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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.
Exclusions by racetracks are likely to become extremely rare due to the advent of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority and the lessons learned from the still-running Bob Baffert case involving the 2021 Kentucky Derby, officials at the Racing and Gaming Conference said on Tuesday afternoon at the Saratoga Hilton.
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Officials of 1/ST Racing, the owner of Pimlico Race Course in Maryland, have said that they intend to start a “discussion” about the possibility of running the Preakness Stakes at a later date, a move that would disrupt the traditional spacing of the Triple Crown, officials of 1/ST confirmed on Thursday.
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All of Kentucky’s racetracks with the exception of Keeneland have submitted applications to open on-site sports-betting locations starting on Sept. 7, government officials said on Thursday.
The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority had a $619,000 operating loss in 2022 on top of a $2.6 million operating loss in the year prior, when it had no sources of revenue, according to tax filings that were made available by the non-profit company on Wednesday.
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Welder, who is scheduled to be inducted into the Oklahoma Horse Racing Hall of Fame, has taken up residence at Old Friends in Georgetown, Ky., according to a press release from Remington Park.
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Terry Finley, president and chief executive officer of West Point Thoroughbreds, a racing partnership, has been elected to The Jockey Club board of stewards, the organization announced Monday.
Wagering on Thoroughbred races at U.S. tracks was down marginally on a per-race basis in July when compared to July 2022, though the total amount bet dropped nearly $80 million, according to statistics released by Equibase on Sunday.
