July 18th, 2011 (No Comments)
This is inexcusable. In a climate where thoroughbred racing is struggling, this is the last thing we need! Hollywood Park: California Racing Board will investigate incorrect superfecta payoff | Daily Racing Form http://www.drf.com/news/hollywood-park-california-racing-board-will-investigate-incorrect-superfecta-payoff INGLEWOOD, Calif.- The California Horse Racing Board has launched an investigation into the circumstances that led to wagers being cashed on the […]
July 17th, 2011 (No Comments)
Only in California… Hats galore at opening day of horse racing http://www.nctimes.com/entertainment/attractions/article_fb8e60e8-9026-5baf-8716-f5b3a21d05ac.html DEL MAR —— On your mark, get set, make a hat! The 17th annual One and Only Truly Fabulous Hats Contest kicks off the horse-racing season July 20 at the Del Mar racetrack. The hat tradition started with the track’s opening day in […]
July 17th, 2011 (No Comments)
Good news and very sad news… Racing officials expect Saratoga attendance, on-track handle to be up without … – New York Daily News http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2011/07/16/2011-07-16_racing_officials_expect_saratoga_attendance_ontrack_handle_to_be_up_without_nyc_.html Skip Dickstein/Times Union Saratoga Race Course, which opens Friday, will have 52 stakes race, including 17 Grade I races through Sept. 5. Saratoga brings out the best in horse racing. Those […]
July 16th, 2011 (No Comments)
New Monmouth Record for Five Furlongs on Turf http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/64048/new-monmouth-record-for-five-furlongs-on-turf Delores Wagner’s Caffe D’ Oro set a new course record of :54.57 for five furlongs on turf at Monmouth Park on July 15. A 5-year-old gelding by Medaglia d’Oro , Caffe D’Oro broke on top and never looked back under jockey Navin Mangalee. Posted via email from […]
July 16th, 2011 (No Comments)
Jockey Club backs Breeders’ Cup medication phase-out http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/national-news/2011/07/15/jockey-club-backs-breeders-cup-medication-phase-out.aspx The Jockey Club threw its support behind Breeders’ Cup Ltd.’s plan to phase-out of race-day medication from the Breeders’ Cup World Championships by 2013 and encouraged other industry leaders to follow that lead on Friday. The Jockey Club encouraged members of the Thoroughbred industry to take steps to […]
July 16th, 2011 (No Comments)
Breeders’ Cup to ban all race-day drugs by 2013 http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/6772203/breeders-cup-ban-race-day-medication-juvenile-races?campaign=rss&source=HORSEHeadlines Horses entered in the five Breeders’ Cup races for juveniles in 2012 will be prohibited from using the diuretic Lasix on race day to treat bleeding in the lungs, according to a policy adopted by the Breeders’ Cup on Thursday. The directive will lead to […]
July 15th, 2011 (No Comments)
Safety first, and it’s good news that Hollywood (and the others) have been re-accredited. Hollywood Park Re-accredited by Alliance http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/64020/hollywood-park-re-accredited-by-alliance Hollywood Park in California has earned re-accreditation from the National Thoroughbred Racing Association Safety and Integrity Alliance. The re-accreditation followed a complete review of all racing operations at the facility, alliance officials said July 14. […]
July 15th, 2011 (No Comments)
Sad news, as Yavapai Downs racetrack in Prescott Valley files for bankruptcy protection. http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/view/story/3b80baa6ff0048b297f35ac63796ae28/AZ–Yavapai-Downs-Bankruptcy/ PRESCOTT, Ariz. — The owner of the Yavapai Downs horse racing track in Prescott Valley has filed for bankruptcy protection. The filing under Chapter 7 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code could lead to a liquidation of the track’s assets. The Yavapai […]
July 15th, 2011 (No Comments)
Betting on horse races past? Tells me the action-craving mentality of many fans… Kentucky approves ‘slot-like’ gaming for one race track – FOX41.com Louisville News Kentucky Indiana News Weather Sports http://www.fox41.com/story/15084926/kentucky-approves For the first time ever, The Kentucky Horse racing Commission will allow ‘slot-like’ machines at a state horse track. The commission will allow what’s […]
July 14th, 2011 (No Comments)
Sign of the times? Horse people rally against shutdown http://www.startribune.com/politics/statelocal/125526213.html On the groomed front stretch of the track at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, a riderless horse wore a handwritten sign across his withers that said, simply: “Let me run.” Hundreds of racetrack workers, family members and politicians rallied at the horse track Wednesday in an […]
