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Colonial Downs unveils condition book, stakes sked
An expanded live racing schedule, featuring higher overnight purses and more stakes races, are on tap at Colonial Downs this summer.
OwnerView webinar focuses on owner relations
The second installment in the 2025 OwnerView webinar series discussed the efforts racetrack executives make to ensure they are keeping “Owners First.”
Jeiron Barbosa shifting tack to the Fair Grounds
Twenty-year-old jockey Jeiron Barbosa will shift his tack from Laurel to the Fair Grounds in New Orleans for the meet that begins November 22.
Maryland Jockey Club to race 120 days in 2025
The Maryland Jockey Club will race 120 days in 2025, with seven more days run at Timonium, under a slate approved by the Racing Commission Monday.
Inglis Digital October sale underway
More than 65 horses are entered in the Inglis Digital October 2024 sale, including a stakes-placed runner in foal to Justify.
Md. Horse Foundation tabs new development director
The Maryland Horse Foundation announced it has hired Jeanne Schnell as its new Director of Development and Programming.
Off to the Races Radio: Saturday lineup
Off to the Races Radio concludes its season Saturday, November 4 with shows in Virginia and Maryland talking Breeders’ Cup.
Md. Racing Commission approves tentative 2024 racing dates
The Md. Racing Commission approved placeholder racing dates for 2024, but with no agreement in place between horsemen and the tracks, work remains.
Alan Foreman: “An inflection point in our industry”
This is “an inflection point” for Maryland racing, MTHA general counsel Alan Foreman said in an interview.
Mares bred figs continue steady decline
The Jockey Club’s report of mares bred indicates that for the eighth straight year, fewer mares were bred than in the previous year.
Mage will bypass Breeders’ Cup Classic
Kentucky Derby winner Mage will skip the Breeders’ Cup Classic after spiking a fever, his trainer said on the former Twitter.
NTRA announces Washington DC internship program
The new National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) internship program will allow students and recent grads a chance to learn about Capitol Hill.
FTC disapproves HISA drug rules
The Federal Trade Commission on Monday disapproved the proposed HISA drug rules because of ongoing legal uncertainty over the program.
ARCI urges delay in new HISA rules implementation
Citing a court ruling that the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) is unconstitutional, ARCI has called for a delay in rules set for Jan. 1.
HISA legislative fix may be on the table
With the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) recently found unconstitutional, one Senator is pushing a legislative fix, but not everyone’s happy.
Racing age horses spearhead Fasig-Tipton mixed
Four horses of racing age brought winning bids of $100,000 or more to lead a Fasig-Tipton mixed sale that saw the average sale up 25% versus last year.
HISA adds farrier to racetrack safety committee
Patrick Reilly, a farrier, has been appointed to the Racetrack Safety Standing Committee of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority.
Fasig-Tipton 2022 Mixed sale by the numbers
It wouldn’t be a Fasig-Tipton Mixed Sale if we didn’t break it down by the numbers. Hey, how many grays are there, anyway?
Fasig-Tipton: Racing age horses to spice up sale
Horses of racing age have been the stars at recent Fasig-Tipton Midlantic mixed sales, and that could continue Tuesday.
Fasig-Tipton mixed sale set for Tuesday
Nearly 300 horses, including 94 in the horses of racing age supplement, are in the catalog to sell December 6 at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic mixed sale.
