Seth Hancock, part of the family that founded central Kentucky’s Claiborne Farm, has been appointed a trustee of the Keeneland Association, replacing Louis Lee Haggin III, who has retired from the position, the company announced on Friday.
The Texas Racing Commission on Tuesday voted against repealing rules that provide for the installation of historical racing terminals at the state’s tracks, according to a commission spokesman. The vote was a tight one during a meeting in Austin, Texas.
The Louisiana Racing Commission on Monday formally adopted a set of rules governing the use of medication in racing that is being pushed by a national coalition of industry organizations, with the rules becoming effective for Thoroughbred races in October, according to racing groups.
The Virginia Equine Alliance, a partnership between the state’s horsemen and breeders, has scheduled six Thoroughbred turf races to be held at Great Meadow in The Plains, Virginia, for Sept. 20, the group has announced.
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on Tuesday approved a raft of amendments to its medication rules and penalties schedule in an attempt to address a recent court case and move the state further toward adoption of a uniform rules policy for horse racing.
Everett Dobson, a prominent owner and breeder, has been appointed to the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, according to the organization, replacing David Willmot, who was required to step down from the committee after nine years under term-limit bylaws.
Kelly Cathey was named interim executive director of the Oklahoma Racing Commission at a special meeting in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, according to the commission’s personnel director, Bonnie Morris. Constantin Rieger, who for the past 10 years has served as the organization’s executive director, submitted his letter of resignation last Friday, and it was accepted at the meeting Wednesday.
Despite a fabulous start to the 2015 Saratoga meet, New York Racing Association officials don’t expect the good times to roll all summer long.
Conflict over a federal bill that would install the United States Anti-Doping Agency as the overseer of U.S. racing’s drug policies spilled out into the open on Tuesday at the Saratoga Institute on Equine, Racing, and Gaming Law Conference in Saratoga Springs.
Leroy Gessmann, the president of the Iowa Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, was elected president of the National HBPA at the organization’s summer convention last weekend in Denver, according to the organization.
