The overall fatality rate for all U.S. races regardless of surface in 2015 was 1.62 fatalities per 1,000 starts, the lowest level recorded since data on catastrophic injuries began to be published in 2009, according to statistics released on Tuesday by The Jockey Club.
Wise Dan, the two-time Horse of the Year and two-time winner of the Woodbine Mile; Mark Casse, a seven-time Sovereign Award winner as Canada’s outstanding trainer; and long-time Daily Racing Form columnist Joe Hirsch headline a list of 15 Thoroughbred candidates eligible to be inducted to the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 2016.
Tote company Sportech Racing LLC and parimutuel employee Abel Leal were fined on Saturday in rulings by Santa Anita’s stewards for an incident last summer at Del Mar in which a horse who was not supposed to be scratched was erroneously removed from the wagering pools.
We’re halfway through the Ultimate Betting Challenge and so far we have a Gulfstream exacta. Brian Gross of Chicago is in first with $16,474.60 and Will Nefzger of Louisville, Ky. is second with $12,324.
The New Mexico Racing Commission has granted Sunland Park in New Mexico eight additional race dates, which will extend the current meet to May 3. Sunland’s meet was originally scheduled to end on April 19.
Todd Pletcher became the 10th trainer in racing history to win 4,000 races when his first-time starter Eagle Scout captured Friday's fifth race at Gulfstream Park.
The Florida Department of Agriculture on Tuesday lifted the quarantine at Payson Park that had been in effect since a horse at the facility tested positive for the equine herpesvirus March 1. But Gulfstream Park officials said they will not accept entries from horses stabled at Payson Park until the standard 21-day quarantine period has expired.
Trainer Alfredo Velazquez scored his 1,000th career victory Tuesday when Rosie My Way won the first race at Parx.
The Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation has approved the allocation of $1.16 million in funding for new and ongoing research projects, the group announced on Tuesday.
