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A national conservation group has secured an option to purchase Golden Gate Fields, the Bay Area racetrack owned by 1/ST Racing and Gaming that closed in 2024. The prospective new owner will seek to convert the 161-acre property into a park and recreational area if the purchase is completed.
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Keeneland is increasing the minimum wager for its superfecta from 10 cents to 50 cents and increasing the minimum for its pick three bets from 50 cents to $1, effective at the beginning of this year’s spring meet on April 3, the track announced on Thursday.
FanDuel TV, the cable network that has broadcast live horse races on a dedicated channel since 1999, will begin to phase out its horse racing studio productions this summer and cease operations as a cable channel at the end of 2027, according to an official familiar with the company’s plans who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
Francisco Mena, who won more than 1,600 races in a career that spanned more than four decades, died on March 18 in a hospital in Rosarito, Mexico, according to his brother, Guillermo.
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Churchill Downs Inc. and the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority have reached an agreement to resolve a dispute over dues the racing company owes to the authority, according to a notice posted on HISA’s website and a legal filing by Churchill Downs, both on Tuesday.
The fatality rate at North American racetracks that participate in the Equine Injury Database fell in 2025 to its lowest level ever recorded, at 1.07 per 1,000 starts, according to statistics released Tuesday by The Jockey Club, which maintains the database.
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Churchill Downs Inc. has requested a stay of an order issued by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority requiring the track to pay nearly $5.3 million in unpaid dues and interest, officials of HISA confirmed on Friday.
The Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit will return in 2026 and be held on June 29-30 at the Keeneland Sales Pavilion in Lexington, the sponsors of the conference announced on Wednesday.
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A panel of board members of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority has issued a ruling requiring Churchill Downs Inc. to pay approximately $5.3 million in unpaid dues and interest within the next 10 days or lose its ability to send signals from its racetracks to out-of-state locations.
A former employee of the Penn National racing office has been arrested and charged with stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the racetrack, according to records filed by the state police.
