The Ohio Derby will return to 1 1/8 miles when it is contested for the 82nd time in 2016. ThistleDown announced Wednesday that Ohio’s richest race for 3-year-olds will retain its $500,000 purse and be run on Saturday, June 25, two weeks after the Belmont Stakes.
Horse owners may continue to use a three-year depreciation schedule for racehorses under a provision that has been included in a federal tax and budget bill negotiated between Republicans and Democrats, according to the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, which conducts federal lobbying efforts on behalf of racing.
Strict medication regulations contributed to a decline in the purse for the Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity for Quarter Horses this year, but track officials expect growth in 2016 and 2017, according to a letter released to horsemen on Tuesday.
The Texas Racing Commission kept historical racing rules on the books at a lengthy meeting Tuesday, but will revisit the topic of repealing those rules as early as February, according to the agency’s spokesman, Robert Elrod.
The Association of Racing Commissioners International will explore options over the next year that would allow for states to work collectively to implement and enforce new rules, officials for the organization said on Tuesday.
NBC and its sister networks will produce nine broadcasts in the summer and fall next year featuring live coverage of 16 prep races for the Breeders’ Cup under a three-year renewal of a broadcasting contract between the two parties, the groups announced on Monday.
Frank Mirahmadi was named by Santa Anita on Monday as the announcer for the first part of its winter-spring meeting, which begins Dec. 26.
A plan for off-track stabling for Southern California Thoroughbreds at Los Alamitos, San Luis Rey Downs, and Galway Downs in 2016 is expected to be finalized before the California Horse Racing Board meeting at Los Alamitos Racecourse on Thursday, according to racing board chairman Chuck Winner.
Trainer Jeff Radosevich collected his 2,000th career victory when the 3-year-old filly She’s Slammed scored by 3 1/4 lengths as the 8-5 favorite in Saturday’s second race at Mahoning Valley Race Course.
For the second time this week, there will be a two-day pick six carryover at Aqueduct. The wager went unhit Thursday and Friday, resulting in a carryover of $134,344 into Saturday’s nine-race program at the Big A.
