June 19th, 2012 (No Comments)
More negative news for the racing industry. US Racetrack Denies That Mexican Drug Cartel Fixed Results of a Race – Page 1 http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/us-racetrack-denies-mexican-drug-cartel-fixed-results/t/story?id=16597695 The general manager of a U.S. horseracing track denied allegations Monday that the chief of Mexico’s most violent drug cartel had fixed a $1 million race so his own horse would win. […]
June 18th, 2012 (No Comments)
Horse Racing Arrests Kick Off Bad Week for the Zetas http://www.insightcrime.org/insight-latest-news/item/2780-horse-racing-arrests-kick-off-bad-week-for-the-zetas A string of arrests has rattled the Zetas’ financial network as US and Mexican authorities targeted the group’s money laundering operations, which allegedly included a horse racing business in Oklahoma. The bad news for the Zetas began on June 12, with the arrest of […]
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 […]
