Slots bill passes Illinois legislature, on to governor
A major gaming expansion bill that would bring slot machines to Illinois racetracks passed the Illinois Senate late Thursday.
Marcus HershJun 01, 2012
A major gaming expansion bill that would bring slot machines to Illinois racetracks passed the Illinois Senate late Thursday.
The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation has dropped its lawsuit against one of the Mellon estate executors it asserted had engaged in “a campaign of vilification” against the nation’s largest charity for former racehorses.
The case of harness racing trainer Lou Pena has raised the question of whether veterinary records should be fair game in drug violations cases.
Viande Richelieu, the company that operates two of Canada’s four equine slaughterhouses, appears to be backing away from accepting Thoroughbreds for slaughter after their unusual move of returning slaughter-bound former racehorses Canuki and Cactus Cafe.
An Ohio judge has ruled that a group seeking to stop the installation of slot machines at state racetracks does not have legal standing to challenge the order authorizing the devices.
A hearing scheduled for May 30 to consider the New York Racing and Wagering Board’s decision to suspend indefinitely the license of harness trainer Lou Pena after charging him with 1,719 medication violations was postponed Tuesday.
A legal dispute between the embattled New York Racing Association and its former integrity counsel is posing yet another challenge for NYRA just days after the association agreed to a plan allowing the state to take control of its board.
Twenty-two candidates have been placed on the ballot for election for 16 open seats on the Breeders’ Cup board of Members.
Clenbuterol, a bronchodilator sometimes used to build muscle mass, may be prohibited to appear in post-race tests for Thoroughbreds in California as early as this summer.
The embattled New York Racing Association board of directors voted Tuesday to accept a plan pushed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to pare its board and hand control of the board over to New York state for at least the next three years, according to a release from Cuomo’s office.