July 1st, 2012 (No Comments)
Colonial Downs Cancels Sunday Card http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/70949/colonial-downs-cancels-sunday-card Due to yesterday’s severe storm and current power outage, Colonial Downs has canceled its live race card for Sunday, July 1. Saturday’s card was discontinued after the fourth race when strong winds, rain, and lightning hit the New Kent area for the third time in six days. Posted via […]
July 1st, 2012 (No Comments)
Charles Town Cancels Sunday Card http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/70919/charles-town-cancels-sunday-card Due to anticipated heat in the region and temperatures expected to reach the mid-to-upper 90’s, Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races has canceled its afternoon card scheduled for July 1. Posted via email from Michael Pizzolla On ValueCapping™, Horse Racing, And Technology
June 30th, 2012 (No Comments)
Racing feeling the heat, literally. Cancellations, adjustments, as tracks, horsemen prepare for heat – Thoroughbred Times http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/national-news/2012/06/29/cancellations-adjustments-as-tracks-horsemen-prepare-for-heat.aspx With record high temperatures looming, racetracks and horsemen across the South, Ohio Valley, and Mid-Atlantic regions are preparing for weekend racing, with several tracks canceling programs, some modifying their schedules, and horsemen planning to take extra precautions if […]
June 30th, 2012 (No Comments)
This is going to be a battle, with strong opinions on both sides. Quest to Ban Race-Day Salix Called ‘Insanity’ http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/70918/quest-to-ban-race-day-salix-called-insanity During a June 29 meeting that showed the battle over race-day furosemide is escalating, supporters ripped their opponents and vowed to take their case—that the medication is good for the racehorse—to the public. It […]
June 29th, 2012 (No Comments)
CHRB Taking Longer Look at Exchange Wagering http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/70896/chrb-taking-longer-look-at-exchange-wagering Love it or hate it, exchange wagering seems to be getting all the scrutiny it can handle from the California Horse Racing Board. Nearly two years after the concept was signed into law, the board decided to delay implementation during its meeting June 28. Posted via email […]
June 27th, 2012 (No Comments)
Evening Cards for Remainder of Churchill Meet http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/70864/evening-cards-for-remainder-of-churchill-meet Churchill Downs officials will adjust post times and race exclusively in the evening for the final three days of the 2012 spring meet due to looming near-record triple-digit heat in the forecast for Louisville, the track announced June 27. The first race on the June 29, 30, […]
June 27th, 2012 (No Comments)
Churchill cancels Thursday card because of heat http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/06/26/2869592/churchill-cancels-thursday-card.html LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Churchill Downs has canceled Thursday’s race card because the temperature is expected to be around 100 degrees. Track President Kevin Flanery said in a statement on Tuesday that Churchill consulted with the National Weather Service before deciding to cancel racing, and would continue to […]
June 24th, 2012 (No Comments)
Interesting how a horse race, in this case the Illinois Derby, brings people together. The Illinois Derby should remain as part of the Kentucky Derby qualification process Dick Duchossois: Arlington Chairman Dick Duchossois at center of Illinois Derby debate – chicagotribune.com http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/horseracing/ct-spt-0624-side-arlington-hawthorne–20120624,0,7472087.story?track=rss An intriguing sub-plot in the Arlington-Hawthorne squabble involves Arlington International Racecourse Chairman Dick […]
June 20th, 2012 (No Comments)
Frog juice? Seriously? Horse Racing Discovers New Drug Problem, One Linked to Frogs – NYTimes.com http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/20/sports/horse-racing-discovers-new-drug-problem-one-linked-to-frogs.html?_r=1 But for months postrace testing could not find the substance, a painkiller far more powerful than morphine. Then a lab in the Denver area tweaked its testing procedure, and in recent weeks more than 30 horses from four states […]
June 19th, 2012 (No Comments)
This is wonderful news for all racing fans. Secretariat now officially holds the record for all three Triple Crown races. I’m wondering if they wouldn’t mind taking a look at another short film taken 10 years before Secretariat’s Preakness and clearing up another matter… Secretariat’s ’73 Preakness time is a record, racing commission rules – […]
