Sports wagering is expected to gain a foothold in a number of U.S. jurisdictions over the next year, according to speakers on Wednesday morning panels at the University of Arizona Symposium on Racing, but it's still an open question as to whether racing will benefit from the expansion, at least overall, panelists said.
What do a dog, a ratio, and a randomly generated test have in common? They are all tools developed recently by racing regulators to address integrity concerns at racetracks, according to panelists appearing on Tuesday afternoon at the annual Symposium on Racing.
The anticipated expansion of sports wagering in the U.S. over the next several years will present significant integrity challenges to sports leagues, and, by extension, racing, the keynote speaker at the University of Arizona Symposium on Racing said on Tuesday morning.
David Heerensperger, who won multiple Grade 1 races but is probably best known for owning the star-crossed Hawksley Hill, died on Sunday in his native Washington. He was 82.
The most prominent topic at the Race Track Industry Program’s annual racing symposium this year is not a racing one. It’s sports betting.
There was a sense of relief along with that of accomplishment for John Velazquez Friday as he became the 18th jockey to ride 6,000 winners in North America. He accomplished the feat when he rode Singapore Trader to victory in Aqueduct’s fifth race.
Golden Gate Fields received provisional approval from the California Horse Racing Board on Thursday to run its winter-spring meeting beginning on Dec. 26 after reaching an agreement with the Thoroughbred Owners of California on simulcast signals for races imported from outside of the state.
Three stakes races have been upgraded to Grade 1 status and six races were downgraded from Grade 1 to Grade 2 as a result of the annual review conducted by the American Graded Stakes Committee, the organization announced Friday.
Rick Hammerle is being replaced as the racing secretary at Santa Anita Park, multiple sources with knowledge of the situation reported Friday.
In 2013, Colonial Downs, Virginia's only Thoroughbred track, went out with a whimper. In 2019, the track plans to come back with a bang.
