This year's Breeders' Cup at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club north of San Diego on Nov. 5-6 will “utilize 100 percent of seated capacity,” Breeders' Cup announced Wednesday, one day after the state of California announced the lifting of most coronavirus-related restrictions on outdoor gatherings.
Hank Zeitlin, the current head of a racetrack trade group, has been hired as the interim executive director of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, the federally created non-profit company that is expected to oversee racing regulation beginning next year, the authority announced on Wednesday.
Z Capital Partners LLC, the private equity arm of Z Capital Group LLC, a leading privately-held asset manager, has announced the merger of its affiliated portfolio companies, Affinity Gaming, a diversified national casino gaming operator, and Sports Information Group LLC, a New York-based B2B and B2C global omnichannel sports, technology, digital, media, and wagering business.
Robert L. “Bob” Bork, who served for nearly 40 years as a racing executive at various tracks across the United States, died early Friday at his home in Houston following years of declining health. He was 83.
A state bill prohibiting the slaughter of racehorses passed the New York Assembly early on Thursday morning and has been sent to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
The University of Louisville’s Equine Industry Program will begin to offer an online course load providing a “horse racing industry business certificate” in the upcoming fall semester, the program announced Tuesday.
Sal Sinatra, the longtime mid-Atlantic racing executive, has been hired as president of Equibase, the data company that is owned by a consortium of racetracks and The Jockey Club, the company announced on Monday.
Snowfall emerged from the back of a field of 14 to win Friday’s Group 1 English Oaks at Epsom Racecourse by a record 16 lengths on a rainy day, continuing her ascension in the European 3-year-old filly division.
Total wagering on U.S. races held in May this year was up 8.8 percent compared to the same month in 2019, prior to the pandemic disruptions, even as the total number of races held in the month dropped 11.6 percent compared to May of 2019, according to figures distributed by Equibase on Friday.
The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, the new oversight agency established late last year by federal legislation, expects to be “up and running” in July 2022, its effective date, despite threats of delays from lawsuits and the “steep climb” presented by the work in front of it, the newly elected chairman of the authority said on Wednesday.
