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Craig Fravel, who has held a series of high-profile positions in Thoroughbred racing for nearly 35 years, is resigning his position as executive vice-chair of the track conglomerate 1/ST Racing next week to take a position with an international investment firm with strong ties to racing in the United States and Europe.
Elinor Wolf has been hired as the director of marketing, partner relations, and recruiting for Starlight Racing and StarLadies Racing, it was announced Wednesday in a press release.
Two Iowa horse owners have filed a federal lawsuit against the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority challenging its ability to assess fees on horsemen and the methodology used to determine those fees.
The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority has issued a request for proposals for scientific studies to establish whether furosemide, the diuretic administered in U.S. racing to mitigate bleeding in the lungs, should be defined as a “performance-enhancing” drug.
Doug Daniels, a horse owner and equine veterinarian, was re-elected to a second three-year term as president of the National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association on the last day of the organization’s conference on Saturday in Iowa.
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The racing fatality rate for Thoroughbreds at racetracks under the jurisdiction of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority was 0.76 per thousand starts in the second quarter of 2024, according to figures released by HISA on Friday.
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Kentucky Downs, the all-turf Kentucky track on the Tennessee border whose casino subsidies have propelled its purses into the top echelon of racetracks worldwide, plans to boost its purses an additional $3.7 million this year, the track announced on Thursday.
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Churchill Downs had nearly $50 million in additional revenue in the second quarter of this year compared to last year’s second quarter, according to financial documents released by the track’s parent company on Wednesday night, bolstered by what Churchill Downs Inc. called a “record” Kentucky Derby week and additional live racing dates at the track.
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Fresh off the unveiling of a $200 million paddock renovation, Churchill Downs will now focus on upgrading its grandstand seats and renovating a second-floor pavilion at the start of the track’s stretch, the track’s parent company announced on Wednesday.
Jockey Yuri Yaranga began serving a 10-day suspension on Monday after being charged by West Virginia stewards with striking a rival horse in the face with his whip during a July 10 race at Mountaineer Park.
