A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court's ruling throwing out allegations that an upstart maker of historical racing machines infringed on the patents of a competitor owned by The Stronach Group, according to court documents.
Federal prosecutors in Louisiana have charged a veterinarian and a Nebraska online pharmacy with conspiracy related to their alleged roles in providing an illegal painkiller, dermorphin, to Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse trainers in Louisiana in a case stretching back more than five years.
One winning ticket in Sunday’s pick six at Santa Anita was worth $148,205, a payoff that included the single ticket provision of the $2 bet.
The single ticket jackpot carryover for the Santa Anita pick six has reached $33,967 after multiple tickets correctly selected the sequence on Saturday.
All barns that were quarantined at Turfway and Keeneland after the discovery of the equine herpesvirus were released Friday by Kentucky Agriculture officials.
An influential racing policy group has recommended that racing commissions adopt threshold levels for the prohibited medication glaucine, citing evidence that the substance can be ingested by horses through environmental contamination.
Trainer Jerry Weaver, 81, suffered a fatal heart attack in his tack room at Golden Gate Fields on Tuesday, according to a track executive.
The $100,000 Retired Racehorse Project Thoroughbred Makeover, which has grown by leaps and bounds since its inception several years ago, has accepted 578 trainers for this year's event, including accomplished equestrians from several disciplines.
Handle on horse races in California rose 1.6 percent in 2016, while field size showed a slight increase and the number of racing days declined, according to an annual report published Wednesday by the California Horse Racing Board.
Betfair US, the owner of Television Games Network and a New Jersey exchange-wagering operation, has rejoined the National Thoroughbred Racing Association.
