The Arkansas Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a proposed ballot measure asking voters to approve three new casinos in the state should be disqualified, granting a victory to the two racetracks in the state that opposed the proposal.
The Belmont Futurity, a race for 2-year-old Thoroughbreds at Belmont Park, and the $1 million Yonkers International Trot, a 1 ¼-mile race at Yonkers Raceway for top Standardbreds, will be linked through a daily double this year when they are held Saturday afternoon, the two tracks announced on Wednesday.
Mick Peterson, an equine biomechanics expert who has played leading roles in recent efforts to assess the safety of racetracks, has been named the director of the University of Kentucky’s Ag Equine Programs, according to the Lexington-based university.
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.
