Two federal legislators have reintroduced a bill that would appoint a non-profit private company as the overseer of horse racing’s medication rules and their enforcement, according to the legislators.

ARCADIA, Calif. - A maiden filly broke both front legs at the conclusion of a half-mile workout Thursday morning on the main track at Santa Anita, according to her owner and trainer, David Bernstein. She was euthanized, becoming the 22nd equine fatality at Santa Anita since the winter meet began on Dec. 26.

Princess Lili B, a 3-year-old filly, broke down at the finish line at 8 a.m. on a fast track.

“We’re devastated,” said Tim Ritvo, chief operating officer of track owner The Stronach Group. 

ARCADIA, Calif. – Santa Anita is tentatively scheduled to reopen its main track for light training Monday and could resume racing on March 21-22 as an investigation continues into the cause of 21 equine fatalities since late December.

Tim Ritvo, the chief operating officer of the The Stronach Group, the track’s parent company, said Friday morning that plans are in place to increase activity for horses in coming days. Santa Anita ceased all training and canceled racing temporarily on Tuesday after a filly sustained a fatal injury in training that morning.

ARCADIA, Calif. – Persistent rain Wednesday morning at Santa Anita was only a minor inconvenience for horsemen compared to the Tuesday bombshell that racing at Santa Anita had been suspended the remainder of the week while the main track undergoes additional testing.

John C. Oxley, the Thoroughbred owner who campaigned 2001 Kentucky Derby winner Monarchos, has been selected by the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation for its Dinny Phipps Award, created to honor a supporter of Thoroughbred charities.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Purses for lower-level, open claiming races at Aqueduct will be raised beginning this week after the New York State Gaming Commission in January relaxed regulations that limited the purse-to-claim ratio to 2:1.

According to a press release issued Sunday by the New York Racing Association, purses for $8,000 claimers will go from $16,000 to $24,000, a $10,000 claiming purse will go from $20,000 to $28,000, a $12,500 claiming purse will go from $25,000 to $32,000, and a $16,000 claiming purse will go from $28,000 to $36,000.

A Kentucky Senate committee on Friday passed a bill that would restore a provision of the tax code that allows residents to deduct their gambling losses from their gambling winnings on their state tax returns.

Churchill Downs Inc. had adjusted net income of $151.3 million in 2018, a 61 percent increase over the company’s adjusted net income in 2017, according to financial statements released on Wednesday night, with revenue from its flagship racetrack and its market-leading account-wagering company up sharply.

The defendants in a class-action lawsuit accusing Hagyard Equine Medical Institute and several of its veterinary partners of falsifying dates on sales radiographs have asked the court to dismiss the suit, according to court records.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Damon Thayer, the Kentucky Senate majority leader, has asked for an amendment to be included in a tax bill currently moving through the state legislature so that Kentucky horseplayers would be able to deduct their gambling losses against their winnings, the legislator said Monday.