Fixed-odds wagering on horse racing is belatedly set to start in New Jersey in the “coming weeks” after Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation on Thursday that authorizes the practice, according to Monmouth Park, the Oceanport track that pushed for the bill.
Total wagering on United States races held in July was up 16.9 percent compared to the same month two years ago, prior to the disruptions caused by the pandemic last summer, according to figures released by Equibase on Thursday.
An attorney for the trainer Ken McPeek has filed a formal request for a hearing in front of the New York Gaming Commission to address why McPeek was unable to enter horses in any races from Thursday through Saturday at Saratoga Racecourse.
The Jockey Club has announced the slate of programming for its 69th annual Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing, which will be presented Aug. 15 as a virtual event for the second consecutive year.
United States Rep. Andy Harris has offered an amendment to a Federal Department of Labor Appropriations bill that, in its original iteration, could have impacted the labor market for backstretch workers. The amendment was passed by a voice vote in committee consideration on Thursday.
Eric Gustavson, the president of Spendthrift Farm in Central Kentucky, has been newly elected to the Breeders’ Cup board of directors, while William S. Farish Jr. of Lane’s End Farm, and Alex Solis II, of Solis/Litt Bloodstock, were re-elected, the organization announced on Wednesday.
A federal Department of Labor Appropriations bill scheduled to be heard in committee on Thursday contains several provisions that would dramatically alter the requirements for employers using the H-2B visa program, potentially impacting the labor market for backstretch workers.
TVG, the only dedicated horse racing channel in the United States, will be simulcast on MSG or its sister channel, MSG+, for five days a week beginning on July 14, the two companies announced on Tuesday.
An attorney for embattled trainer Bob Baffert argued in court filings on Wednesday that a ban by the New York Racing Association is unjustified considering the trainer has not violated racing rules in New York and has not been afforded due process by NYRA.
Richard Vega, a trainer based at Parx Racing with a prolific record of starters for decades, has been suspended two years by the Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission after a search of a tack room used by the trainer turned up “loaded syringes” and hypodermic needles, according to a ruling from the commission.
