The first article in a series planned by the New York Times examining injuries in horse racing has put the racing world under a harsh spotlight and may have serious consequences for the sport, including the possibility of a renewed push for federal regulation, according to racing officials.
The Thoroughbred Owners of California will have seven new members on its 15-person board following an election held in late winter, the organization announced on Friday.
Rohit Thukral, who has led Churchill Downs Inc’s online business since 2009, resigned on March 19, effective immediately, according to a filing by Churchill Downs with the SEC.
A Hall of Fame jockey, two well-respected veterinarians, and a high ranking official of two industry organizations have been retained by the New York Racing Association to investigate the rash of breakdowns that occurred during Aqueduct’s inner-track meet.
The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, a group formed by a handful of racing organizations to promote retirement services for racehorses, has posted a survey on its website and is asking retirement and retraining facilities to complete the form,
The Ohio Lottery Commission on Monday passed several rules governing slot machines at Ohio racetracks after Gov. John Kasich signed an executive order allowing the rules to go into effect on an expedited basis.
FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky executive branch ethics commission approved an advisory opinion Monday morning stating that the wife of John T. Ward Jr. can continue to train horses in Kentucky but should not race horses in the state so as to avoid a conflict of interest with her husband, the Kentucky Derby-winning trainer who last month was named executive director of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission.
Mark Verge, a Los Angeles entrepreneur and horse owner, has been appointed to a senior position at the Stronach Group, the private company that owns Santa Anita Park and Gulfstream, Verge confirmed Thursday.
Last Monday, Canada’s racing industries were stunned when the state-owned Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, which owns and operates the slot machines at the province’s 17 racetrack casinos, said that it would pull slot machines from a number of racetracks as part of a larger reorganization of gambling.
Both houses of the New York legislature have approved a bill that would provide for up to seven new casinos in the state.
