Total wagering on Thoroughbred races held at U.S. tracks during the month of May was up marginally on a slight decrease on the number of races held when compared to the same month last year, according to figures released by Equibase on Thursday.
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Horses shipping from the state of Louisiana to tracks under the jurisdiction of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority will be required to be placed on the vets’ list beginning on June 9, according to a memo HISA sent to tracks and racing officials on Wednesday.
The Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit has lifted the provisional suspension of George Weaver for a positive for metformin following a recommendation that the use of the substance in horses be studied further. The decision to review the drug will immediately affect Weaver and another trainer, Ramon Aguayo, who had a horse test positive for metformin five weeks ago but had yet to be issued a provisional suspension pending the confirmation of the drug in a split sample.
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The Louisiana Racing Commission has scheduled an emergency meeting for Tuesday afternoon to discuss recent changes to its medication regulations that are set to go into effect on Saturday, including a relaxation on the use of clenbuterol, which can have muscle-building properties.
The Louisiana Racing Commission has issued emergency approval to a new set of regulations that will allow a muscle-building drug, clenbuterol, that is strictly regulated in nearly every other major racing jurisdiction to be administered up to 72 hours prior to a race beginning on June 8.
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Breeders’ Cup and 1/ST Content, the simulcast-marketing arm of 1/ST Racing, have reached new terms on a three-year deal that allows 1/ST to distribute the Breeders’ Cup races internationally along with wagering data, the two companies announced on Wednesday.
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The first race at Aqueduct Monday was run at the incorrect distance of five furlongs instead of its scheduled 5 1/2 furlongs due to a graphic error in the official program, the New York Racing Association said.
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Long-time New York-based trainer, Christophe Clement, has begun serving a seven-day suspension after one of his horses tested positive for acepromazine, a sedative that is a controlled substance, after a race at Gulfstream Park in Florida in March.
The U.S. House of Representative Appropriations Committee on Thursday advanced a bill that includes language increasing the grant money available for equine therapy programs for veterans from $1.5 million to $5 million a year, according to the National Thoroughbred Racing Association.
Sudden death in racehorses will be the focus of a panel during this year’s Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit, scheduled for June 25 in Lexington, the organizers of the event announced on Thursday.
