The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance on Wednesday used the symposium as a stage to announce the recipients of $1 million in grants to 23 aftercare organizations that have been accredited by the organization.
Track superintendents in the United States are more willingly sharing the tricks of their trade and applying new scientific methods to maintenance procedures, a panel of superintendents said Wednesday in the final afternoon session of the University of Arizona Symposium on Racing and Gaming.
Out-of-competition testing will likely become more prevalent in U.S. horse racing jurisdictions as the next frontier in combating illegal drug use, but efforts to implement the programs continue to be haunted by issues involving privacy, jurisdiction, and the breadth of drugs that can be considered a positive, racing officials said on Wednesday during the second day of the University of Arizona Symposium on Racing and Gaming.
Marketing to attract and retain fans was brought up in all four topic-related panels on Tuesday, the opening day of the three-day University of Arizona Symposium on Racing and Gaming.
The New York Racing Association’s new marketing strategy of focusing on the “guest experience” at its three tracks is working and the association’s board remains on target to restructure and “reprivatize” the non-profit by late 2015, NYRA’s new chief executive, Chris Kay, said during a speech opening the University of Arizona Symposium on Racing and Gaming on Tuesday morning in Tucson, Az.
Wagering on U.S. races in November was up 4.4 percent compared to wagering during the same month last year, when many betting outlets in the Northeast were still feeling the impacts of Hurricane Sandy, according to figures released on Wednesday by Equibase.
Senate Bill 66, which would resolve the Illinois Racing Board funding issue that continues to imperil the 2014 Illinois racing season, was not called for a vote during a session of the Illinois legislature on Tuesday.
A committee of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame has selected Andy Beyer, Kent Hollingsworth, and George F. T. Ryall for induction into the hall’s Media Roll of Honor, the organization announced on Tuesday.
A committee of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame has selected Andy Beyer, Kent Hollingsworth, and George F. T. Ryall for induction into the hall’s Media Roll of Honor, the organization announced on Tuesday.
Regulations governing the use of anti-inflammatory corticosteroids and the bronchial dilator clenbuterol should be the same for both Thoroughbreds and Standardbreds, the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium said on Tuesday after releasing two papers examining the effects of the drugs in both breeds.
