The Thoroughbred Owners of California on Saturday morning restored their consent to TwinSpires.com taking bets from California customers on California races just hours before one of the biggest cards on the Santa Anita racing calendar, the top official for the organization said.
The New York Racing Association will once again be able to appoint the majority of its board members under provisions of a budget deal reached between the New York legislative and executive branches on Friday night, according to a copy of the legislation and New York racing officials.
The 2018 Eclipse Awards ceremony will be held at Gulfstream Park in South Florida on Jan. 25, a Thursday, as part of a move to align the event with the Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup, the administrators of the ceremony announced on Friday.
Thoroughbred horsemen in California have withdrawn their consent for TwinSpires.com to accept bets on races at state racetracks from California customers, citing their dissatisfaction with the company’s compliance with monitoring account wagers made on-track in the state.
The Grade 1, $3 million All American Futurity, the richest race offered for Quarter Horses, leads the Ruidoso Downs stakes schedule. The 440-yard race for 2-year-olds will be run on the final card of the meet Sept. 4. Trials are Aug. 18-19.
Frank Kurinec, who worked at the racetrack from the age of 14 into his early 90s, recently died, according to friends. He was 99.
Wagering on U.S. Thoroughbred races declined slightly in the first quarter of 2017 despite an uptick in the number of races held and record-setting handle on the inaugural $12 million Pegasus World Cup in late January, according to figures distributed Wednesday by Equibase.
Jockeys Evin Roman and Rito Almanza will serve suspensions beginning this weekend for careless riding infractions in recent races at Santa Anita.
Santa Anita recently received approval from the California Horse Racing Board to change the rules regarding pick six distributions in the event of a surface switch after the bet is underway. The new rule takes effect on Thursday.
There are two pick six carryovers at Santa Anita on Thursday - $133,546 in the main pool and $590,443 in the single ticket jackpot pool.
