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John Harris, former chairman of the California Horse Racing Board and one of the most prominent owner-breeders on the West Coast, has joined the board of directors of the Thoroughbred Owners of California along with owner-breeder Ty Green and trainer Andy Mathis.
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Supporters of a plan to consolidate racing in Maryland at a rebuilt Pimlico Race Course operated by a new not-for-profit company are urging the state’s horsemen to rally behind the proposal, under the contention that legislators will need to be convinced the plan has widespread backing before agreeing to elements of the proposal.
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Penn National Race Course in Grantville, Pa., opens its year-long meet today with a curtailed racing schedule and two new extended breaks scheduled for the spring and fall, in a plan designed to boost purses in a competitive market.
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The New Jersey Senate on Monday joined the state’s Assembly in overwhelmingly passing a bill extending $10 million in annual Thoroughbred purse subsidies through 2029, according to legislative records.
Joseph B. Cantey, who trained champion and Belmont Stakes winner Temperence Hill before abruptly retiring and returning to his native Camden, S.C., to excel at other pursuits, died on Jan. 5 of mouth and lung cancer, according to obituaries. Cantey was 82.
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All-sources handle at New York Racing Association tracks in 2023 was $2,204,653,635, a 5 percent decline from the 2022 figure of $2,321,863,828, according to numbers provided by the company.
Total wagering on Thoroughbred races held at U.S. racetracks in 2023 declined 3.7 percent compared to 2022, according to figures distributed by Equibase on Friday, while the number of races held at U.S. tracks continued its downward slide.
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Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore will be deeded to the state, rebuilt, and converted to a year-round racing facility run by a not-for-profit operator under the recommendations of a task force that issued a report Friday to the Maryland's legislature.
The number of horses euthanized as a result of musculoskeletal injuries sustained at California tracks or official training centers has risen during the current fiscal year that began on July 1 compared to the corresponding period in 2022, according to a presentation at Thursday’s California Horse Racing Board meeting in Sacramento.
The trainers Shug McGaughey, Dale Romans, and John Sadler have been named to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority’s Horsemen’s Advisory Group, along with the racing and bloodstock manager Gavin Murphy, HISA announced on Tuesday.
