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Racehorse welfare and safety summit topics announced
The 11th Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit will take place June 25 and focus on how the industry can build on success in reducing fatalities.
Preakness win makes Jaime Torres jockey of the week
With a win in the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes, Jaime Torres also earned Jockey of the Week laurels from the Jockeys’ Guild.
Thoroughbred Owner Conference to return in July
Ownerview’s Thoroughbred Owner Conference will take place in person — the first time since 2019 — July 25-26 in Saratoga.
VTA to hold stallion season auction Feb. 9-10
The Virginia Thoroughbred Association will hold its annual stallion season auction by phone Feb. 9-10, with scores of stallions at every price range.
Laurel Park cancels Jan. 17 card
After a bout of snow, rain, and freezing temperatures hit central Maryland, Laurel Park has canceled its Jan. 17 holiday card.
Horsemen’s groups call for greater due process
In the wake of tracks’ decisions to rule off Hall of Famer Jerry Hollendorfer, the national HBPA and Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association are calling for enhanced due process rights.
Scollay named RMTC head
Dr. Mary Scollay, most recently equine medical director for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, will lead the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium.
Delaware Park cancels July 4 card
Delaware Park has been forced to cancel its Thursday, July 4 card because of lack of entries.
Delaware state vet outlines steps taken to prevent spread of strangles
The Delaware state vet issued a weekend memo outlining the steps being taken to ensure a horse who tested positive for strangles does not infect others.
Delaware Park seeks to contain strangles case
A case of strangles at Delaware Park is causing some concern but is not expected to affect the track’s big July races, officials said.
Maryland safety and PA-bred winners: The week in social media
Shamrock Rose is PA-bred Horse of the Year, Maryland racing will hold a safety meeting, and more, in the Week in Social Media.
Virginia to offer owner bonus for mid-Atlantic victories
Virginia’s horsemen and breeders will offer a 25 percent bonus to owners of Virginia-breds who win anywhere in the mid-Atlantic through December 31.
Maryland Jockey Club announces Pimlico handle growth
Pimlico’s daily average handle grew by 21 percent during its truncated 2016 Preakness meeting.
PA House panel votes to increase breeder awards, irking breeders
In a strange internecine battle, legislation that would increase awards to Pennsylvania breeders has earned the opposition of the state’s breeders group.
The Week that Was: June 20-26
“The Week That Was” provides facts and figs — handle totals, claiming activity — plus region-bred feature race winners from June 20 to June 26.
Past, present, future of Virginia racing on display — in Maryland
Saturday’s Virginia-bred races at Pimlico brought together the past, present, and — perhaps — future of Virginia racing, even if it was in Maryland.
200 attend racehorse welfare summit
The seventh Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit ended following 12 reports on topics ranging from racing surfaces and equine injuries to rider safety and beyond.
Gabby Gaudet to join NYRA’s Saratoga team
Maryland racing analyst Gabby Gaudet and trainer Tom Amoss will join NYRA’s team covering the 2016 Saratoga meeting.
Maryland, Delaware rule glaucine positives environmental contamination
Racing Commissions in Maryland and Delaware will take no actions against trainers or owners in a spate of glaucine positives.
Legal Punch strikes a blow – and pays the bills
Four-year-old Legal Punch is giving modest owners Don and Lucy Churchill something to crow about — and paying the bills, too.
