Rancho Paseana sold, closing
Rancho Paseana, a lay-up and training center in northern San Diego County near Del Mar, is closing later this month after owner Jenny Craig decided to sell the property.
Steve AndersenMay 17, 2013
Rancho Paseana, a lay-up and training center in northern San Diego County near Del Mar, is closing later this month after owner Jenny Craig decided to sell the property.
Craig Dado, an executive vice president and chief marketing officer of Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, was elected to the board of directors of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association at a board meeting Friday in Baltimore, the NTRA announced.
The San Luis Rey Downs training center in northern San Diego County is expected to be closed for four months beginning June 2 for a refurbishment of its stables and dirt track.
The adoption of uniform medication penalties enjoys conceptual support from several organizations, but the points-based system of the RCI's new proposal has raised questions.
The California Horse Racing Board is enacting a rule this month to void claims on horses that die or are placed on the veterinarian’s list for lameness or unsoundness in the races in which they are claimed.
Breeders’ Cup Ltd. has named Drew Sheinman, a former marketing official with Coca-Cola and the New York Mets, to the position of senior vice president and chief marketing officer, the company announced Monday.
Three federal legislators plan to introduce a bill next week that would require the horse racing industry to provide funding to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency to administer the sport’s drug-testing and enforcement policies and that would ban the use of all raceday drugs, including the anti-bleeding medication furosemide.
Dale Romans, the Eclipse Award-winning trainer for 2012, has been assessed a fine of $150,000 by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the trainer said on Tuesday, for violations related to paperwork for his employees.
Daily Racing Form on Thursday launched a mobile platform, called m.drf.com, designed to appeal to horseplayers using smartphones. The new site features DRF’s racing coverage and tools and includes access to DRF Bets, the company’s online wagering outlet.
A new penalty schedule for medication violations that would include harsh sanctions for multiple violations of prohibited drugs was introduced to regulators over the past several days at the Association of Racing Commissioners International convention in New Orleans, according to officials.