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The California Horse Racing Board conducted a meeting on Thursday, Sept. 21, at Cal Expo in Sacramento. Chairman Gregory Ferraro chaired the meeting, joined by Vice Chair Oscar Gonzales and Commissioners Dennis Alfieri, Damascus Castellanos, Brenda Washington Davis, Thomas Hudnut, and Wendy Mitchell. The audio of this entire Board meeting is available on the CHRB […]

Stakes-winning trainer Milton Pineda has been issued a suspension totaling 12 years and fines totaling $100,000 by the Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit (HIWU), the enforcement arm of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA). The trainer had eight runners test positive for the banned substance diisopropylamine, a vasodilator, between June 2 and July 4 […]

The Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit has suspended trainer Nevada Litfin for a total of five months and issued him a $3,500 fine, according to a ruling posted to the public disclosures section of the HIWU website. The ruling cites the following violations on the date of Aug. 16, in regards to the horse Dominus […]

The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) announced this week that it has submitted proposed rule changes to its safety regulations to the Federal Trade Commission for review. The FTC will post the possible changes for public comment, and afterwards, has the opportunity to approve them. Until the FTC does approve the new rule changes, […]

In addition to world-class racing, Santa Anita’s upcoming Autumn Meet will feature a wide variety of promotions, including free parking and admission as well as $3 beers and $5 margaritas on opening day, Friday, Sept. 29 and most Fridays throughout the 19-day stand. With the 40th running of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships coming to […]

The Illinois Racing Board on Thursday approved 78 thoroughbred race programs at Hawthorne Race Course in 2024. Hawthorne, located 10 miles southwest of downtown Chicago, will race two days a week — Saturdays and Sundays — from March 23 to June 1. The track will race three days a week — Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays […]

Emerald Down’s 2023 live racing season concluded Sunday as it began over 4 1/2 months ago, with perfect weather in Auburn, Wash. During the 52-day meet conducted over 20 weekends, the track was rated Fast on 51 of the 52 days. Attendance was up 16 percent over 2022, averaging 3,078 per race day. The biggest […]

A study of the Equine Injury Database has shown that in 2021 and 2022, musculoskeletal fatalities did not occur at a statistically-significant higher rate over wet tracks as compared to dry tracks, on either dirt or turf. The Jockey Club released the study data, analyzed by Dr. Euan Bennet and Professor Tim Parkin, this week. […]

The most severe case resolution published this week on the public disclosures section of the website for the Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit (HIWU), the enforcement arm of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA), is a 4.5-year suspension and $37,500 fine for trainer Lorenzo Ruiz over a trio of positive tests for banned substance […]

The Race Track Industry Program (RTIP) at the University of Arizona is thrilled to announce the lineup of panel sessions and workshops for the highly anticipated 49th annual Global Symposium on Racing, scheduled to take place from December 4 to 6, 2023. Racing executives and enthusiasts from across the globe will converge at the beautiful […]