LEXINGTON, Ky. – Both chambers of the Kentucky legislature overwhelmingly voted on Tuesday night to override a veto issued by Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear of a wide-ranging gambling bill that allows racetracks to offer fixed-odds bets on horse races.

The House voted to override the veto by a tally of 67-7, while the Senate voted to override by 26-5. Republicans in the Kentucky legislature have a veto-proof majority in both chambers, and on Tuesday they voted to override nearly every one of the 32 vetoes that Beshear issued Monday.

The connections of White Abarrio, one of the top older horses in the country last year, have filed a lawsuit against the Breeders’ Cup, the California Horse Racing Board, and Del Mar Thoroughbred Club alleging that the scratch of the horse prior to the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile last year violated California regulations and written protocols.

The Federal Trade Commission has voted to approve the 2026 budget of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, the national regulatory body that oversees racing and drug testing in most major U.S. states.

The approval, by a 2-0 vote, came three-and-a-half months into the 2026 budget year. HISA submitted the budget in September of 2025. Since that time, the federal government has been shut down on multiple occasions due to political impasses in Congress.

INDIANAPOLIS – Officials involved in racing investigations for all three major horse racing breeds stressed on Thursday morning during panels at the Association of Racing Commissioners International conference that the most important benefit of successful prosecutions is driving “cultural change” in the sport.

INDIANAPOLIS – Radical change regarding how the racing industry deals with computerized automated wagering will be difficult to implement due to the industry’s financial difficulties and the theoretical nature of the benefits to other horseplayers, according to speakers on a panel dealing with CAWs at the Association of Racing Commissioners International conference in Indianapolis on Wednesday.

Right to Party, runner-up in last Saturday's Grade 2 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct, was one of five 3-year-olds who were made late nominees to the Triple Crown for a fee of $6,000, it was announced Tuesday.

Right to Party, a son of Constitution trained by Kenny McPeek for owner Chester Broman, has enough points (65) to make it into the field for the May 2 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. He earned 50 points for his effort in the Wood and had 15 for his third-place finish in the Gotham.

Wagering on Thoroughbred races at U.S. tracks plummeted in March by 12.4 percent, dropping from $931.2 million in the same month of last year to $816.2 million in March of this year, according to figures distributed on Monday by Equibase.

March of this year had nine weekend dates, compared to 10 weekend dates last year. Handle is generally far higher on weekend dates.

Further Ado, the runaway winner of the Grade 1 Blue Grass Stakes on Saturday at Keeneland who figures to be one of the favorites in the May 2 Kentucky Derby, closed at 17-1 in the final Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool, according to a list of odds released by Churchill Downs, the administrator of the pool.

The final Future Wager pool closed at 6 p.m. on Saturday, prior to the running of three major Derby preps, including the Blue Grass Stakes. Further Ado won the Blue Grass by 11 lengths and was assigned a 106 Beyer Speed Figure, the highest figure for any 3-year-old this year.

Trainer Jena Antonucci has been granted a stay of a 15-day suspension she recently received for a positive test for a controlled medication, according to racing officials.

Antonucci, who won the Belmont Stakes and Travers Stakes in 2023 with Arcangelo, was notified of the stay on Friday, on the same day that racetracks were sent notices to allow her to enter and breeze horses, according to the officials.

Mike Battaglia, the morning-line maker at Churchill Downs in Louisville since 1974, a span of 51 Kentucky Derbies, will retire prior to the opening of Churchill’s spring meet on April 26, according to an announcement released by Churchill on Friday.

Battaglia, whose morning line has identified the favorite in 39 of his 51 Derbies, will hand the reins over to Nick Tammaro, a veteran handicapper and linemaker, Churchill said. The April 26 card will include a ceremony honoring Battglia, who was also the announcer at Churchill from 1977-1997.