Beth Bungert, who has worked in a variety of positions at racetracks over the past 20 years, including as a veterinary assistant and racing official, has been hired to the new position of safety steward for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, the regulatory agency announced Tuesday.
Handle on U.S. races held in August this year declined 7.30 percent while the number of races held dropped 5.76 percent, according to figures released by Equibase on Tuesday.
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The National Turf Writers and Broadcasters has selected the connections of multiple graded stakes winner Cody’s Wish to receive its Mr. Fitz Award for “typifying the spirit of racing,” the organization announced on Friday, along with three other award winners.
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Ben Perkins Sr., a New Jersey horsemen who during a 60-year career rode, prepped, bought, trained, pinhooked, and sold horses, died on Wednesday in a hospice facility, his son, Ben Perkins Jr., said on Thursday. Perkins Sr. was 89.
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In advance of similar protocols proposed by the New York State Gaming Commission earlier this year, the New York Racing Association on Wednesday announced it would begin requiring horses entering races at its tracks to be examined by an attending veterinarian within 72 hours of entry time.
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Churchill Downs Inc. plans to open six sports-betting locations at its Kentucky properties on Sept. 7, including two in the Louisville area, the company said on Wednesday.
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Anthony Manganaro, chairman and co-owner of Siena Farm in Paris, Ky., died Sunday at his summer home in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. He was 79
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Cave Rock, one of the leading 2-year-olds of 2022, was euthanized on Friday from the effects of laminitis, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert announced on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
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Successful owner and breeder Alex G. Campbell, Jr., died Aug. 15 in Delray, Fla. He was 95.
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If you are hearing more talk about computerized robotic wagering programs lately, it’s probably because a lot more people have begun to talk about what to do about computerized robotic programs, a topic of discussion at a major industry conference, this time as the last panel of the Racing and Gaming Conference, which closed on Wednesday after a two-day run in Saratoga Springs.
