Walker appointed to Ontario Racing Commission
Anne Walker, a graduate of the Ontario Veterinary College, has been appointed as a member of the Ontario Racing Commission for a two-year term, effective Oct. 12.
Bill TallonSep 25, 2012
Anne Walker, a graduate of the Ontario Veterinary College, has been appointed as a member of the Ontario Racing Commission for a two-year term, effective Oct. 12.
Churchill Downs Inc. filed a federal lawsuit on Friday seeking to block the Texas Racing Commission from enforcing a prohibition on telephone and Internet betting by state residents on horse races, according to court filings.
Bill Thomason, president and chief executive officer of Keeneland Association, was named to the board of directors of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association during a meeting of the organization’s board Friday, the NTRA said Monday.
The California Horse Racing Board has approved a set of rules allowing for exchange betting in California, even though the new wager is far from ready to be implemented.
Thoroughbred Times, the bimonthly magazine that had a more than 100-year history through its predecessor, the Thoroughbred Record, was shuttered on Saturday, and the company has entered Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
Ellis Park and Kentucky Downs remain supportive of Instant Racing despite less than stellar numbers so far. To the tracks and the horsemen, any new revenue is better than no new revenue.
A committee of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on Wednesday unanimously voted to recommend that the commission approve the sale of 30 percent of Ellis Park in Henderson to an ownership group associated with Saratoga Harness and Casino.
Wagering on U.S. races during the month of August increased 11.6 percent compared to wagering during August of last year, according to figures released Wednesday by Equibase, but the jump was tempered by a nearly equivalent rise in race days.
Frank Stronach, the billionaire Thoroughbred owner and breeder who owns some of the most prominent racetracks in the United States, has announced that he will form a political party in his native Austria seeking the country’s withdrawal from the euro zone.
The American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will award grants totaling $290,000 to Thoroughbred aftercare programs through the ASPCA’s Million Dollar Rescuing Racers Initiative.