Persistent rain Wednesday morning at Santa Anita was only a minor inconvenience for horsemen, compared to the Tuesday bombshell that racing at Santa Anita had been suspended the remainder of the week while the main track undergoes additional testing.
John C. Oxley, the Thoroughbred owner who campaigned 2001 Kentucky Derby winner Monarchos, has been selected by the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation for its Dinny Phipps Award, created to honor a supporter of Thoroughbred charities.
Purses for lower-level, open claiming races at Aqueduct will be raised beginning this week after the New York State Gaming Commission in January relaxed regulations that limited the purse-to-claim ratio to 2:1.
A Kentucky Senate committee on Friday passed a bill that would restore a provision of the tax code that allows residents to deduct their gambling losses from their gambling winnings on their state tax returns.
Churchill Downs Inc. had adjusted net income of $151.3 million in 2018, a 61 percent increase over the company's adjusted net income in 2017, according to financial statements released on Wednesday night, with revenue from its flagship racetrack and its market-leading account-wagering company up sharply.
The defendants in a class-action lawsuit accusing Hagyard Equine Medical Institute and several of its veterinary partners of falsifying dates on sales radiographs have asked the court to dismiss the suit, according to court records.
Damon Thayer, the Kentucky Senate majority leader, has asked for an amendment to be included in a tax bill currently moving through the state legislature so that Kentucky horseplayers would be able to deduct their gambling losses against their winnings, the legislator said Monday.
The Arkansas Racing Commission on Thursday unanimously passed proposed rules for casino gaming in the state, according to agency attorney Byron Freeland. The two-hour meeting included a public hearing. It was held in Little Rock, Ark.
A public rift has opened up between the mayor of Baltimore and The Stronach Group, the company that owns Pimlico Race Course in a distressed area of the city, over the company's support of bills that would eventually lead to the consolidation of racing at Laurel Park in Maryland.
The Jockey Club of Canada has announced that Amanda Erwin has been chosen as the recipient of the 2018 Outstanding Groom Award. Finalists were also announced for the 2018 Sovereign Awards media categories.
