Antioco Murgia, a jockey with 72 wins this year, has been prohibited by the Kentucky stewards from accepting mounts in the state as Lexington authorities proceed with an investigation into charges that resulted in the rider’s arrest on Friday.
George “Bucky” Sallee, the Keeneland bugler for more than 50 years who was given the fanciful title of Bugler Emeritus upon his retirement in 2013, died on Monday at age 87, according to Keeneland.
New Jersey’s horsemen have reached an agreement that would guarantee that the state’s Thoroughbred and Standardbred industries receive tens of millions of dollars in subsidies from a casino located at The Meadowlands if voters on Tuesday approve a longshot measure that ultimately results in a casino at the track, the horsemen said late on Monday.
Santa Anita ended its 21-day autumn meeting on Sunday with significant growth in average attendance and handle compared to the corresponding meeting in 2015.
Wagering on U.S. races in October was down starkly from betting during the same month last year, according to figures released by Equibase on Monday, but the comparison was nearly meaningless due to the later running of the two-day Breeders’ Cup event this year.
Betting on the 13 Breeders’ Cup races held Friday and Saturday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif., was up 1.7 percent over the same 13 races held last year despite steep drops in betting on the $5.52 million Classic, according to charts.
Total handle on the four Breeders’ Cup races held Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif., was up 5.2 percent despite a significant drop in the number of runners in the races, according to charts.
A New York appellate court has thrown out a three-year suspension of a harness trainer, ruling that a novel approach used by the state racing commission was inadequate in proving that the trainer violated medication rules.
TVG, the horserace broadcasting company and account-wagering operator, was launched on Friday in high-definition on the AT&T U-Verse subscription television platform, the company said.
Eldorado Resorts Inc., the owner of several racetrack-casinos and other standalone casino properties, had net income of $9.7 million in the third quarter of 2016, up 80 percent from net income of $5.4 million in the same quarter last year, according to financial statements released on Thursday.
