Scott Wells, the president and general manager of Remington Park, was elected president of the Thoroughbred Racing Associations, a racetrack trade group, on Tuesday, the organization announced.
 
Wells, a former trainer who has been on the business side of racing since 1990, will succeed Chris McErlean, the vice president of racing at Penn National Gaming Inc., for a two-year term. Wells was elected by the TRA membership at a board meeting on Tuesday.

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn on Tuesday vetoed an expanded gaming bill that would have brought slot machines to racetracks, but the governor’s action was universally expected and may have little bearing on the current state of gaming expansion in the Illinois legislature.

Nick Zito, the New York-based trainer who on Monday accepted a 15-day suspension for a positive test for clenbuterol in one of his horses, said Tuesday that he was unable to explain how the positive arose and that it may have been a mix-up at his barn.

Nick Zito, the New York-based trainer currently running the bulk of his stable in Florida, will begin serving a 15-day suspension next Monday as a result of a positive test for clenbuterol from a horse that won at Aqueduct more than a year ago.

Joe Cain, a longtime Kentucky-based trainer whose career highlight came at Saratoga in 2003 when he sent out Private Horde to a five-length victory in the Grade 2 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Stakes, died Saturday night at his home in Russell Springs, Ky., after suffering for 2 1/2 years from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The mutuel field closed as a clear-cut choice over the top individually listed option, Verrazano, when Pool 2 of the 2013 Kentucky Derby Future Wager closed Sunday at 6 p.m. Eastern.

The field, the 24th or “all others” option, closed as the 3-1 favorite, with Verrazano next at 8-1. They were followed by Vyjack (11-1), Orb (12-1), Flashback (12-1), Itsmyluckyday (13-1), Revolutionary (15-1), Shanghai Bobby (16-1), Normandy Invasion (17-1), and Super Ninety Nine (17-1).

Three trainers snubbed by Hall deserve honors

Well, here we go again! The finalists for the Hall of Fame's class of 2013 came out ("Borel, Antley among finalists for Hall of Fame," March 1) and there is one trainer on the list. Only one problem, though. The trainer's name isn't John Campo, Billy Turner, or Jose Martin.

Three trainers snubbed by Hall deserve honors

Well, here we go again! The finalists for the Hall of Fame's class of 2013 came out ("Borel, Antley among finalists for Hall of Fame," March 1) and there is one trainer on the list. Only one problem, though. The trainer's name isn't John Campo, Billy Turner, or Jose Martin.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The mutuel field was bet down to clear-cut favoritism after the first full day of wagering in Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager, leaving all 23 of the separately listed wagering choices at double-digit odds.

After wagering on Friday, the first of three days for Pool 2, the field – the 24th or “all others” option – was the 8-5 favorite, with Verrazano next at 10-1. He was closely followed by Flashback, Itsmyluckyday, and Orb, all at 12-1, and then Revolutionary (13-1), Super Ninety Nine (18-1), and Shanghai Bobby (20-1).

A ban on the raceday use of the anti-bleeding medication furosemide will not be expanded to all of the races at this year’s Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif., and the Juvenile Sprint will be dropped from the lineup, the organization announced on Friday.