Local residents at a public town-council meeting Monday night in Lancaster, Mass., expressed legitimate concerns about a proposal to build a racetrack there, according to Tim Ritvo, chief operating officer for The Stronach Group.
AmTote and the Maryland Jockey Club made an error when tabulating the payoffs for the Rainbow 6 at Laurel Park on Saturday, incorrectly reporting a carryover when indeed the bet was hit.
John Andreini, a prominent owner of Quarter Horses and a partner in Ruidoso Downs, died following a brain aneurysm on Friday, according to a statement released by Ruidoso Downs.
The Illinois Racing Board at a regular monthly meeting Thursday at Arlington said it would begin the formal process of making rules to govern the introduction of historical racing machines to Hawthorne Race Course and Fairmount Park.
Jim Dunleavy, the mid-Atlantic correspondent for Daily Racing Form, has been named the winner of the 2018 Bill Handleman Award by Monmouth Park to recognize outstanding coverage of the track’s marquee race, the Grade 1, $1 million Haskell Invitational.
The Stronach Group has filed rudimentary renderings to the Lancaster, Mass., town council of a racetrack it hopes to build outside of town.
Forrest Kaelin, who trained Thoroughbreds for nearly 60 years following a brief riding career, died Thursday of natural causes at his Louisville home. He was 83.
Leaders of racing organizations in Virginia are asking their members to submit comments to the Virginia Racing Commission taking issue with a proposed cap on the number of slot-machine-like devices that will be allowed in the state in advance of a July 31 meeting to discuss draft regulations governing the machines.
The Stronach Group intends to file plans for a proposed racetrack in central Massachusetts in advance of a Monday meeting with local government officials in Lancaster, officials for the town said on Tuesday.
Lone Star Park near Dallas has canceled the remainder of its meet that was to close on Sunday. The final three dates of the season were called off due to severe heat, said track spokeswoman Diantha Brazzell.
