Julian Pimentel, a prominent Maryland-based jockey, was charged with assault by Anne Arundel County, Md., police last week after being involved in an altercation at a local restaurant, according to a police report.
The New York State Gaming Commission has reduced a $15,000 fine it levied on jockey Victor Espinoza for wearing unauthorized promotional material during the Travers Stakes at Saratoga in August to $2,500, according to a ruling released following Espinoza’s appeal of the decision.
Trainer Maria Borell has filed a lawsuit against the owners of Breeders' Cup Sprint winner Runhappy, seeking nearly $120,000 from the colt’s earnings in compensation along with other payments.
Roy Sedlacek, the New York trainer who was summarily suspended after two of his horses tested positive for a rare and synthetic illegal drug, testified during a Tuesday hearing into the positives that he had administered a substance to the two horses on race day that he thought contained an illegal drug even if it was not the drug that regulators ultimately detected, according to officials with the New York Gaming Commission who attended the hearing.
Fair Grounds Racecourse in New Orleans has a new look in its administrative hierarchy for its 2015-16 racing season.
Roy Sedlacek, a New York-based trainer, has been suspended indefinitely by New York stewards after two of his horses tested positive for a powerful banned synthetic sedative after racing at Belmont Park, according to state records.
Texas racing is in business through at least the month of February. The state’s legislative budget board on Friday gave the Texas Racing Commission authority to temporarily fund its operations for 90 days. The new extension will follow the current funding plan that ends Nov. 30.
On Friday afternoon, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced new appointments to the Texas Racing Commission. The panel is operating on a temporary funding plan that runs through Nov. 30. The new appointments are Margaret Martin and Rolando Pablos, while Gary Aber was reappointed to the commission, according to a release. Their terms expire Feb. 1, 2021.
Special Rate, a leading Texas stallion, has been moved to Oklahoma for the 2016 breeding season. He will stand at Glasses Creek Ranch in Madill, Okla., the farm announced Friday. His fee will be $3,000
A Texas Racing Commission request to extend funding for its administrative costs beyond Nov. 30 is under review, according to a representative of the state’s legislative budget board. The commission is operating under a temporary funding plan, and if its request is not granted by the end of the month, racing in Texas would be forced to shut down.
