The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium advised racing commissions on Tuesday that Purple Pain and TB-500, two products being sold by on-line pharmacies, should be treated as Class A prohibited medications despite the dubious performance-enhancing claims made by the manufacturers of the products.
It has a name like something out of a spy novel or from within a deep, dark recess of the federal government. In the cat-and-mouse game of catching cheaters armed with the latest chemical substances, that’s probably appropriate.
Two top representatives of racing organizations in Japan and Ireland are scheduled to deliver the “featured presentations” at this year’s Jockey Club Round Table on Matters Pertaining to Racing on Aug. 11 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., according to The Jockey Club.
Betfair, the British betting-exchange operator that owns Television Games Network, had a net loss of $101.4 million in the fiscal year 2013, according to the company, a sharp reversal from net income of $52 million posted by the company in fiscal year 2012.
Jim Mulvihill, the former communications and parimutuel marketing manager at Fair Grounds in New Orleans, has been hired as the director of media and industry relations for the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, the NTRA announced Monday.
Richard Kalm has been reappointed to a second term as Executive Director of the Michigan Gaming Control Board, the state’s regulatory body for horse racing.
Keeneland Association announced on Monday that Amy Gregory has been appointed as director of communications, effective immediately.
The Ontario government announced Friday that it would be extending its support of the province’s racing industry by allocating another $30 million to the Horse Improvement Program in 2014 and 2015.
A national medication-policy group has approved a recommendation that states adopt rules that would subject trainers with multiple medication violations to additional suspensions and fines, the group, the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium, announced on Thursday.
Television ratings for the Triple Crown races have been surprisingly resilient even as U.S. handle totals have cratered and national media outlets have heaped scorn on the sport.
