The California Horse Racing Board followed all of its procedures when adjudicating cases last year involving the eventual Triple Crown winner Justify and six other horses that tested positive for a regulated substance, the board’s chairman at the time, Chuck Winner, said in a statement released on Thursday afternoon.

Justify, the undefeated winner of the 2018 Triple Crown, tested above the prohibited level for the regulated substance scopolamine after his win in the Santa Anita Derby and the result was thrown out after a review by California regulators, The New York Times reported Wednesday night.

An Alameda County Superior Court judge has denied a request for preliminary injunction that would have allowed Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer to race at Golden Gate Fields in Northern California.

The Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission has upheld a one-year suspension levied against trainer Marcus Vitali by the stewards at Delaware Park, according to commission officials.

The commission voted to uphold the suspension after a five-hour appeals hearing, according to the commission’s executive director, John Wayne. The commission had earlier refused to issue a stay of the suspension pending the appeals hearing.

Hall of Fame jockey Randy Romero, who fought numerous ailments for decades during and after a sensational riding career, died early Thursday at his home in Lafayette, La. He was 61.

Romero had been battling kidney and liver disease even before his retirement, which came in 1999 after 4,294 winners and $75 million in mount earnings. Further beset by cancer in recent years, Romero had been in hospice care at his home since June.

DEL MAR, Calif. – Trainer Peter Eurton during morning training hours usually is wearing something related to his beloved Los Angeles Dodgers. A hat. A sweatshirt. Sometimes both. Like the Dodgers, Eurton is having a good summer. And like the Dodgers, who are seeking their first World Series since 1988, it could be even better.

The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program's Thoroughbred of the Year is a horse who works with those suffering from mental illness and trauma – honoring the memory of his late trainer.

Jack Whitaker, the Emmy Award-winning sports broadcaster who counted horse racing as one of his most abiding passions, died Sunday at the age of 95 at his home in Devon, Pa., of natural causes, according to CBS Sports, which had employed Whitaker for more than 20 years.

Jerry Hollendorfer has filed an action against Golden Gate Fields in Northern California contesting the track’s decision to ban him from racing at that track. The Hall of Fame trainer won a ruling last month that lifted a similar ban at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Noose, the horse who ran second in the Grade 2 Saratoga Special on Saturday in his second start, has been renamed Scabbard, The Jockey Club and the colt’s owner confirmed on Wednesday.

Joseph Sutton, the colt’s owner and breeder, said in an interview that The Jockey Club contacted him early this week and recommended that the name be changed, based on criticism that the name was racially insensitive.

“I don’t want to offend anyone, anywhere, at any time,” Sutton said. “The smart thing to do was to change the name.”