A federal judge in Texas has dismissed a lawsuit brought by horsemen’s groups challenging the constitutionality of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act, ruling that the legislation “stays within current constitutional limitations” as defined by previous courts.
The 7.78 field size average at the recently completed Fair Grounds meet is the lowest posted in the modern history of the track as it felt equine population pressure from various points, including the increased popularity of Turfway Park, massive purses at Oaklawn Park, and intrastate competition from Delta Downs, which runs a meet nearly concurrent with Fair Grounds’s.
The rate of fatal injury in 2021 on all surfaces at North American racetracks declined to its lowest number since the industry began collecting data on the rates in 2009, according to statistics released by The Jockey Club on Tuesday.
The Kentucky House of Representatives late on Monday passed a bill that would require racetracks to round payoffs to the nearest penny and subject all parimutuel wagers on Kentucky races to a 1.5 percent tax.
Bills that would eliminate dime breakage on parimutuel bets and legalize sports wagering in Kentucky cleared their first hurdles on Wednesday after passing out of a committee that the sponsor of the bills chairs.
Shannon Bishop Arvin, the chief executive officer and president of Keeneland, was elected chair of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association’s board of directors at a meeting on Thursday, according to the NTRA.
Caesars Entertainment, the gambling company, will launch an app this spring in partnership with the New York Racing Association that will offer betting on horse races, Caesars and NYRA announced on Thursday.
The Federal Trade Commission on Friday gave its approval to a broad swath of national racing rules that were proposed by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority that largely deal with racing safety practices, including voided claims, prohibited practices, and use of the whip.
Total wagering on races held at U.S. racetracks during February shot up 8.4 percent compared to the same month last year, but the average amount of wagering per race declined 3.2 percent due to a large increase in the number of races held when comparing the two months, according to figures released by Equibase on Friday.
A Kentucky legislator has introduced a bill that would eliminate breakage – the practice of rounding parimutuel payouts down – and has re-introduced a bill to legalize sports betting in the state.
