The proposed relocation of the Los Angeles County Fair meeting at Fairplex Park in September to Los Alamitos came under scrutiny Friday from the California Horse Racing Board, although the board did not take any action on the issue.
Hall of Fame basketball coach Rick Pitino has purchased a 10 per cent share in Empress of Midway, whose starting status in the Kentucky Oaks was confirmed shortly thereafter due to the defections early Friday of In Tune and Room Service.
A bill that would allow account wagering over the internet in Arizona passed with widespread support in the waning hours of the state legislature on Thursday morning, potentially opening up a state that had cracked down on the practice seven years ago.
Revenue from Churchill Downs Inc.’s three main business segments – racing operations, casinos, and online betting – were all up in the first quarter of 2014 compared with the first quarter last year, but the company still posted a small loss for the period, according to financial documents released Wednesday.
The Louisiana Racing Commission on Tuesday deferred a decision on whether to renew the license for Churchill Downs’s Fair Grounds racetrack in New Orleans, according to reports, a maneuver that heightens the pressure on the company in the face of harsh criticism from horsemen over its management of the facility.
The owners of a harness track and slot-machine parlor in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., will not pursue a full casino license for the property in the face of local opposition, the owners announced Monday.
Eighteen of the major preps giving horses an automatic berth in a Breeders’ Cup race will be televised live on NBC or NBC Sports this summer and fall under a new agreement between Breeders’ Cup Ltd. and the network’s parent company, according to an announcement by both parties Monday.
Daily Racing Form photographer and two-time Eclipse Award winner Barbara D. Livingston has been honored with the Charles W. Engelhard Award by the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders (KTOB) and Kentucky Thoroughbred Association (KTA).
The Oak Tree Racing Association, which operated autumn race meetings at Santa Anita and Hollywood Park from 1969 to 2010, is planning to operate the Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton this summer.
Dozens of owners and trainers have pledged to make the veterinary records of their horses publicly available for graded stakes run in the U.S., the Jockey Club announced on Thursday.
