The Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit has charged three more trainers in its wide-ranging case involving the illegal administration of corticosteroids at Penn National Race Course, according to records posted to the unit’s website on Monday night.
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Amy Gregory, the director of communications at the Keeneland Association since 2013 and a staple in the communications office for nearly two decades, will retire this summer, the company announced on Monday.
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Total wagering on Thoroughbred races at U.S. tracks in February dropped 8.0 percent compared to the same month as last year, but the decline was offset by a double-digit drop in the number of races held during the month, according to figures distributed by Equibase on Wednesday.
A licensed groom at Belmont Park drove a Nissan Rogue into the south side of Barn 31 – the barn of Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher – just before 9 p.m. Saturday night, resulting in damage to the structure but no injuries to any horses that reside there.
A documentary co-produced by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association about the National Horseplayers Championship will debut on March 6 on a streaming site, the NTRA announced on Friday.
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The owners and the breeders of a horse who finished second in a November allowance race at Churchill Downs have sued the horse’s jockey, alleging breach of contract due to the rider easing up on the horse in late stretch. Luan Machado is being sued for lost purse funds and breeders’ awards, plus “unliquidated damages” and “consequential damages.”
The Humboldt county fair board of directors voted on Monday to proceed with a license application for a late summer race meeting at its venue in Ferndale, Calif.
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All-sources handle at all racing venues in California declined 7 percent in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to statistics presented at Thursday’s California Horse Racing Board meeting.
John Banno, the track superintendent at Thistledown in Northeast Ohio for the past 22 years, has been hired by the Maryland Jockey Club as its Director of Racing Surfaces, the government-owned MJC said on Friday.
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A Michigan District Court judge in a ruling on Wednesday granted Churchill Downs a preliminary injunction that will allow TwinSpires.com to operate in the state, in a case that is being closely watched by the racing industry.
