Laurel: Two jockeys suspended
Jockeys Nik Juarez and Xavier Perez have been suspended after the Maryland Racing Commission last Friday conducted drug tests in the Laurel Park jockeys’ room.
Jim DunleavyJan 20, 2016
Jockeys Nik Juarez and Xavier Perez have been suspended after the Maryland Racing Commission last Friday conducted drug tests in the Laurel Park jockeys’ room.
American Pharoah, the 2015 Horse of the Year in the U.S., was named the World’s Best Racehorse on Tuesday at a ceremony in London sponsored by Longines.
Road to the Derby analysis: Smarty Jones Stakes.
Glen Berman, the executive director of the Illinois Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association since 2009, will leave that position to take the head job at the Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association at a critical time for the organization, the FHBPA announced on Monday.
Gulch, a Breeders’ Cup and Eclipse Award winner and the sire of a Kentucky Derby winner, was euthanized Sunday at the Old Friends Equine Retirement Farm near Lexington, Ky. He was 32.
Samantha Siegel has been appointed to the board of directors of the Thoroughbred Owners of California following the recent resignation of George Todaro, the organization announced Saturday. Siegel was added to the board through a vote by directors.
The win by American Pharoah in the 2015 Belmont Stakes, which secured the first Triple Crown in 37 years, has been voted the NTRA Moment of the Year, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association announced on Friday.
The individuals who purchase a share in a $12 million race that was proposed by racetrack owner and owner-breeder Frank Stronach earlier this week would share in the revenues generated by the race but not in the revenues generated by any other races on the card
The Delaware Racing Commission at its Wednesday meeting signed off on the appeal decision and penalty order for trainer Ramon Preciado, who had two clenbuterol positives at Delaware Park last summer. Preciado's 21-day suspension began Thursday.