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Rights for new Edmonton track awarded to Century Casinos Europe

Century Casinos Europe GmbH was awarded the right to build a new gaming and horse racing facility in the Edmonton, Alberta, area. There were four final bids submitted to Horse Racing Alberta to build a facility that will replace Northlands Park, which was slated to close at the end of this year. Century currently owns and operates Century Downs, a gaming and horse racing facility in Balzac, a suburb of Calgary.

Randy GouldingSep 21, 2016

W.Va. tracks required to meet safety, integrity standards

The West Virginia Racing Commission on Tuesday adopted a rule that will require the state’s two Thoroughbred racetracks to apply for accreditation through a program run by an industry-funded group.

Matt HegartySep 20, 2016

Grade 1 winner Plenty of Grace dies at 29

Grade 1 winner Plenty of Grace has died at age 29, and will be buried at Darby Dan Farm in Lexington, Ky., where she was bred.

Nicole RussoSep 20, 2016

Handle up sharply at Emerald Downs meet

Good weather and larger fields contributed to the average daily handle at the recently concluded Emerald Downs meet increasing by 16.8 percent over 2015.

Randy GouldingSep 15, 2016

New Jersey bill comes too late to bet on Far Hills races

Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey has signed a bill allowing for wagering on the steeplechase races held at Far Hills, but the signature came too late to offer betting on the Oct. 15 card this year, according to officials with the company that has been hired to administer the wagering.

Matt HegartySep 15, 2016

Meadowlands takeout cut to 15 percent for all wagers

Every bet offered at the upcoming all-turf Thoroughbred meet at the Meadowlands at New Jersey will have a 15 percent takeout, the operator of the meet announced on Wednesday.

Matt HegartySep 14, 2016

Japanese races to award one Kentucky Derby berth

Churchill Downs will award a Japanese horse an automatic berth in next year's Kentucky Derby under a new program assigning points to participants in two Japanese stakes races, the track announced on Monday.

Matt HegartySep 12, 2016

New York drug-testing lab gains accreditation

An industry-funded racing organization has granted full accreditation to the drug-testing laboratory that is required by law to be used for horse racing taking place in New York State, the organization said on Friday.

Matt HegartySep 09, 2016

Maldonado undergoes surgery to repair broken ribs

Jockey Edwin Maldonado will miss three to six months of riding as the result of seven broken ribs and a collapsed lung sustained in a training accident at Del Mar last Sunday, according to his friend, jockey Alex Jimenez.

Steve AndersenSep 08, 2016

Parx plans to add 10 days to 2016 season

Parx Racing will add 10 days to its racing schedule this year, pending approval of the Pennsylvania Racing Commission, according to track officials and Mike Ballezzi, executive director of the Pennsylvania Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association.

Jim DunleavySep 07, 2016

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