Texas Racing Commission to learn about out-of-competition testing
The Texas Racing Commission was scheduled to hear a presentation on out-of-competition testing during its Tuesday meeting in Austin.
Mary RampelliniOct 10, 2016
The Texas Racing Commission was scheduled to hear a presentation on out-of-competition testing during its Tuesday meeting in Austin.
Jockey Dennis Collins, who could be facing permanent paralysis from the waist down following a Sept. 25 spill at the Downs at Albuquerque, was scheduled to be flown to a rehabilitation facility in Phoenix late Friday, according to Heather Brock, his fiancée and a trainer based at Turf Paradise.
Five winners of the inaugural Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards were announced at a luncheon ceremony at Keeneland Racecourse on Friday.
There was a collective sigh of relief heard around south Florida after Hurricane Matthew passed by early Friday morning. A large part of that sigh came from horsemen stabled at Gulfstream Park, Gulfstream Park West, and the area's two training facilities, Palm Meadows and Palm Beach Downs.
Because of erroneous information forwarded this week by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, a Daily Racing Form article concerning handle at the recently ended September meet at Churchill Downs was incorrect.
A freak accident involving a loose horse at Churchill Downs before dawn Sept. 29 resulted in injuries to three men.
Betting on races at U.S. tracks rose slightly in September this year when compared to the same month last year, by 2.4 percent, while purses distributed at U.S. tracks fell 6.5 percent, according to figures distributed on Wednesday by Equibase.
Daily Racing Form on Friday will stream the ceremony that announces the winners of the inaugural Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards, presented by Godolphin. Held at Keeneland, the event starts at 11 a.m. Eastern, and the five winners will each receive a trophy and a check for $10,000.
The 2017 Kentucky racing calendar will look much the same as it did in 2016 under an agreement reached by the major Thoroughbred tracks in the state.
With Hurricane Matthew expected to strike the area, Gulfstream Park West has canceled racing Wednesday through Friday, the track announced Tuesday.