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Racetracks reach deal on Belmont signal
(NEW YORK) -- The Southern Racing Cooperative, which represents several Thoroughbred tracks, has reached an agreement with the New York Racing Association on the Belmont Park signal.
Losing racehorses killed in Puerto Rico
(PUERTO RICO) -- For thoroughbreds in this U.S. Caribbean territory, being fast enough to win, place or show is a matter of life and death - losers often don't even make it off the racetrack grounds alive.
Sports agency chief: NJ horse racing needs permanent fix
(NEW JERSEY) -- The horse racing industry in New Jersey will have trouble surviving unless state and industry leaders find a long-term solution to its problems instead of three-year quick fixes, the head of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority said Tuesday.
Big Brown overwhelming favorite for Preakness
(MARYLAND) -- No more outside post positions for Big Brown. The undefeated Boundary colt, winner of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) on May 3 at Churchill Downs, will break from post seven as the overwhelming 1-to-2 morning-line favorite for the Preakness Stakes (G1), the second leg of the Triple Crown on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course.
Horsemen Urged to Stay the Course
(KENTUCKY) -- Players involved in the fractious negotiations with Churchill Downs over revenue sharing on the evening of May 13 exhorted a gathering of more than 150 horsemen to stay the course in the standoff and support their efforts.
Deal May Give Calder Preakness Signal
(MARYLAND) -- An official of the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association said on May 14 that his organization will issue a proposal that would enable Calder Race Course to carry the simulcast signal of the May 17 Preakness Stakes (gr. I) -- with a condition.
Expanded gaming supporters to gather at Preakness
(MARYLAND) -- A group that supports a November referendum on video lottery terminals at Maryland racetracks will meet with racing fans at the Preakness Stakes (G1) on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course.
Iberville racetrack bill faces veto
(LOUISIANA) -- Gov. Bobby Jindal plans to veto legislation that would allow Iberville Parish voters to decide whether Louisiana should get a fifth racetrack.
CDI Includes Kentucky Horsemen in Suit
(KENTUCKY) -- Churchill Downs Inc. has amended its lawsuit against Florida horsemen and the Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Group to include certain Kentucky horsemen associations and officers, an action in which all defendants are charged with violating federal antitrust laws.
Owner explains decision to keep track closed
(KANSAS) -- Phil Ruffin Sr., owner of Camptown Greyhound Park, said he scuttled plans to reopen the track after he determined that state requirements would make it too difficult to turn a profit.
Wagering through Oregon Hub Grows 3%
(OREGON) -- Advance deposit wagering through the Oregon hub system grew nearly 3% in the first quarter of 2008 despite an overall decline in national betting numbers in North America.
A Horse From Japan Dominates at Belmont
(NEW YORK) -- The unbeaten Casino Drive is on his way to the Belmont Stakes. Making only his second start, Casino Drive romped to a five-and-three-quarter-length victory Saturday in the $200,000 Peter Pan Stakes for 3-year-olds at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
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