The West Virginia Racing Commission has approved the schedule at Charles Town for the second half of next year. The commission okayed racing dates for Charles Town through May at its November meeting.
The Breeders’ Cup in a press release on Tuesday said it will wait until the California Horse Racing Board’s investigation is completed before deciding on penalties going forward for Masochistic, trainer Ron Ellis, or any of his assistants.
Tara’s Tango, the California-based Grade 1 winner who was among the top fillies on the West Coast in 2016, has retired from racing and will become a broodmare at Stonestreet Farm.
Vincent Viola, owner of St. Elias Stable with his wife, Teresa, was selected by president-elect Donald Trump to serve as secretary of the Army.
Penn National jockey Luis Belmonte has been charged with attempted homicide and is being held in the Dauphin County Prison in Pennsylvania on $1 million bail, according to WPMT FOX 43 news of Harrisburg.
With trainer Ramon Preciado's license set to be revoked Thursday, Parx Racing officials said they would no longer accept entries from him beginning Monday, when the track's Dec. 26 card was to be drawn.
Los Alamitos ended a two-week winter Thoroughbred meeting on Sunday with an increase in average daily all-sources handle of approximately 16 percent from last year's December meeting.
Remington Park in Oklahoma City achieved its highest handle day since 1999 during the 67-date meet that closed last Sunday, but it was not enough to keep the track from experiencing a decline in handle for the first time since 2012.
Foul play is not suspected in the death of ex-jockey Garrett Gomez at a Tucson-area casino and hotel on Wednesday, the attorney general of the tribe that runs the casino said on Friday.
The Minnesota Racing Commission on Thursday approved Canterbury Park’s request for a 67-day race meeting during 2017.
