Total handle on U.S. races held in October was up 22.5 percent compared to the same month in 2019, prior to the coronavirus pandemic, according to figures released on Friday by Equibase, but the enormous jump was due, in part, by the inclusion of two additional weekend dates this year compared to two years ago.
Japanese bettors will be able to bet into separate pools on three Breeders' Cup races this year, including the Filly and Mare Turf, where the country's Loves Only You is 4-1 on the morning line, according to Breeders' Cup officials.
Churchill Downs Inc., the racetrack and casino operator based in Louisville, Ky., had net income of $61.4 million in the third quarter of 2021, up 42 percent compared to net income of $43.1 million last year, according to financial documents released late on Wednesday.
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on Tuesday approved a “non-contiguous” racing license for Ellis Park that will allow the track to proceed with plans to open a casino in nearby Owensboro.
Equibase has begun publishing charts that are produced using data collected by GPS systems in use at more than a dozen U.S. racetracks, the company announced Friday.
Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields have filed a lawsuit alleging that an offshore website is taking wagers from California residents in violation of federal laws.
Tom Rooney, the former U.S. Representative from Florida whose family has been involved in horse racing for three generations, has been hired to become the National Thoroughbred Racing Association’s president and chief executive officer, the NTRA announced on Thursday.
Trainer Simon Callaghan has been suspended from Nov. 14-28 and fined $5,000 by the stewards at Santa Anita for allegedly administering shock-wave treatments to a horse within 30 days of a workout, a violation of California racing rules.
Chris Oakes, a Standardbred trainer based in Pennsylvania who was indicted with 26 others last year in a wide-ranging investigation of horse racing, entered a guilty plea to one felony count of drug misbranding and adulteration with intent to defraud and mislead on Wednesday.
A subcommittee of the California Horse Racing Board held a 90-minute meeting on Tuesday to discuss the possibility of drafting a regulation that would allow the board to sanction trainers whose horses suffer catastrophic injuries, a rule that would be the first of its kind in the U.S.
