Officials of Arizona Downs in Prescott Valley told horsemen on Thursday that this Sunday’s card will be the last of the meet, according to a trainer present at the meeting, a statement confirmed later on Friday by the track’s general manager and through a press release issued by the track.
Hall of Fame jockey Randy Romero, who has suffered with kidney and liver disease for years, is under hospice care at his home in Lafayette, La.
The Kentucky Supreme Court has ordered that a case involving the legality of machines that have proved lucrative to Kentucky racetracks and horsemen be moved to its domain.
The owners of a building in downtown Louisville who have ties to previous offtrack betting locations in Kentucky have received approval to open a simulcasting parlor at the property as an adjunct of Churchill Downs.
The owner of Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort in West Virginia has reached an agreement to sell the operating assets of the track and two other casinos to Century Casinos, a publicly traded company that owns two racetracks and an account-wagering company in Canada, the two principals have announced.
Canadian owner and Hall-of-Famer Gustav Schickedanz died on Monday at home in Schomberg, Ontario, at 90.
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission at a meeting on Tuesday in Florence approved the sale of Ellis Park to a New Mexico-based company that has pledged to invest approximately $60 million in the track and its casino facility over the next two years.
Veteran jockey Richard Bracho remains in Jefferson Torresdale Hospital in Philadelphia following a one-horse spill in the fourth race at Parx on Sunday.
Three equine health organizations have released a request for proposals for research projects focusing on the use of bisphosphonates, a class of drugs that began to be used in racing within the last five years that have drawn attention because of the potential for deleterious, long-term impacts on bone health.
The city of Baltimore has withdrawn a lawsuit seeking the condemnation of Pimlico Race Course and the transfer of the track's assets, including the rights to the Preakness Stakes, according to the parties involved.
