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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.
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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.
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Total viewership of the Preakness Stakes broadcast on NBC and its associated streaming platforms averaged 5.5 million viewers and peaked at 7 million viewers, according to the network.
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The New York State Gaming Commission on Monday approved a set of new rules that will allow racetracks in the state to establish carryovers for pick 4 and pick 5 bets.
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The winner of the Grade 2, $250,000 Belmont Gold Cup will receive an automatic berth into the Group 1 Melbourne Cup, the New York Racing Association and Victoria Racing Club announced jointly on Friday.
