Fort Erie Racetrack concluded its season on Tuesday with increased handle numbers and a dramatic season-ending marathon race.

Total wagering for the meet topped $46.7 million, which was up 39 percent over the 2022 meet. On-track wagering reached $1.9 million, a three percent increase over 2022. The track’s signature race, the Prince of Wales Stakes, raked in a record-setting $1.05 million, and the total wagering for that card was a solid $3.48 million. 

Jockey Gustavo Herrera underwent surgery Thursday to address a cracked tibia sustained in a Wednesday night riding accident at Remington Park.

“It went well,” agent Erik McNeil said of the surgery.

Herrera was injured when his mount in the fourth race, Princess Ball, flipped and landed on top of the rider leaving the tunnel area for the racetrack. Herrera was transported to the University of Oklahoma Medical Center in Oklahoma City, where he remained Thursday.

Lone Star Park’s racing schedule for next season will be similar to this year’s after the track received Texas Racing Commission approval for its 2024 calendar on Wednesday.

Lone Star will race 41 dates for Thoroughbreds from April 18-July 14. The track will race on a Friday through Sunday schedule most weeks of the meet. There is a special Monday card on May 27, and there are Wednesday and Thursday cards July 3-4. Lone Star opens on a Thursday, which is a longstanding tradition. There will be less Thursday cards than the 2023 meet, which featured 44 race dates.  

Corey Lanerie earned the 5,000th win of his riding career on Wednesday at Keeneland, piloting I Feel the Need to a 3 1/2-length victory in a claiming race for trainer Chris Hartman.

Lanerie, 48, is the 38th North American jockey to reach the milestone. He had to wait a few weeks to join the club, after notching win No. 4,999 on Oct. 1 at Churchill Downs.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Keeneland will build a permanent structure overlooking its paddock and walking ring that will transform its main entrance and provide new dining, seating, and viewing areas, including a rooftop patio, the track announced on Wednesday.

Sam Houston Race Park will race 43 dates for Thoroughbreds from Jan. 5 through April 7 next year after receiving approval for the calendar during a Texas Racing Commission meeting on Wednesday, the Houston track announced.

Sam Houston was also granted a 25-date meet for Quarter Horses from April 19-June 15.

More than $175,000 in purses from 12 races run at Santa Anita and Los Alamitos from June 2 to July 4 were recently ordered redistributed by Santa Anita stewards for medication violations following rulings issued earlier this year by the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit.

The horses involved including eight runners trained by Milton Pineda, three by Peter Miller, and one by Cesar DeAlba. The affected purses involved included eight winners, including seven trained by Pineda, two second-place finishers, a fourth-place runner and a seventh-place runner.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario—Woodbine Entertainment has announced the appointment of former politician Monte McNaughton as Executive Vice President of Industry Relations and People Experience.

McNaughton, who was most recently Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development for Ontario, served in public office for more than 15 years and was a Member of Provincial Parliament since 2011 for the Progressive Conservative party.