California Horse Racing Board

Baedeker To Join CHRB

January 29, 2014

Frederick M. (Rick) Baedeker will begin work February 3 as Executive Director of the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB). The racing commissioners selected Baedeker for the executive position at Janu...

CHRB Elects Officers For 2014

December 13, 2013

California’s seven racing commissioners voted unanimously Thursday for commissioner Charles ‘Chuck’ Winner to serve as chairman of the California Horse Racing Board beginning January 6, 2014, the date...

CHRB Seeks Applicants For Executive Director

September 06, 2013

The California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) is accepting applications for the position of executive director.

Conditional Approval For Cal Expo Meet

August 23, 2013

The California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) conducted its regular meeting Thursday, August 22, in the Surfside satellite facility at Del Mar.

CA Exchange Wagering Rules Approved

August 06, 2013

The Office of Administrative Law notified the California Horse Racing Board today that all exchange wagering rules have been approved and are effective immediately.

Krikorian Committed To Helping Racing

George Krikorian seems well suited to his new role as a California racing commissioner. He has roots in horse racing going back to his childhood in Salem, New Hampshire, where his father trained horse...

Changes In California Claiming Rules

On Wednesday, May 8, the California Horse Racing Board announced that a change regarding claiming rules in the state will take effect on Thursday, May 16.

Committee Formed To Enhance Racing

The California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) has announced that a new Ad Hoc Committee on Racing and Marketing Initiatives will be working with the industry on creative ways to enhance the sport in Califo...

CHRB Lifts Feed Ban

The California Horse Racing Board has received assurances from Purina that feed produced at their Turlock plant no longer contains zilpaterol.

CHRB Dismisses Positive Tests Related To Feed Contamination

The California Horse Racing Board has determined that 48 positive tests for zilpaterol have resulted from feed contamination, The positives involve horses at all California racetracks. The contaminati...

Exchange Wagering Issues Addressed

The California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) received official notice Thursday that the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) disapproved the regulatory package containing 25 proposed rules that the Board ap...

Updated: Warning For Tainted Feed

The California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) has concluded a number of sweet feed products containing a molasses base produced by Purina Mills Inc. at their Turlock mill contain the prohibited drug zilpat...