The Department of Labor has approved the issuance of an additional 35,000 visas for guest workers in the second half of the year under a program that is utilized heavily by trainers.
A subcommittee of the California Horse Racing Board is scheduled to discuss a radical proposal next week that would require the owners of horses that win certain stakes in the state to provide winning riders with a breeding season or a stallion share.
Total betting in April on Thoroughbred races held at U.S. tracks declined 2.1 percent compared to the same month last year, but the result was skewed somewhat by a calendar shift impacting the total.
Churchill Downs Inc. has asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit from Bob Baffert seeking the lifting of a two-year ban the company placed on the Hall of Fame trainer last year.
The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority has tabbed Drug Free Sport International, a private company based in Kansas City, Mo., to run a national drug-testing program for horse racing that is expected to be implemented early next year.
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on Tuesday gave unanimous approval to several rule changes that will allow the commission to make limited comments about ongoing adjudications and open up stewards’ hearings to the general public.
The New Jersey Racing Commission on Friday approved new regulations on whip use that are identical to those approved by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, essentially ending an experiment that allowed riders to use the whip only to prevent accidents.
The California Horse Racing Board on Thursday became the first racing jurisdiction in the U.S. to agree to collect and remit fees to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, the new federally overseen regulatory organization that will begin operations on July 1.
Betty Leon, a community activist in Queens, has been named to the board of directors of the New York Racing Association by the New York Assembly, the assembly announced on Wednesday.
The Rules Committee of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on Tuesday unanimously recommended that the full commission adopt several rule changes that will allow the agency to make limited comments about ongoing adjudications and open stewards’ hearings to members of the public.
