The New York Racing Association is once again considering the installation of a synthetic surface for its Aqueduct racetrack in Queens, an official of the association told the New York Racing Franchise Oversight Board at a meeting on Tuesday.
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Triple Crown winner American Pharoah has been immortalized yet again. A portrait of himself and Bob Baffert, commissioned by the Hall of Fame trainer and his wife, Jill, was recently unveiled in a private ceremony.
The Bafferts had been approached by more than 50 artists who offered to paint American Pharoah. They selected renowned sporting artist Graeme Baxter, who visited the colt a total of four times last year at Santa Anita and Del Mar. Eclipse Award-winning Daily Racing Form photographer Barbara Livingston provided reference photos.
While the equine herpesvirus quarantine at Parx Racing is ongoing, there has not been a confirmed case of the disease at the Bensalem, Pa., track since April 25.
On Tuesday, all of the horses in Barn 4 - where Butch Reid and Keith Nations are stabled - were being tested for the herpesvirus.
"If they all come back negative, the quarantine on that barn will be lifted," said Sam Elliott, the director of racing at Parx.
The Maryland Racing Commission does not plan to conduct a review of the training license of Marcus Vitali despite reports that the trainer surrendered his license in Florida in exchange for having pending medication violations dropped, the head of the commission said on Monday.
J. Mike Hopkins, the commission’s executive director, said that Vitali is still in good standing in Maryland because the Florida charges were dropped and no penalties for the alleged violations were issued.
“As far as we’re concerned, the charges were dismissed,” Hopkins said.
ARCADIA, Calif. – Live racing resumes at Santa Anita on Thursday for a 40-day spring-summer meeting that by necessity will emphasize turf racing during the early weeks.
The meeting runs through July 10, but turf racing will cease on the hillside course after June 5 and on the oval portion of the turf course after June 19 to allow for a much-needed renovation prior to the autumn meeting in late September. The autumn meeting includes the Breeders’ Cup races on Nov. 4-5.
CYPRESS, Calif.- Chrome’s home.
California Chrome, the 2014 Horse of the Year and the winner of the $10 million Dubai World Cup on March 26, returned to trainer Art Sherman’s stable at Los Alamitos late Sunday afternoon after a flight from Kentucky.
The popular 5-year-old spent most of April at Taylor Made Farms in Nicholasville, Ky., resting after the Dubai World Cup.
“I think he looks good,” Sherman said. “It’s good to have him back, like an old friend. Now, he’s home.”
CYPRESS, Calif. - Jockey Corey Nakatani may have ridden his last race.
The veteran jockey, a former leading rider in Southern California, said on Sunday that he is contemplating retirement and is frustrated by a lack of opportunities to gain mounts in leading races in recent seasons. He stopped short of announcing his retirement, saying he would assess the situation in the near future.
“It could be time to call it a day,” Nakatani said. “I’ll play it by ear.”
Arlington Park and the Illinois Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association, ending a protracted dispute, signed a contract Friday night governing Arlington’s 2016 race meet, which starts next Friday.
The contract – a requirement of all racetracks as part of the Interstate Horse Racing Act – lasts two years, also covering Arlington’s 2017 racing season, and as part of the negotiations leading to the deal, the ITHA agreed to drop a lawsuit it filed last week against Arlington, the Illinois Racing Board, and the Illinois Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Foundation.
Keeneland wrapped up its spring meet Friday with gains in attendance and handle, including single-day records in both of those categories.
“The momentum from last fall’s Breeders’ Cup carried forward to this spring and contributed to so many positives during this race meet,” Keeneland president and chief executive Bill Thomason said on closing day. “The loyalty of our fans and horsemen and the strong support of our corporate and media partners are very gratifying.”