Chris Oakes, one of the more than two dozen people connected to horse racing who were indicted last year on drug charges, has become the latest individual in the case to enter a change-of-plea request.
Marcos Zulueta, one of three trainers indicted last year along with two dozen other individuals on charges related to administering illegal substances to racehorses, will change his initial plea of not guilty in the case, according to a Thursday court filing.
Jordan Fishman, one of 27 people initially indicted early last year on charges related to the adulteration and misbranding of drugs in horse racing, entered a guilty plea on Wednesday afternoon as part of a deal with the government.
Total wagering on Thoroughbred races at U.S. racetracks in September was up 13.7 percent compared to wagering in the same month of 2019, prior to the coronavirus pandemic, according to figures released by Equibase on Tuesday.
Andy Belfiore, who is currently the administrator of a horsemen’s group’s effort to reduce horse injuries, has been hired as the executive director of the Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, the organization announced.
The Breeders’ Cup Classic will have a post time of 5:40 p.m. Pacific, or 8:40 Eastern, at Del Mar near San Diego on Saturday, Nov. 6, the company announced on Thursday.
Churchill Downs Inc. will build a 43,000-square foot casino in downtown Louisville that will initially operate 500 historical horse racing machines, the company announced on Thursday.
Churchill Downs Inc. has reached an agreement to sell the 326-acre Arlington Park property to the Chicago Bears of the NFL, in a transaction that is not expected to close until after the Illinois state legislature meets next year for a full legislative session.
Eclipse Award champion Caressing, who produced an Eclipse Award champion in West Coast, died Sept. 14 at Hermitage Farm in Goshen, Ky., due to laminitis. The Honour and Glory mare was 23.
An attorney for Jason Servis, the trainer who was indicted last year along with 26 other individuals connected to horse racing, argued in a court filing on Friday that government prosecutors are attempting to apply different rationales for the basis of their wiretaps of Servis than those presented to the judges who authorized the surveillance.
