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The Florida legislature adjourned its regular 2026 session on Friday without the state Senate taking up a bill that would have allowed Gulfstream Park to decouple its racing and casino licenses, the second straight year that a decoupling measure failed to win approval.
Sam Calvario, who tied for first in the trainer’s standings at the Golden State Racing meeting at Pleasanton in the fall of 2024, was suspended by Santa Anita stewards for an outstanding debt on Feb. 28, according to a published ruling.
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A New York appeals court has sent a nearly four-year-old case involving an overage for a regulated medication in a horse trained by Todd Pletcher back to the New York State Gaming Commission for a new hearing.
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Louis Romanet, the longtime chairman of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities with a long pedigree in racing, died on March 4 at the age of 78, according to organizations with ties to him.
A federal bankruptcy court in Illinois on Tuesday continued a hearing until Wednesday on a motion by Hawthorne Racecourse in Stickney, Ill., that is seeking approval for the ability to tap into a $16 million line of credit for a reorganization plan under the protection of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy code, according to officials who attended the hearing.
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The New York Racing Association and Woodbine Entertainment have joined forces to offer a 14-race series of stakes worth $3.2 million restricted to horses bred in New York and Canada for 2026-27.
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Like he has for many years, John Kimmel will attend the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. 2-year-olds in training auction next week. This time, however, he will do it solely as a bloodstock adviser.
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Hawthorne Racecourse, the only surviving Thoroughbred racetrack on the once thriving Chicago circuit, has filed for bankruptcy, the track’s owners said in a press release, and will reorganize in the hopes of reversing the track’s fortunes.
The Jockey Club of Canada has announced the outstanding worker awards and media finalists for the 2025 Sovereign Awards.
The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association is redirecting the money it previously provided for purses for a series of 2-year-old stakes at Gulfstream Park to a broader program awarding bonuses to Florida-bred owners and breeders of winning 2-year-olds, according to an announcement by the organization.
