The board of the Breeders' Cup met as scheduled on Friday morning in South Florida to discuss a number of potential changes to the organization's event, but an official spokesman for the group said after the meeting that there was “no news” to report.
An award he secured at Del Mar in the Breeders’ Cup Classic more than two months ago was officially made his on Thursday night at Gulfstream Park, when Gun Runner was announced as the Horse of the Year for 2017 at the 47th annual Eclipse Awards dinner.
All-sources wagering on races throughout California fell by less than 1 percent in 2017, according to data announced at Thursday’s California Horse Racing Board meeting.
On Saturday, the racing community will be focused on Gulfstream Park in Hallandale, Fla., the site of the second Pegasus World Cup, just as it was at this time last year. With a listed purse of $16 million, the Pegasus is again being advertised as the richest race in the world, it has drawn a field that is deep and bet-ready, and tickets for the day are being priced as if the Belmont Stakes was an undercard event on the Saturday Breeders' Cup lineup.
The racing and equine community’s response to the December fire that swept through San Luis Rey Training Center in Southern California has been voted the 2017 Moment of the Year, according to the organization that administers the award, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association.
Representatives of New York's racing industry on Wednesday urged a state Senate committee to keep the sport in mind if the state legalizes wagering on other sports in the near future, a distinct possibility now that the U.S. Supreme Court is mulling a case concerning the practice.
The board of the Breeders' Cup is scheduled to meet Friday to discuss a number of proposals that could have significant impacts on its two-day event, including adding a BC Derby and moving the BC Classic.
The West Virginia Racing Commission on Tuesday voted not to approve the $1.2 million purse of the Charles Town Classic, putting the future of the Grade 2 race in jeopardy.
The New York Gaming Commission on Monday formally adopted new rules that will prevent horsemen from administering more than one regulated painkilling medication to a horse within four days of a race.
Though the New York Racing Association this spring could receive state approval to conduct nighttime racing at Belmont Park, it is unlikely that such a card would take place until 2019 at the earliest.
