A study conducted by the University of Kentucky has concluded that the equine industry in Kentucky has an approximate annual economic impact of $3 billion, with $1.78 billion of that total comprising direct economic output.
Out-of-competition testing represents the vanguard of racing’s effort to guard against drug abuse and cheating, but the expansion and success of the programs face several obstacles, including high cost and resistance by horsemen.
Penn National Gaming Inc. has purchased an option to buy the harness-track Plainridge Racecourse in Massachusetts, conditional on the company’s efforts to secure the lone license in the state available for a slot-machine parlor, the company announced late Tuesday.
Handle on U.S. races jumped a healthy 4.7 percent in August of this year compared with last August, according to figures released by Equibase on Wednesday, driving year-to-date handle into positive territory for the first time this year.
Egg Drop, who survived a spirited stretch run and a stewards’ inquiry to win the Grade 2 Yellow Ribbon Handicap on Monday at Del Mar, emerged from the race in good condition and will be pointed to the Grade 1 Matriarch Stakes at Betfair Hollywood Park as a year-end goal.
Michael,"Mickey" Crock, who trained horses for more than 60 years, died Tuesday in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., at age 85.
A law set to go into effect Jan. 1 in New York will require out-of-state account-wagering operators to pay a 5-cent fee for every dollar wagered through their operations by a New York resident, with the brunt of those fees going to their New York competitors.
Betfair Hollywood Park, which ceases live racing permanently in December, will remain open as an auxiliary training location for at least a month into 2014.
The Massachusetts Racing Commission voted Thursday to approve the posting for public comment of a set of uniform medication rules and new penalty guidelines that have been endorsed by eight states, the commission announced.
Sandra Meyrick, an experienced lawyer, adjudicator and community volunteer, has been appointed to the Ontario Racing Commission for a two-year term effective Aug. 7.
