Trainer King Leatherbury has been suspended 15 days and fined $500 by the Laurel Park board of stewards for a medication violation. Leatherbury's suspension began July 11 and continues through this Monday.
Though locally based politicians would prefer Gov. Andrew Cuomo leave the current franchise agreement in place with the New York Racing Association as part of any reprivatization bill, there is reason to believe that a future deal could include some sort of cap on the revenue NYRA receives from the video-lottery terminals in place at Aqueduct.
Garden Goddess was scratched as the 8-5 morning-line favorite from a Thursday race at Gulfstream Park after officials determined the filly was ineligible to race because of a premature transfer of ownership. The scratch drew attention once again to an ongoing situation with trainer Marcus Vitali and the status of his sizable stable.
There won't be a Triple Crown winner galloping across these hallowed grounds this summer, but there will be plenty of stargazing to do nonetheless this summer at Saratoga.
Charles Hayward, a former top executive of the New York Racing Association and Daily Racing Form, has launched a racing consulting company called Hayward Advisory Services, according to an announcement from the company.
The highly regarded 2-year-old filly Dynamite Charge had to be euthanized Sunday morning after she sustained a catastrophic injury at the conclusion of a workout at Del Mar.
Attendance and all-sources handle showed increases on Friday’s opening day of the Del Mar summer meeting compared to opening day on a Thursday in 2015.
Gordon Lavalette has been hired as the new chief financial officer for the New York Racing Association, replacing Susan Stover, who left the company in January for a similar job at the Johnny Rockets restaurant chain.
All-sources handle at California racetracks declined 8.8 percent in June and was down 4.6 percent for the year, according to figures released at Thursday’s California Horse Racing Board meeting by executive director Rick Baedeker.
Mike Rogers, the president of The Stronach Group, has been elected to the Breeders’ Cup’s 14-seat board of directors.
