The owners of Maximum Security, the colt disqualified from first in the May 4 Kentucky Derby, have filed a federal lawsuit in a U.S. District Court in Kentucky seeking to overturn the stewards’ decision and declare the horse the official winner.
Kim Boniface, the daughter of J. William and Joan Boniface, one of the most prominent families in Maryland horse racing and breeding over the past half-century, died Sunday at age 51.
The Jockey Club on Friday released the results of a poll it funded that attempts to gauge voter response to issues facing horse racing and initiatives that the organization supports.
Attorneys for the owner of Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore have asked a judge to throw out a lawsuit by the city that seeks to obtain ownership of the track and its signature race, the Preakness Stakes.
Murray Rojas, the Penn National-based trainer who was found guilty two years ago of 14 counts of misbranding prescription drugs, was sentenced to 27 months in prison on Monday.
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission will not hear an appeal filed Monday morning by the connections of Maximum Security regarding the disqualification of that horse from Saturday’s 145th Kentucky Derby.
Handle on the Kentucky Derby, the Kentucky Oaks, and both of the races' undercards set records last weekend at Churchill Downs, continuing upward trends for big-event days at a time when the sport overall is being buffeted by criticism.
The overnight rating for the Kentucky Derby broadcast on NBC on Saturday was the highest since 1990 and a 20 percent jump over last year’s number, according to NBC.
Total commingled handle on the Kentucky Derby and its supporting undercard Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville set records for the fourth year in a row, according to charts of the races, despite negative attention focused on racing in the months leading up to the sport’s most important race.
Handle on the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs on Friday set a record at $19.3 million, despite the negative forces battering the industry over the past several months.
