TUCSON, Ariz. - The racing industry should welcome additional studies into threshold levels and withdrawal times for medications that are commonly used in the sport, but the public has a hard time understanding the concepts because of the use of several misleading terms when discussing drug positives, several racing chemists and veterinarians said on Thursday at the University of Arizona's Symposium on Racing and Gaming here.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Any good gambler knows to place his biggest bets where he has the biggest advantage, and to quit chasing bets that turn bad just to stay in the game.

TUCSON, Ariz. - The ultimate goal of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's Safety and Integrity Alliance is to convince the industry's participants and fans that the only racetracks worth their business are those that have become accredited, the program's top official said on Wednesday afternoon during the University of Arizona's Symposium on Racing and Gaming.

TUCSON, Ariz. - The National Thoroughbred Racing Association plans to reduce expenses by 25 percent in 2010 to make up for deficit spending it conducted over the past two years, according to an official of the organization.

TUCSON, Ariz. - The Safety and Integrity Alliance did a good job getting racetracks to comply with safety standards during its first nine months of existence, but it needs to compile improved standards and better communicate its efforts to racing fans, the monitor of the program, Tommy Thompson, said on Tuesday at the University of Arizona's Symposium on Racing and Gaming here.

TUCSON, Ariz. - The National Thoroughbred Racing Association has thrown its weight behind a project started by state racing commissions to create a federal compact that would allow states to adopt identical rules as a group.

Wagering on U.S. races in November climbed marginally, but the numbers were highly skewed by betting figures on the 14 races of the Breeders' Cup, according to figures released by Equibase on Friday.

The American Graded Stakes Committee has rescinded the grades for three stakes races held in Pennsylvania in 2009 - the Grade 2 Pennsylvania Derby, the Grade 2 Cotillion Stakes, and the Grade 3 Presque Isle Downs Masters - because horses that participated in the stakes were not tested for alkalizing agents, racing officials said late on Friday.

Wagering on U.S. races in November climbed marginally, but the numbers were highly skewed by betting figures on the 14 races of the Breeders' Cup, according to figures released by Equibase on Friday.

Dan Fick, the executive vice president and executive director of The Jockey Club since 2003, is leaving the Jockey Club to become an associate state steward for the Indiana Horse Racing Commission next year, Fick said on Tuesday.