June 15th, 2012 (No Comments)
Indiana Downs cancels two cards due to track investigation – Thoroughbred Times http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/national-news/2012/06/15/indiana-downs-cancels-two-cards-due-to-track-investigation.aspx Indiana Downs has cancelled live racing and training on Friday and Saturday due to an investigation by the Indiana Horse Racing Commission (IHRC) into the safety of the track following complaints by the Indiana Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA Posted via […]
June 15th, 2012 (No Comments)
FBI: Ruthless cartel ran horse racing business in Balch Springs … http://www.wfaa.com/news/crime/Ruthless-Cartel-Member-Ran-horse-racing-business-in-Balch-Springs–158644315.html The FBI says Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie — along with several other tracks across the country — were unwitting pawns in a billion dollar drug cartel money-laundering scheme. Agents claim the cartel tried to hide its money through legitimate horse races […]
June 14th, 2012 (No Comments)
Hopefully, this will be more understandable to the fans and will answer the question “which hores get into the derby?” in a much simpler fashion Points-based system will determine Kentucky Derby field – Thoroughbred Times http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2012/06/14/points-based-system-will-determine-kentucky-derby-field.aspx Churchill Downs has announced that a new, points-based system has been implemented to determine the field for the 2013 […]
June 14th, 2012 (No Comments)
If other jurisdictions follow suit, this could bring big changes to horseracing. KY Approves Race-Day Salix Ban; Battle Looms | BloodHorse.com http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/70530/ky-approves-race-day-salix-ban-battle-looms The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, by a 7-5 vote with one abstention June 13, approved an administrative regulation that would ban the use of furosemide on race-day in graded and listed stakes over […]
June 13th, 2012 (No Comments)
Horse Racing Commission to debate ban on Lasix – WDRB http://www.wdrb.com/story/18777004/horse-racing-commission-to-debate-ban-on-lasix LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) — The debate will continue on Wednesday on whether to ban the anti-bleeding drug for horses most commonly known as Lasix. The proposal is expected to come before the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission during its meeting on Wednesday. It would eventually ban […]
June 12th, 2012 (No Comments)
Drug cartel accused of laundering money through horse racing – latimes.com http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-cartel-horses-20120612,0,4469210.story WASHINGTON — The unlikeliest of marriages — the most violent Mexican drug cartel and the world of U.S. quarter horse racing — ended with the arrest Tuesday of one of the top men in the Los Zetas drug trafficking ring after U.S. officials […]
June 12th, 2012 (No Comments)
Finally! Secretariat stirs controversy – WDRB 41 Louisville – News, Weather, Sports Community http://www.wdrb.com/story/18761250/bozich-secretariat-stirs-up-controversy-40-years-after-triple-crown LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Secretariat ran the fastest Kentucky Derby in 1973. He backed it up by blazing to another record in the Belmont Stakes five weeks later. America loved the horse as well as the “Secretariat” movie. But the Secretariat […]
June 10th, 2012 (No Comments)
Belmont Overnight Ratings Up 13% | BloodHorse.com http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/70483/belmont-overnight-ratings-up-13 Overnight ratings for the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) on NBC soared in spite of the scratch of Triple Crown-hopeful I’ll Have Another, topping last year’s overnight by 13% and the 2010 overnight by 74%. The overnight rating for the June 9 event was the highest for a non-Triple Crown Belmont […]
June 10th, 2012 (No Comments)
Big Attendance, Handle Totals for Belmont Day | BloodHorse.com http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/70477/big-attendance-handle-totals-for-belmont-day A crowd of 85,811 wagered $13,777,920 on Belmont Stakes day races June 9, the second largest Belmont Stakes day on-track handle ever. It trailed only the $14,461,402 wagered in 2004 when Birdstone broke the Triple Crown bid of Smarty Jones at Belmont Park. The on-track […]
June 9th, 2012 (No Comments)
Union Rags Early Belmont Favorite | BloodHorse.com http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/70449/union-rags-early-belmont-favorite With a little more than $39,000 wagered in advance on the Belmont Stakes (gr. I), Union Rags was a slight favorite over Dullahan early June 9. A total $10,670 had been wagered on Union Rags to win, with $10,468 in the win pool for Dullahan, who was […]
