A bill that allows Delta Downs, Evangeline Downs, and Louisiana Downs to operate account-wagering operations has been signed by Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and will be effective Aug. 15. Fair Grounds has had for several years an account-wagering business in place by virtue of past legislation in the state.

The bill passed this session is a simple one, allowing all tracks licensed by the Louisiana Racing Commission to conduct account wagering via phone or online betting. The past legislation had restricted account wagering to a licensed facility in New Orleans.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - John Veitch, Kentucky's chief state steward, stuck to his guns Thursday on the final day of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission's hearing into his handling of Life At Ten in the 2010 Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic at Churchill Downs in Louisville.

The New York State Racing and Wagering Board is giving fans of the sport a voice.

Griswold, who won three titles as Quarter Horse distance champion in the early 1990’s, and is widely considered the finest 870-yard Quarter Horse in history, was euthanized on June 23 because of infirmities of old age, according to Shaun Hadley, ranch manager of Legacy Ranch in Clements, Calif.

Griswold, a gelding, was 25 and had spent the last years of his life in retirement at Legacy Ranch, which is owned by Pete and Evelyn Parrella, who raced Griswold.

Racing: Track by track

A sampling of counseling and addiction programs available at some North American racetracks:

Arlington Park (Arlington Heights, Ill.)
Services for licensed personnel provided by the Racing Industry Charitable Foundation. The foundation’s social services aid individuals and families, ranging from generic social service to highly professional and comprehensive counseling.

Known for her work as a horse-backing reporter on the NBC Sports broadcasts of the Triple Crown and other big races, Brothers, 45, also had a 12-year career as a jockey, winning 1,130 races before retiring in 1998.

Family: Her husband, Frankie Brothers, is a former trainer. Her mother, Patti, won 1,202 races as a jockey. Her sister Leah and brother Jerry also rode competitively.

Residence: Indian Hills, Ky., near Louisville

Teri Gibson had seen it all before. Her ex-husband, Mike Baze, was a jockey, a rider from a family of riders whose career burned out in a haze of alcohol and drugs when he was ruled off the track in the late 1980s. Gibson, who is estranged from her husband, determined that the first of her three children, Michael, would live differently. She took him away from the track when he was 2, and Michael Baze had a traditional childhood. He played sports, had nice friends, never got into trouble. An easy kid. A great kid, his mother said.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Attorneys for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission continued on Wednesday to attempt to build a case that Kentucky Chief State Steward John Veitch had a responsibility to alert veterinarians about comments jockey John Velazquez made on television about the condition of his horse, Life At Ten, before last year's Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic at Churchill Downs.

Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom is through racing this year after being diagnosed with a slab fracture in his left hock, it was announced Wednesday by Barry Irwin, who heads the Team Valor International partnership that owns the colt.

A bill to allow video lottery machines at Ohio’s seven racetracks is scheduled to be signed into law by Gov. John Kasich on Thursday. Kasich authored the bill that was passed 27-6 in the Senate and then 64-32 in the House Tuesday. All seven Ohio racetracks are expected to apply with the Ohio Lottery commission for VLT licenses. The licensing fee would be $50 million for a 10-year license.