Zvi Kriple, a trainer based in Ohio, has been banned by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority for two years following an investigation which concluded that a horse in his care died from colic at Belterra Park near Cincinnati in April of this year without being treated by a veterinarian.

A law firm has filed a class-action lawsuit in a federal district court alleging that companies in racing such as Churchill Downs and the New York Racing Association have engaged in a criminal scheme to conspire with the operators of computer-assisted wagering teams to defraud other bettors.

The lawsuit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District Court of New York on Friday, lists a single plaintiff, Ryan Dickey, who is described as a current resident of Colorado who wagered “about $100 per weeks [sic] on racing” at a time when he was living in Kentucky.

Paco Lopez, the jockey who was leading the U.S. in wins at the time he was suspended in late September for six months, has been named to ride horses on the Thursday and Friday cards at Delta Downs in Louisiana, according to Equibase records.

Lopez, who had won 300 races from 1,194 mounts in 2025 when he was suspended, is named on three mounts on the Oct. 30 card at Delta, and he is named on two mounts on the Oct. 31 card. The mounts were first reported by The Paulick Report.

Hastings Racecourse in Vancouver, British Columbia, saw its year-over-year handle drop from nearly $21.5 million in 2024 to just over $17.5 million in 2025, according to Daily Racing Form statistics.

Total purses also fell from $5,257,500 in 2024 to $4,435,625 in 2025. The 2025 meet had six fewer race days (37 as opposed to 43) and 53 fewer races (235 against 288) than the 2024 meeting.

A list distributed to Southern California horsemen on Wednesday shows more than 140 fillies and mares who would be eligible for one of the new “ratings” handicap races that Santa Anita added to its overnight for the Oct. 24 card. 

Santa Anita Park in Southern California has placed three races on its overnight sheet for its Oct. 24 card that use a newly developed ratings system as the sole condition of eligibility.

The Breeders’ Cup Classic, the richest and most prestigious race of the two-day Breeders’ Cup event, is scheduled to go off at 6:25 p.m. Eastern time on Nov. 1 as the sixth race in the nine-race slate of Breeders’ Cup stakes scheduled for Saturday, the organization announced on Tuesday.

This is the third year in a row that the Classic has been scheduled in a slot in the middle of the Saturday slate, rather than its traditional spot at the end of the card. The positioning allows the race to be televised live on NBC’s flagship broadcast station.

A persistent debate between the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority and the National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association over scientific standards has been reopened, as the two sides are sparring over a recent recommendation by HISA for horsemen to use wearable devices to check horses for signs of atrial fibrillation. 

Assiniboia Downs concluded its 2025 live racing season on a high note on Wednesday, setting a new all-time wagering record for the track and celebrating two first-time champions. 

The 2025 season saw unprecedented success, with total wagering reaching $75.2 million, which easily surpassed the previous benchmark of $63.2 million in 2020. Total wagering increased by 21 percent from the 2024 season, with the average wagering per card hitting $1.5 million.