New York horsemen who repeatedly commit medication violations will be subject to additional penalties under a points system adopted Tuesday by the New York State Gaming Commission.
A handful of racetracks across the U.S. canceled racing on Tuesday when a national betting hub malfunctioned and the tracks were unable to accept simulcast bets on their races.
Lifelong horseman Ted Bates, who was once general manager of Fasig-Tipton Kentucky, died on Jan. 22 at the age of 92.
Marc Guilfoil, a longtime official with the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, has been promoted to executive director, the administration of newly elected Gov. Matt Bevin announced on Tuesday.
Mike Gonzalez, a former jockey agent who until last spring was working on the New York Racing Association circuit, was arrested Monday and faces two criminal charges punishable by as many as five years in prison, according to the Queens County (N.Y.) district attorney’s office.
Moving on comes with the territory at Old Friends Equine Retirement in Georgetown, Ky. Normally, the emptiness comes from a departed member of the farm's vaunted roster of equines, but this time, the hole in the farm was quite literal.
John Ward, the Kentucky Derby-winning trainer who has been the executive director of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission since 2012, has left the commission but plans to remain in the racing industry.
Los Alamitos has canceled its night programs for Quarter Horses and lower-level Thoroughbreds on Feb. 5-6 to conduct maintenance on the lighting system, according to a statement released over the weekend.
George Kutlenios was elected to his third term as president of the Michigan Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, a position he has held since 2012.
Sunland Park in New Mexico has suspended racing for 14 days starting Saturday after five horses tested positive for the equine herpesvirus in the past week, the track announced. Sunland is conducting a mixed meet for Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses that opened in December and continues into April.
