Churchill Downs and racebooks in Las Vegas have so far failed to reach a simulcasting deal, potentially jeopardizing the ability of the racebooks to offer parimutuel wagering on Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, the most popular race in the United States, according to Nevada gambling officials.
North Dakota’s racing commission has approved a set of medication rules and penalty guidelines that have the support of a handful of national racing organizations seeking to reform how the sport regulates drugs.
A portion of the purse of a claiming race for maidens March 15 at Santa Anita has been redistributed after fifth-place finisher Masochistic tested positive for the sedative acepromazine, according to a ruling issued Sunday by Santa Anita stewards.
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.
