Betting in U.S. declines sharply in July
Wagering on U.S. horse races plummeted in July by 7.4 percent, nearly erasing the encouraging gains made throughout the first six months of the year.
Matt HegartyAug 06, 2012
Wagering on U.S. horse races plummeted in July by 7.4 percent, nearly erasing the encouraging gains made throughout the first six months of the year.
A proposal to crack down on cheating in racing would refer some drug violations to law-enforcement agencies and subject veterinarians to sanctions by state licensing boards, though the effort may face significant hurdles as the rules are discussed further.
Phil O’Hara, a former executive with Penn National Gaming Inc. and Equibase, has been hired by Daily Racing Form Inc. in the new position of executive director of racetrack development.
A group of owner-breeders who say they support bans on the raceday administration of drugs has launched a website, waterhayoatsalliance.com.
Frank Stronach has shelved a plan to offer shares in six publicly traded companies that would own and race Thoroughbreds, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal, though the companies may live on in another guise.
Trainer Mark Casse, owner Charles Overland, and Hastings director of racing Paul Ryneveld have been appointed stewards of the Jockey Club of Canada, the organization announced on Monday.
A partnership of Delaware North Companies and Churchill Downs inc. filed an application Thursday with Ohio gambling regulators to move Lebanon Raceway and open a $175 million casino at the new location.
The Association of Racing Commissioners International on Wednesday approved model rules that would tighten the restrictions on using shock-wave therapy and would require racetracks to maintain logs of the people who enter backstretches late at night.
Trainers will need to pay a $100 nomination fee to make horses in their stables eligible for races in the Claiming Crown under new procedures adopted by the organizations that administer the seven-race event, the organizations said on Tuesday.
The Jockey Club has scheduled the fourth Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit for Oct. 16-17 at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Ky.