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.
The Breeders’ Cup board on Thursday decided to keep the organization’s two-day event this year at Santa Anita Park in Southern California, despite the controversy that has enveloped the track for the past four months due to criticism over a spate of horse deaths at the facility.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Wednesday giving the California Horse Racing Board the authority to suspend a race meeting on short notice for issues related to equine safety.
AmWager, a small Kentucky-based account-wagering company, has launched two new options for its customers that were developed by the British betting company Colossus, including a feature allowing players to cash-out of multi-leg wagers on overseas races prior to all the races in the series being run.
Ontario Racing has announced a $2.375 million bonus program as part of the 2019 Thoroughbred Improvement Program (TIP).
The Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit against Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen alleging that his multi-state operation shortchanged workers in New York, according to the complaint.
By 11 a.m. Sunday, three horse vans were parked outside of trainer Jerry Hollendorfer’s stable at Santa Anita, waiting to transport the 46-horse stable to Los Alamitos about 30 miles away.
Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer was ordered to vacate his 46 stalls on the Santa Anita backstretch within 72 hours by track management on Saturday, hours after the stable’s American Currency suffered a fatal injury in a workout, Hollendorfer said.
