Kentucky Downs and Churchill Downs have reached an agreement over September race dates in 2015, with each track dropping one or more dates in the month to preserve a two-track schedule, according to information provided by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on Wednesday.
The second and final day of the industry-sponsored Thoroughbred Ownership Conference wrapped on Wednesday with discussions focused on the care of horses during and after their racing careers, and the younger generation of racing professionals.
The owner of Colonial Downs in Virginia surrendered the track’s racing license Tuesday at a meeting of the Virginia Racing Commission and said the track and its seven off-track betting parlors would close as of Nov. 1.
Representatives from a wide spectrum of the Thoroughbred industry advised new and potential owners on Tuesday during the Thoroughbred Owners Conference, conducted inside the sales pavilion at Keeneland Race Course.
Hazel Park Raceway will add six days to its 2014 live Thoroughbred meet, as approved Thursday by the Michigan Gaming Control Board.
For those interested in how the controversy over the raceday use of the anti-bleeding medication furosemide is playing out on the racetrack, last Wednesday’s card at Keeneland is an interesting case study.
Members of the New England affiliate of the Horsemen's Benevolent & Protective Association, which has filed a placeholder application for live racing dates in 2015 and is attempting to lease Suffolk Downs, have elected a new board of directors.
Overall handle in September was down more than 10 percent nationwide, contributing to a decline in third-quarter business numbers compared to the same period in 2013, according to figures released on Saturday by Equibase.
Daily Racing Form will publish full-card past performances of the October 18 QIPCO Champions Day from Ascot Racecourse in national editions on Saturday, October 18, as part of a special agreement with Great British Racing International.
Trainer Mark Casse remembers exactly the day he met Ernie Semersky. It was July 8, 2012, and Casse was at Churchill Downs. Donnie Richardson, then a Churchill racing executive as well as Casse’s friend, paved the way for the introduction.
