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.
Linda Doane of The Healing Place in Louisville, Ky., has been named the winner of the Dr. J. David “Doc” Richardson Community Award, with Francisco Torres of the Backstretch Employee Service Team the runner-up for that honor, an awards committee announced as it also revealed finalists for the 2023 Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards this week.
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The U.S. racing industry should use the “foundation” provided by the implementation of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority to pursue other shared goals, such as capitalizing on international markets and speaking with a unified voice on marketing initiatives, the chairman of The Jockey Club said at the close of the organization’s annual Round Table on Matters Pertaining to Racing on Thursday.
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place at 10:30 a.m. Eastern on Friday, August 4. Watch live coverage here.
