A portion of the purse of the $100,500 Soviet Problem Stakes at Los Alamitos last December has been ordered redistributed after third-place finisher Run for Retts tested positive for the prohibited substances methamphetamine and amphetamine, according to a ruling released by Santa Anita stewards on Friday.
The board of directors of the New York Racing Association is expected next week to discuss a reorganization plan that is designed to set the association’s course and structure for when the state’s control over the board is taken back later this year, and indications so far are that the plan will not contain any radical changes.
The Illinois Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association and Arlington International still have no contract in place governing Arlington's race meet that starts May 6, and Arlington could attempt to partner with a different horsemen's organization, the Illinois Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Foundation, in an apparent effort to circumvent the ITHA.
Earle Mack, the Thoroughbred owner-breeder, has donated $100,000 to the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation in memory of former Jockey Club chairman Ogden Mills “Dinny” Phipps, who died on Wednesday.
Organizations representing horse breeds across Massachusetts will join together to support the construction of an equine center in the state that would also include a racetrack to replace Suffolk Downs, officials of the group leading the effort announced on Tuesday.
California Authority of Racing Fairs executive director Chris Korby announced on Tuesday that he will retire on Nov. 1.
Wagering on U.S. races increased slightly in March of this year compared to March of 2015, even as the number of races held at U.S. tracks continued to plummet, according to figures released on Tuesday by Equibase.
Trainer Ramon Preciado has yet another clenbuterol positive at Parx Racing. The positive, from Flattering Tales – winner of a $10,000 maiden-claiming race Nov. 8 – is the sixth for Preciado during 2015 and comes less than a week after the stewards issued a ruling for Preciado’s fifth positive.
Sunday’s nine-race card at Aqueduct was canceled due to safety concerns regarding high winds.
Officials of Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment Inc., which owns the Parx casino and Parx Racing in Bensalem, Pa., have not publicly confirmed they want to lease out or turn over the horse racing end of their operation to an outside management group. But if they do, at least one party, and maybe two, appear interested in discussing such an arrangement.
