California Chrome, the 2014 Horse of the Year and the winner of the $10 million Dubai World Cup on March 26, returned to trainer Art Sherman’s stable at Los Alamitos late Sunday afternoon after a flight from Kentucky.
Jockey Corey Nakatani may have ridden his last race. The veteran jockey, a former leading rider in Southern California, said on Sunday that he is contemplating retirement and is frustrated by a lack of opportunities to gain mounts in leading races in recent seasons.
Arlington Park and the Illinois Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association, ending a protracted dispute, signed a contract Friday night governing Arlington’s 2016 race meet, which starts next Friday.
Keeneland wrapped up its spring meet Friday with gains in attendance and handle, including single-day records in both of those categories.
Churchill Downs Inc. had a slight profit in the first quarter of 2016, reversing a slight loss that the company posted in the first quarter of last year, according to financial documents released late on Thursday.
Members of the Congressional Horse Caucus held a hearing-style discussion of a bill seeking to restructure the regulation of U.S. racing on Thursday afternoon in Washington, D.C., with supporters vowing to continue to press for adoption of the legislation.
Daily Racing Form handicappers Mike Watchmaker and Mike Welsch as well as Hall of Fame jockey Chris McCarron and NBC’s Randy Moss will analyze the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks at a dinner and auction Monday at the Keene Barn on the grounds of Keeneland Race Course.
The management of Parx Racing has agreed to resume accepting entries from trainer Ramon Preciado, starting Friday.
Legislation that would legalize Internet poker in California and provide California racing interests with a $60 million annual subsidy for the loss of exclusive online gambling passed an Assembly committee on Wednesday without opposition.
A one-day conference focusing on issues related to the health and safety of racehorses has been scheduled for June 28 at Keeneland in Lexington, the organizers of the conference announced on Thursday.
