Equine veterinarian Byars dies at age 70
Noted equine veterinarian T. Douglas Byars, DVM, died Monday at his home in Georgetown, Ky. He was 70.
DRF StaffJul 08, 2014
Noted equine veterinarian T. Douglas Byars, DVM, died Monday at his home in Georgetown, Ky. He was 70.
Lone Star Park has been considered Texas’s flagship track since it opened in 1997 and hosted the Breeders’ Cup in 2004. But when the Dallas-area oval closes its Thoroughbred meet Saturday night, it will wrap up arguably its most challenging season in 18 years of operation.
Regulatory veterinarians are increasingly using injury data and the practices of other jurisdictions in determining how to identify at-risk horses before the horses run, according to participants on the opening-day panel on Tuesday at the Safety and Welfare of the Racehorse Summit at the Keeneland sales pavilion.
Trainer Juan Vazquez has been granted a stay of a 90-day suspension issued by Delaware Park stewards for an altercation with a jockey after he appealed the ruling, according to state records.
Wagering on U.S. races during the month of June was down slightly while race days fell nearly 8 percent compared with the same month last year, according to figures released by Equibase on Friday.
The Virginia Racing Commission has granted a stay to Colonial Downs to comply with an order to reach an agreement with horsemen while the track seeks the opinion of a circuit court on the commission’s authority to enforce the order, the commission’s executive director said Wednesday.
The landmark agreement between Churchill Downs Inc. and the Stronach Group was finally signed and gained approval from the state of Florida on Tuesday, ending the dates conflict that had existed for the past year between south Florida neighbors Calder Race Course and Gulfstream Park.
The 2014 Calder summer meet might not be over just yet. Calder racing secretary Mike Anifantis drew an eight-race program Monday to be run Friday, although his office did not officially release the overnight that evening. The card was drawn as a contingency plan should the pending dates agreement between Calder and Gulfstream Park not be signed and approved quickly.
Sports wagering could debut at New Jersey’s racetracks and casinos as soon as September, providing a major boost to the state’s struggling gaming industry. The New Jersey legislature overwhelming passed a sports-wagering bill Thursday by a 38-1 vote in the Senate and a 63-6 vote in the Assembly.
The Stronach Group and Churchill Downs Inc. appear to be in the final stages of reaching a landmark agreement that would alleviate the head-to-head dates conflict that has existed between the Stronach-owned Gulfstream Park and Churchill-controlled Calder Race Course for the last year.