LEXINGTON, Ky. -- A Kentucky circuit court judge has vacated a previous order to throw out a lawsuit filed by a group representing the state’s horsemen over the issue of raceday Lasix, saying that the suit should proceed on its merits.
Judge Thomas Wingate of Franklin County Circuit Court issued the ruling on Friday, saying that the Kentucky Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association was not given “adequate time” to argue that it had standing in the lawsuit prior to a May 27 hearing.
Two recent takedowns of jackpot pools in California by the operators of computer-assisted wagering programs have swung the spotlight back on an issue that continues to frustrate many horseplayers despite the longtime presence of the programs in parimutuel pools worldwide.
Churchill Downs Inc. posted a net loss of $118.8 million in the second quarter of 2020, with revenue for the company cratering due to the postponement of the Kentucky Derby until the third quarter and widespread closures of casino properties across the United States, according to financial statements released by the company Thursday.
Net revenue for the company in the quarter was $185.1 million, according to the statements, compared to $477.4 million in net revenue during last year’s second quarter. Last year during the second quarter, the company had net income of $108.3 million.
The California Horse Racing Board will conduct a hearing into whether 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify should have been disqualified from that year’s Santa Anita Derby as part of a settlement agreement with owner-trainer Mick Ruis, an attorney for Ruis said on Friday.
An annual conference designed to encourage and educate Thoroughbred owners has been rescheduled for Nov. 2-5 in Lexington, Ky., the organizers announced on Friday.
The Thoroughbred Owner Conference, which is put on by The Jockey Club and Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, will take place in the days immediately preceding this year’s Breeders’ Cup event, scheduled for Nov. 6-7 at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington. The conference agenda includes nine panel discussions on topics that affect Thoroughbred owners, such as syndications, safety reforms, and aftercare.
The University of Kentucky's Gluck Equine Research Foundation, with support from Stonestreet Farm, is developing an equine biological passport that aims to detect drug use in horses.
The passport will seek to identify and track specific biomarkers that could detect drug use by monitoring changes to peptides and protein abundance. The program's goals include serving as a platform to impact policy change and drug-testing protocols, and to further understand the impact of drugs and medications on Thoroughbred racehorses.
The California Horse Racing Board voted unanimously on Monday to approve a multi-point plan implemented by Los Alamitos for enhanced safety and greater veterinary oversight following a series of equine fatalities in recent months.
In an 80-minute meeting held via teleconference, the racing board voted 6-0 to permit Los Alamitos to continue its year-round evening meeting for Quarter Horses and lower-level Thoroughbreds without disruption.
Two-year-olds running in Maryland will not be allowed to be administered furosemide within 48 hours of a race through 2023 under an agreement reached between the owner of the state’s Thoroughbred tracks and its horsemen, according to officials for both sides.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Richard Dutrow, the trainer who began serving a 10-year ban handed down by New York regulators in 2013, withdrew his license application to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on Tuesday after a committee of the commission indicated it would not rule on the application.
The committee, meeting via teleconference due to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, voted unanimously to allow Dutrow to withdraw the application after hearing from Dutrow, his attorney, and several witnesses speaking in support of the trainer.
