The National Steeplechase Association has adopted the uniform rules document making the rounds in Thoroughbred racing states that limits horsemen to the use of 24 therapeutic medications, the steeplechase group announced.
On Jan. 31, Lou Raffetto, the longtime racing executive, will be ushering in the Year of the Horse while manning a booth at Southern California’s largest Chinese New Year’s celebration, handing out red envelopes to anyone who provides him with an email address.
Charles Hayward, the former chief executive of the New York Racing Association and Daily Racing Form Inc., has launched an on-line web publication called Thoroughbred Racing Commentary focusing on the problems facing the racing industries in jurisdictions worldwide.
Even though the Massachusetts Gaming Commission isn’t scheduled to award the sole destination resort casino license designated for the Greater Boston area until sometime in May, Suffolk Downs intends to host a live meet beginning sometime in the spring of 2014.
The fifth Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit will be held July 8-9 at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky., the organizers of the conference announced Wednesday.
Representatives of Standardbred horsemen on Tuesday made their objections known to a set of medication rules that are being considered by the New York Gaming Commission to regulate both harness horses and Thoroughbred horses, complicating the efforts by Thoroughbred organizations to obtain final approval of the regulations.
The Dubai World Cup and five Grade 1 turf races for older horses will be among the 20 live stakes races broadcast on Fox Sports 1 this year as part of a partnership with the Jockey Club, the organizations announced Monday.
Business figures were mixed in the first three weeks of the Santa Anita winter-spring meeting, a span of ideal weather but lower-than-expected field sizes.
The New York Racing Association posted a 2.3 percent increase in average daily total handle in 2013 when compared to 2012, the organization announced Friday.
The California Horse Racing Board voted Thursday to relax part of a rule voiding claims on horses placed on the veterinarian’s list for unsoundness.
