Bolstered by a Single Six carryover of more than $719,000 into Saturday’s closing-night program of the Churchill Downs spring meet, 68 winning 20-cent Single Six tickets returned $38,045.38 on an evening when there was a mandatory payoff in the wager.
Gov. Rick Snyder signed two bills into law Friday that update Michigan’s horse racing law to include site-specific simulcast purse distribution, among other changes.
The quarantine of a Ruidoso Downs barn that had housed a Quarter Horse who tested positive for the equine herpesvirus has been lifted, according to the New Mexico Livestock Board.
The Texas Horse Racing Hall of Fame has announced the names of the five individuals to be inducted during a gala Oct. 29 at Retama Park near San Antonio. The new class is comprised of First Down Dash, Hugh Fitzsimons, Dr. Nat Kieffer, John T. L. Jones, and Jay Pumphrey.
Jockey Ricardo Santana Jr., who was suspended a total of 21 days for five different riding infractions this past meet at Oaklawn Park, has had the suspension reduced to 15 days in an agreement with the Arkansas Racing Commission.
The New Mexico Racing Commission has adopted an emergency rule that suspends horses from competition for a minimum of 60 days if they test positive for substances in five different categories. The rule went into effect late Wednesday, executive director Izzy Trejo said.
A quarantine at Arapahoe Park has been lifted, the Colorado Department of Agriculture announced. The track had been on lockdown after a mare in its stable area tested positive for Equine Infectious Anemia.
Chuck Borell, the central figure in the case involving 43 abandoned horses on a farm in Mercer County, Ky., was arrested by county sheriffs late Wednesday morning when he showed up at the farm. There is an outstanding warrant for the arrest of Maria Borell, the daughter of Chuck Borell.
Churchill Downs has put together a competitive 11-race card with several sizable fields for its closing-night program on Saturday, which could feature a massive Single Six pot.
Jockey Patrick Valenzuela, who has not ridden since late February in Louisiana, is hoping to ride in California in July for the first time since early 2014 if he is granted a license by the California Horse Racing Board.
