Former trainer Lloyd Romero dies at 79
Lloyd Romero, a retired trainer and the father of Hall of Fame jockey Randy Romero, died Thursday night at his home in Erath, La.
Marcus HershApr 17, 2015
Lloyd Romero, a retired trainer and the father of Hall of Fame jockey Randy Romero, died Thursday night at his home in Erath, La.
Jockey David Flores, suspended by Singapore officials for a year in March for failing to obtain the best possible placing in a race in that country in February, will seek reinstatement before Santa Anita stewards on April 23.
Joe Clancy, editor of the Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred magazine, has been named the winner of this year’s David F. Woods Memorial Award for his article “Horse of a Lifetime,” which documented California Chrome’s victory in last year’s Preakness Stakes.
A lawsuit filed by owner Willis Horton and jockey Luis Saez alleging libel against trainer Eric Guillot is likely to go to mediation within the next 120 days, according to the attorney representing the plaintiffs and court documents.
The four Pennsylvania veterinarians accused by federal prosecutors of illegally administering substances to horses on race day formally entered guilty pleas Tuesday in a Pennsylvania federal court, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Middle District of Pennsylvania, which brought the charges.
Despite canceling its entire opening weekend this year due to adverse weather, Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark, posted slight gains in average and total handle for the 2015 meet that closed on Saturday, according to figures distributed by the track.
The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium has approved a recommended threshold level for a naturally occurring amino acid that has been found in a supplement believed to be in use illegally on race day, according to the organization.
Recorded on March 31, 2015, hosts Peter Thomas Fornatale and Mike Hogan walk you through how to use DRF Formulator, using recent horses highlighted in Bet This, Not That.
Trainer Tim Hamm collected his sixth Ohio Horse of the Year title in the past 10 years when his filly Needmore Flattery repeated as the state’s champion Thoroughbred for 2014.
The Virginia Racing Commission expects to conduct a hearing in early May to determine whether Colonial Downs is in violation of the state’s racing law by retaining all of the revenue from its account-wagering operation for nearly a five-month period beginning late last year.