A U.S. appeals court has ruled that the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority is “facially unconstitutional,” reversing a lower court’s opinion that the authority met constitutional standards of federal oversight.
Jennifer Durenberger, the Jockey Club steward for the New York Racing Association, has been hired as the director of equine safety and welfare for the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, HISA announced on Thursday.
A lobbying coalition formed last year by New York racing constituents and upstate business interests will push hard next year for the passage of legislation that would provide nearly half a billion dollars in state-backed bonds for the renovation of Belmont Park, participants in the coalition said on Thursday during a press conference
Two veterinarians who have been issued 60-day suspensions by the Indiana Horse Racing Commission have appealed the penalties and requested a stay, according to one of the veterinarians.
Louis Grasso, a veterinarian who was indicted in 2020 along with six other prominent harness-racing participants, was sentenced on Tuesday to 50 months in prison and ordered to forfeit $412,000 for his role in supplying illegal substances to trainers, according to court records.
Two propositions in California on Tuesday’s ballot that would have allowed sports betting were resoundingly shot down by voters.
Handle on U.S. Thoroughbred races fell 4.9 percent in October of this year when compared to the same month last year despite a 1.2 percent increase in races, according to figures released by Equibase on Friday.
The two-day Breeders’ Cup event scheduled for Friday and Saturday at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Ky., will be the first to be run under the limited jurisdiction of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, with the most notable impact being on the number of times a rider can use a whip in the race.
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on Monday unanimously approved a plan to petition the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority for an exemption to a policy that would ban raceday furosemide in all races for the next three years.
The New York Gaming Commission fined Keith Doleshel, the racing secretary for the New York Racing Association, $2,000 for failure to conduct business in a professional manner, according to a ruling on the commission website.
