With an influx of $5.3 million from the state's casinos and horsemen, Laurel Park and Pimlico Racecourse in Maryland cut their losses in 2011, according to financial statements filed with the Maryland Racing Commission on Monday. The combined 2011 loss - $5.3 million - is a significant improvement from 2010, when the two tracks lost a combined total of $20 million.
The New York State Racing and Wagering Board passed a rule on Monday that will void a claim for any horse that is euthanized on the track.
The Jockey Club on Friday morning released an updated version of rules it is seeking to have adopted by state racing commissions. The changes include stronger penalties for trainers whose horses repeatedly positive for medications violations.
A funeral reception will be held at Woodbine on Tuesday evening for Dr. Michael Colterjohn, who died at Orangeville’s Headwaters Health Care Centre at age 55 on Wednesday morning.
The New York State Racing and Wagering Board plans to make its injury data for the past three years at New York racetracks available to the public through the launch of a searchable database next week.
A New Jersey state assembly committee plans to hold hearings later this year on whether the legislature should approve casino gambling at the Meadowlands.
John Ward, the Kentucky Derby-winning trainer who was recently appointed executive director of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, has asked the state to push back his official start date from April 1 to April 16.
The two co-sponsors of a bill introduced during last year’s Congress that would subject horse racing to federal regulation have said they will renew an effort to push for adoption of the legislation this year.
The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, a Thoroughbred industry initiative formed in February to accredit racehorse retirement and retraining facilities, on Wednesday published its preliminary code of standards for organizations applying for its accreditation.
Russell Baze, who was born in Vancouver and went on to become the winningest North American rider in history, is among this year’s nominees to the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.
