Judge throws out RaceTech's suit over patent infringement
A federal judge in Kentucky has thrown out a patent-infringement lawsuit that the manufacturer of Instant Racing machines filed against its only competitor.
Matt HegartyMar 02, 2016
A federal judge in Kentucky has thrown out a patent-infringement lawsuit that the manufacturer of Instant Racing machines filed against its only competitor.
The political action committee administered by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association in 2015 raised $276,742 from racing-industry members and distributed $288,500 to legislators, their associated PACs, and unassociated political groups, according to a report prepared by the NTRA and distributed on Wednesday.
An unidentified horse has tested positive for the equine herpesvirus at Payson Park, forcing the Indiantown, Fla., training facility to be quarantined under Florida Department of Agriculture regulations for at least the next 21 days.
Jeffrey Cannizzo will replace Chester Broman in a non-voting seat reserved for the New York Thoroughbred Breeders on the board of the New York Racing Association.
Daily Racing Form’s Joe Nevills and Nicole Russo have been named Sovereign Award finalists for writing for their story on the popular Canadian-bred sire Smart Strike, entitled: “Smart Strike Remembered.”
A key Florida Senate committee removed two massive gambling deals from its docket on Tuesday, intensifying doubts that the full state legislature will allow bills radically changing the Florida gambling landscape to go forward this session.
A Florida House committee advanced a bill on Monday containing revisions to an earlier bill approving a proposed gambling compact with the Seminole tribe, leaving intact most provisions affecting the horse-racing industry.
The New York State Gaming Commission on Monday unanimously approved a rule banning the use of the anabolic steroid stanozolol, effective at the end of August, six months from the approval date.
A horse racing medication advisory group has recommend three new higher thresholds for substances on its regulated medications list, citing new research into the pharmacological effects of the drugs, according to a release from the group.
Jockey Darren Egan, suspended 12 years by British horse racing officials in February for failing to put forth his best effort in two races in 2013, has been suspended by California Horse Racing Board officials from working an exercise rider at Santa Anita.