Solutions to the racing industry’s worsening field-size problems do not seem easy to come by, according to participants on panels at the University of Arizona’s Symposium on Racing and Gaming on Wednesday.
A handful of racing officials kicked off the University of Arizona Symposium on Racing and Gaming on Tuesday by presenting detailed data showing how field size affects betting figures, a critical issue for North American racetracks due to sharp drops recently in the foal crop and handle.
Cases against three trainers whose horses had tested for higher-than-permissible levels of total carbon dioxide following races at New York tracks have been dismissed by the New York State Gaming Commission.
Wagering on U.S. races was down $51 million, or 5.6 percent, in November of this year compared to the same month last year, according to figures released on Thursday by Equibase, with the decline being nearly entirely attributable to a sharp drop in races and the scheduling of the Breeders’ Cup this year.
A Kentucky judge has ruled that a state department acted outside of its authority in 2011 when it fired John Veitch, the state’s former chief steward, following an inquiry into an incident involving Life At Ten in the 2010 Breeders’ Cup.
Kurtis Coady of Coady Photography captured an unforgettable image during the running of the $150,000 Louisiana Legacy at Delta Downs last Saturday. He snapped one of the longtime residents of the infield, an alligator, sunning himself as the field ran down the backside.
The New York Gaming Commission on Monday adopted a set of new medication rules that will unify most of the major racing states in the Northeast, more than a year after the rules were first proposed in the region’s most important racing jurisdiction.
A federal judge has once again ruled that a plan by New Jersey to allow racetracks and casinos to offer betting on sports would violate a 1992 federal ban on the practice.
A clocker at Penn National Race Course who was indicted late last year by federal prosecutors for allegedly falsifying workout times was sentenced to one year’s probation and a $2,500 fine on Wednesday, according to court records.
The Louisiana Racing Commission has formally begun a process to adopt a set of new medication rules that are being supported by a number of national racing organizations as a way to align the country’s racing jurisdictions.
