Knockemdown, a son of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, was the champion of the Retired Racehorse Project’s Thoroughbred Makeover following several days of competition at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington that awarded a total of $100,000 in prize money.
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Maryland’s horsemen, breeders, and racetrack operators all appear to agree on one thing: Maryland can no longer afford two tracks. In the long-term, they say, racing needs to be consolidated at Pimlico Race Course, the home of the Preakness, with support provided by a new year-round training center.
Larry Collmus will call the races at the 13-day Del Mar autumn meeting from Nov 10 to Dec. 3 for the fourth consecutive year, the track announced on Friday.
Jockey David Cabrera is progressing ahead of schedule as he works to come back from a broken femur sustained when thrown from his mount in a Sept. 21 race at Remington Park.
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In a move it terms a commitment to the New York breeding industry, the New York Racing Association, through a wholly owned subsidiary, purchased Sugar Maple Farm in Dutchess County, N.Y. for a price of $12.1 million, according to property records.
The Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit has suspended two racetrack practitioners for possession of a number of banned substances, including bisphosphonates, according to rulings posted on the HIWU website.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club announces that in the interest of public and equine safety, the Sha Tin race meeting scheduled today will be cancelled.
Total betting on U.S. Thoroughbred races continued to slide in September and in the third quarter this year compared to the same time periods last year, though the declines were mitigated by a larger decline in the number of races held, according to figures released on Thursday by Equibase.
Opposing sides in a case involving the constitutionality of the legislation that established the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority on Wednesday provided oral arguments to the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Earle Mack, a Thoroughbred owner and breeder who has funded several racing initiatives, will chair the newly formed Jockey Mental Health Steering Committee of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, HISA announced.
