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Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla., and its horsemen have reached an agreement that guarantees live racing at the track through the end of 2028, the two parties announced on Wednesday morning.
Fair Hill Training Center in Maryland has put a hold on one barn and isolated a “non-Thoroughbred” mare who has tested positive for the highly contagious disease equine herpesvirus.
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The Ladies Turf Sprint at Kentucky Downs will be run as a Grade 1 for the first time in 2026, while the Franklin-Simpson Stakes for 3-year-old turf sprinters at the same venue and the Frank Kilroe Mile at Santa Anita will no longer be recognized as top-level races next year.
The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has reaffirmed an earlier ruling that held that the enabling legislation creating the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority passes constitutional muster.
A federal district court has upheld a ruling that continues to allow Churchill Downs’s account-wagering company to operate in Michigan.
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The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority has issued a provisional suspension to trainer Rudy Rodriguez after a hearing officer ruled that the organization’s charges against the trainer of failure to provide proper veterinary care represented a sufficient risk to horse welfare.
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Ed Bowen, the prolific writer, editor, researcher, and equine advocate who died earlier this year, has been selected to be included in the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame's Joe Hirsch Media Roll of Honor, along with journalist Ray Kerrison and photographer Charles Cook.
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Within the community of race-timers and those who watch over them, there’s plenty of debate on the details of the systems that would produce the most accurate times for American races. On one issue, however, there is no debate.
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A bill to roll back a recent change in withholding on gambling winnings that would be highly deleterious to avid gamblers is expected to gain support later this year, according to the head of Thoroughbred racing’s federal lobbying group. Tom Rooney, the chief executive officer of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, said that the current bill circulating in Congress has support from both Democrats and Republicans in a highly partisan environment.
Trainer Steve Miyadi will complete a 20-day suspension on Thursday for working a gelding at Del Mar in July a day after the runner was scratched because of illness.
