A bill was introduced on Saturday in the New York legislature that would put in place a plan endorsed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo providing for state control of the board of directors of the New York Racing Association for three years.
The Kentucky Court of Appeals on Friday issued a ruling vacating a lower court’s determination that state racetracks could operate gambling devices that use the results of previously run horse races to determine payoffs.
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on Wednesday approved a regulation that would prohibit the raceday administration of the anti-bleeding medication furosemide beginning with 2-year-old stakes races in 2014, but the rule is likely to face additional challenges as it wends its way through the state legislature.
The Jockey Club announced plans on Wednesday to launch a system this August that will send alerts to racing offices when a horse that is deemed to be at high risk of an injury is entered in a race.
Foal and stallion nominators to the Breeders’ Cup have elected 16 individuals to serve as the organization’s members, including eight individuals who won re-election.
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has revised a proposal to phase-out the raceday use of the anti-bleeding medication furosemide so that the phase-out would begin one year later than the previous version of the rule.
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on Wednesday is expected to approve a regulation that would phase out the raceday use of the anti-bleeding medication furosemide before stakes races beginning in 2013.
The Ontario Government announced Thursday that it will provide up to $50 million for three years of transitional funding to help the province’s racetracks cope with the loss of slot machine revenue.
Twinspires.com, the largest account-wagering company in the U.S., has adjusted the account balances of its customers who were affected by the incorrect takeout rate that the New York Racing Association applied to many of its superexotic wagers.
Opponents of a proposal to phase out the raceday use of the anti-bleeding medication furosemide outnumbered supporters by a count of 17-1 during a town-hall style meeting held Tuesday by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission.
