The backstretch of Parx Racing in Bensalem, Pa., was placed under quarantine Friday afternoon after a horse stabled there became ill. During the quarantine, horses will be allowed to ship to Parx, but no horses will be allowed to leave the grounds.
The New York Racing Association, Maryland Jockey Club, and Charles Town Race Track on Friday morning placed a ban on horses shipping in from Parx Racing after a horse stabled there became ill this week.
Jill Byrne, the veteran racing broadcaster and racing executive, has been hired by Colonial Downs in New Kent, Va., as vice president of racing, according to the track.
Churchill Downs officials announced Thursday in conjunction with the release of its 2019 spring stakes schedule that the purse for the Kentucky Derby has been increased to $3 million.
Kentucky Downs has filed a lawsuit contesting the decision by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission to award a license to a partnership between Churchill Downs and Keeneland for a harness track and casino in Oak Grove, Ky., near the Tennessee border.
Finalists and profiles for the 2018 Eclipse Awards.
It was a Grade 1 kind of year for jockey Jose Ortiz in 2018.
Apprentice jockey Reylu Gutierrez took a somewhat unconventional path to the starting gate despite the fact that he is a son of a trainer.
If Roy H is named champion male sprinter for the second year in a row, he will become only the second horse to top the division twice since the Eclipse Awards were established in 1971.
Hampered by Mother Nature but helped by Justify's Triple Crown bid, the New York Racing Association showed a 3.6 percent decline in all-sources handle in 2018 compared to the previous year.
