Apprentice Romero Maragh gets thoracic fusion surgery after spill
Apprentice rider Romero Maragh underwent thoracic fusion surgery Friday at Aventura Hospital following a frightening spill the previous day at Gulfstream Park.
Marty McGeeFeb 01, 2019
Apprentice rider Romero Maragh underwent thoracic fusion surgery Friday at Aventura Hospital following a frightening spill the previous day at Gulfstream Park.
A British company that has popularized a cash-out option in multi-race pari-mutuel pools in the United Kingdom has received an operating license in Oregon and hopes to debut the same option for U.S. horseplayers soon, but the effort to implement the practice may set up a test over whether the often staid racing industry is nimble enough to adopt new technologies at a time of rapid change on the national gambling landscape.
The New Jersey Legislature on Thursday passed a bill providing $100 million in subsidies to the state’s Thoroughbred and harness racing industries over the next five years, but only after an amendment was attached to the bill to provide state oversight of the payments' impact.
Fox Sports 2 has expanded its series of winter and spring racing broadcasts this year to 12 telecasts, up from six last year.
The Jockey Club of Canada’s Graded Stakes Committee recently increased the number of graded stakes in Canada this year from 45 to 46 at its annual review.
The New York State Gaming Commission on Monday approved a rule that will allow tracks to apply for limited exemptions to a rule that mandates that claiming races cannot have purses that are in excess of two times the claiming price for horses in the race.
His six-race career may have lasted a little less than four months, but on Thursday night, more than seven months after he swept the Triple Crown, Justify provided a final reminder of his brief, brilliant career.
Gabby Gaudet, the television racing analyst, has taken a year-round position with TVG, the national horse racing network, the company announced Wednesday.
Chris Kay is no longer the chief executive officer and president of the New York Racing Association, Daily Racing Form has learned.
Belinda Stronach, the chief executive of The Stronach Group, has filed a statement of defense and counterclaim to the blockbuster lawsuit filed by her father late last year that disputes his allegations of financial mismanagement.