A wide-ranging tax and spending bill passed by the U.S. Senate on Monday contains language that would limit the tax offset for gambling losses to 90 percent of total winnings, a change to long-standing policy that could have significant impacts on horseracing and other forms of gambling.
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Churchill Downs concluded a successful 43-day spring race meet on June 29, posting nearly across-the-board gains in key metrics compared to the 2024 spring meeting.
Dr. Mary Scollay, one of the most accomplished and respected equine medical regulators in Thoroughbred racing, has retired from her full-time duties as chief of science for the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit but will continue to serve as a consultant to the organization, HIWU announced on Tuesday.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed down an order requiring the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court to issue a new ruling on the constitutionality of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, the private company that administers regulations in most major racing states.
The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority has established a committee to advise on health and well-being matters experienced by jockeys, HISA announced on Friday.
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The Louisiana State Racing Commission on Tuesday approved a meet at Fair Grounds racetrack in New Orleans running from Thanksgiving week in November to the third week of March, with specific dates to be determined after horsemen and the track make an assessment in August about the available subsidies from other forms of gambling.
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The National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association on Wednesday issued a notice of guidance to its membership and to U.S. racetracks claiming that no agents for Immigration and Customs Enforcement or any individual representing ICE should be allowed on the backstretch of a racetrack without an official warrant.
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario has updated the Thoroughbred Rules of Racing with the intent of improving racehorse health and safety “aligned with ongoing efforts to enhance welfare and support industry sustainability,” according to a release put out by the AGCO.
DRF Bets, the account-wagering operation launched by Daily Racing Form in 2011, has been sold to 1/ST Technology, a subsidiary of 1/ST Racing and Gaming, and all customers of the operation will be immediately transitioned to 1/ST’s XpressBet account-wagering operation on Tuesday, the two companies announced.
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All-sources single-race betting on the Belmont Stakes on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York was up 5 percent compared to betting in the same pools last year, according to charts of the races.
