Diana Firestone, who with her late husband Bertram raced the Kentucky Derby-winning filly Genuine Risk, owned breeding farms on two continents, and briefly operated two Florida racetracks, died on Feb. 12 in Palm Beach, Fla., according to her family. Firestone was 91.
Attorneys for Bob Baffert have filed a motion seeking the disqualification of a judge presiding over the trainer’s case against Churchill Downs because the judge’s husband receives income as a lobbyist from The Jockey Club, according to a document filed on Friday.
An FBI agent who played a role in the investigation that led to the criminal indictments of more than 30 people connected to Thoroughbred and Standardbred racing in 2020 has been hired as director of intelligence and strategy for the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit, which will administer the anti-doping and medication control program for the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, the unit announced on Friday.
Queen's Plate winner Moira and the recently retired Lady Speightspeare are finalists in multiple categories in the 2022 Sovereign Award voting for Canadian champion honors, announced by the Jockey Club of Canada on Thursday.
The chief executive of the New York Racing Association on Thursday told a joint New York State legislative committee that a proposal to use state bonds to fund the renovation of Belmont Park would put the New York racing industry on solid footing for the foreseeable future.
Legendary songwriter Burt Bacharach, who owned champion Heartlight No. One and Grade 1 winners Afternoon Deelites and Soul of the Matter, died of natural causes on Wednesday at the age of 94 at his home in California.
The Maryland Jockey Club has put in place new policies regarding manure and wastewater run-off on the backstretches of Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course in response to concerns raised by the Maryland Department of Environment.
Total wagering on races held at U.S. tracks during the month of January declined significantly compared to the same month last year, according to figures released on Monday by Equibase.
The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that it would not re-hear a case involving the constitutionality of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority and remanded the case to a lower court.
The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday posted a batch of rules governing the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority’s anti-doping program on its website, triggering the start of a public-comment period and the potential approval of the rules in 60 days.
