’s medication rules, including a controversial prohibition on the administration of raceday furosemide to 2-year-old horses beginning next year.
Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer will not be allowed to enter horses at this year's Breeders' Cup, the Breeders' Cup announced on Friday, with the organization in a statement saying it would honor a house rule at Santa Anita that denies Hollendorfer being able to run horses at the site of this year's Breeders' Cup.
