The California Horse Racing Board voted on Thursday to allow the San Joaquin County Fair in Stockton to shift its two-week autumn race meeting to the Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton for one year.
On Thursday at Parx Racing, an isolation area was being constructed to house any horses diagnosed with the equineherpesvirus. Also, after the current quarantine ends, new health requirements will be put into effect for horses at Parx, according to Sam Elliott, the track's director of racing.
The launch date for the first exchange-wagering site in the U.S. has been set for May 10, according to the site's operator, Betfair, but wagering on the site will be restricted in the U.S. to New Jersey residents who are physically in the state when they make their bets, limiting the site's reach.
After easily surpassing the guaranteed mark of $75,000 for its late pick four last weekend, Golden Gate Fields has raised the guaranteed pool on the wager to $100,000 for the next two weekends.
Seventy-seven stakes races, including 49 held at U.S. racetracks, will offer automatic berths to Breeders’ Cup races this year through the BC Challenge series.
The Illinois Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association filed a lawsuit on Monday seeking to keep Arlington International from using an agreement with a different horsemen’s organization as the legal foundation to offer live racing and simulcasting during the track’s meet this year.
On Monday at Parx Racing, several of embattled trainer Ramon Preciado's owners transferred horses out of his care to Danny Gargan and Marcos Zulueta.
Los Alamitos track owner Ed Allred sent a letter to track employees and horsemen on Friday reiterating his commitment to continue racing at the Orange County track but expressing reservations about the long-term prospects for the racecourse beyond his lifetime.
Julie Broadway, the executive director of the American Morgan Horse Association and Educational Charitable Trust since 2007, has been named to succeed Jay Hickey as president of the American Horse Council, the AHC announced on Friday.
The reprivatization plan the New York Racing Association will submit to the state legislature next week will only deal with a governance structure for the company but will not contain any other proposals regarding the long-term future of the organization or racing.
