Parx delays opening of track for training until Monday
Parx Racing is pushing back the reopening of its track for training until Monday.
Jim DunleavyFeb 11, 2016
Parx Racing is pushing back the reopening of its track for training until Monday.
Chuck Trout, executive director of the Texas Racing Commission, issued a memo to the state's tracks and horsemen's organizations on Thursday informing them live racing and simulcasting can be conducted through at least the close of business on Feb. 29.
The rule that relegated Lecomte Stakes runner-up Tom’s Ready to the also-eligible list last month won’t need to be applied to the Risen Star Stakes when entries are taken Friday and is likely to not be applied to the Louisiana Derby next month.
George Venizelos and John Durso Jr., both of whom have worked for the New York Racing Association for less than two years, are leaving NYRA to take jobs in the private sector.
Two foreign-based announcers – Craig Evans of Singapore and David Fitzgerald of England – will call the races at Santa Anita on weekends later this month, auditioning for the permanent job to replace Trevor Denman.
A state legislative committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would exempt horse owners in Kentucky from a handful of state taxes related to equine care and farm upkeep.
Ramon Dominguez, the multiple Eclipse Award-winning rider who retired in 2013 after a career-ending injury, will be eligible for consideration for the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame this year even though he has not been retired for five years, the executive committee of the Hall of Fame announced on Wednesday.
The Grade 3, $200,000 Texas Mile will be run a few weeks later on the calendar than usual during the upcoming Lone Star Park meet in one of the most significant changes to the track's 11-race, $1 million stakes schedule.
The number of horses testing positive for the equine herpesvirus at Sunland Park in New Mexico continues to climb, but Turf Paradise in Arizona has announced plans to lift its quarantine at the end of next week after reporting to health officials that no horses have exhibited symptoms of the disease since a horse was euthanized nearly two weeks ago.
An anticipated vote on whether to repeal historical racing rules in Texas never came to fruition at a Tuesday meeting of the state’s racing commission after a temporary restraining order was presented prohibiting a vote.