HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – The importance of evaluating and managing jockeys’ head injuries and concussions was among the major topics addressed Monday morning during the opening session of the Jockeys’ Guild annual members’ assembly at the Diplomat Resort here.
Aqueduct racetrack will not take entries for horses that have raced in the previous 14 days and reduce its weekday race cards to eight races per day effective Jan. 22, the association announced on Friday as part of a new round of steps seeking to address a stubborn spate of fatal breakdowns at the track.
The Los Alamitos evening meeting for Quarter Horses and lower-level Thoroughbreds will take a one-week break in early February to allow for maintenance on the track’s lighting system, officials announced on Friday.
Mike Ziegler, who has been the head of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association’s Safety and Integrity Alliance since its formation in 2009, has been hired for the newly created position of executive director of racing at Churchill Downs Inc., the company announced on Friday.
An incentive program designed to entice owners to acquire horses from other states or countries and race in Southern California is being expanded from two race meetings at Del Mar to the entire circuit in April, the California Horse Racing Board was told on Thursday.
Phil Hanrahan is stepping down from his position as chief executive officer of the National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association in mid-February, the organization said on Wednesday.
Delaware Park will race 81 days as part of a 2015 schedule approved Wednesday by the Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission. The track will open its 78th season May 16 and race through Oct. 17.
New York’s Gaming Facility Location Board said late Tuesday it would comply with a request from Gov. Andrew Cuomo to reopen bidding for a casino site in the so-called “Southern Tier,” an area near the state’s border with Pennsylvania.
A Republican candidate for this year’s gubernatorial election in Kentucky formally entered the race Tuesday with a promise to push for the legalization of casino gambling in the state.
