The Empire State Development Corporation of New York on Monday approved an environmental impact statement for the construction of a hockey arena for the New York Islanders at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, clearing a hurdle toward the ultimate groundbreaking on the project.
Dr. Jennifer Durenberger, currently the chief examining veterinarian for the New York Racing Association, has been appointed to succeed Jim Edwards as the Jockey Club steward at NYRA tracks.
The two horses in isolation at Delaware Park were both doing well Saturday, according to John Mooney, the executive director of racing at Delaware Park.
The horse-racing industry in Ontario has been looking for stable footing since the lucrative slots-at-racetracks program was canceled by the provincial government in 2013. After several years of uncertainty, the industry's long-term funding agreement with the province went into effect April 1. The Ontario government will give the industry $105 million annually for the next 19 years to fund racing operations, capital improvements, purse enhancements, and administration.
All-sources handle nationwide fell 7 percent in June to $991 million, contributing to a decline of 3 percent in handle in the second quarter, according to data released Thursday by Equibase.
Two national horsemen’s organizations issued a joint statement Thursday addressing the ongoing case of Jerry Hollendorfer.
Dr. Mary Scollay, the equine medical director for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, has been hired as the next executive director and chief operating officer of the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC), the organization announced Tuesday.
A horse at Delaware Park has been isolated in a barn well removed from the main stable area after testing positive for Streptococcus equi, or strangles. In response, all of the racing organizations in the Mid-Atlantic have placed shipping and racing restrictions on the Stanton, Del., track.
Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker on Friday signed into law Senate Bill 690 which, among other things, permits the state’s racetracks to operate casinos and conduct sports betting, at least throwing a lifeline to a racing jurisdiction that has been on the verge of going under.
Multiple Grade 1 winner Diversify will take up residence at Old Friends Equine Retirement in Georgetown, Ky. – but a return to his home state could later be in the cards for the New York-bred.
