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In an effort to reverse a years-long decline in the California Thoroughbred foal crop, the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association announced three financial incentives on Sunday designed to lure mare owners to invest in breeding in the state.
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The Jockey Club has elected 10 new members, including the high-profile owner Peter T. Brant, the organization announced on Monday.
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The New York Racing Association will conduct 45 stakes worth $9.45 million, including five stakes that offer automatic berths into their respective Breeders’ Cup divisions later this fall, during its 32-day Belmont at the Big A fall meeting.
A ruling by a federal district judge in Michigan that has upended the legal framework underlying account-wagering on horse racing and drawn the attention of the entire electronic gambling industry was harshly criticized during a panel on Wednesday morning, closing day of the Racing and Gaming Conference in Saratoga Springs.
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The Racing and Gaming Conference, which usually focuses on hard-core legal and business issues, put together a panel to discuss whether the Triple Crown schedule needs to be changed, giving trainer Ken McPeek, former horsemen’s official Joe Appelbaum, and writers Bill Finley and Steve Crist a shot at the debate.
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Churchill Downs Inc. will devote additional resources to its promotion of the Kentucky Oaks in the coming years in an effort to expand the race’s popularity beyond the local market and the sport’s traditional fans, the company’s chief executive officer, William Carstanjen, said during remarks at the Racing and Gaming Conference on Tuesday in Saratoga Springs.
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Joe Talamo, the Eclipse Award winner for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey in 2007, has joined FanDuel TV as a full-time host and analyst, the network announced on Monday.
The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority has granted provisional accreditation to a drug-testing lab in Kentucky and will begin sending samples to the lab effective immediately, HISA said on Monday.
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Recent immigration and deportation policies pushed by the administration of President Donald Trump have underlined the need for trainers to have their paperwork in order while simultaneously creating fear and confusion on racetrack backstretches, according to speakers on a panel on Monday at the Racing and Gaming Conference in Saratoga.
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Everett Dobson, the new chair of The Jockey Club, took some time off from his Friday morning handicapping to speak about his background and the future of The Jockey Club with Daily Racing Form reporter Matt Hegarty. An edited version of the conversation follows.
