May 7, 2020:

Manitoba Thoroughbred racetrack Assiniboia Downs has been given the green light to begin hosting pari-mutuel racing on May 25 without fans in attendance....read on

May 7, 2020:

On Thursday, May 7, The Jockey Club board of stewards announced that it has adopted a final rule limiting the annual breeding of individual stallions....read on

February 20, 2019:

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario has announced a one-time extension of Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse individual horse racing licences....read on

August 29, 2018:

On Tuesday (Aug. 28), New Jersey Senator Vin Gopal and Assemblyman John Burzichelli announced that he is planning on introducing a piece of legislation that calls for $20 million from the state’s general fund to be directed towards the New Jersey Racing Commission. The funds would be earmarked for purses and breeding awards....read on

January 17, 2012:

It has been reported that an agreement between the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association of Ontario and the Fort Erie Live Racing Consortium will lead to seven more race dates than originally anticipated at the thoroughbred border oval in 2012...read on

January 5, 2012:

Both the standardbred and thoroughbred racing industries have been closely watching reports from New Jersey news publications regarding the politics which are currently holding the NJ racing in the balance...read on

January 5, 2012:

Equibase has released the U.S. thoroughbred wagering numbers from December 2011. Those numbers have revealed that wagering for the month was up from the same time in 2010. The positive wagering number marks the first year-over-year increase since November of 2009...read on

January 4, 2012:

In an effort to take advantage of the upcoming season of HBO's new horse-racing drama, 'Luck,' Santa Anita Park is proactively making moves to groom potential new customers...read on

January 4, 2012:

According to New Jersey State Senator Jennifer Beck, the process which almost saw Morris Bailey become the lessee of Monmouth Park should streamline the upcoming re-bidding process for the thoroughbred raceway...read on

December 28, 2011:

"[William] Faulkner said the stories of human heart in conflict with itself are the stories worth telling. When you see people's lives — all of someone's dreams — determined one way or another by one race or the performance of a horse, that's the stuff of great drama."...read on

December 20, 2011:

The 2012 racing dates for Hoosier Park were recently finalized by the Indiana Horse Racing Commission...read on

December 20, 2011:

According to a report, a deal was reached at roughly 10:30 p.m. on Monday, December 19 which will see live thoroughbred racing continue at New Jersey's Monmouth Park in 2012...read on

December 19, 2011:

It has been reported that New Jersey's thoroughbred horsemen are expected to make a bid on a lease for Monmouth Park in the near future, and that a 141-date meet is being proposed for 'earned-purse' racing. The report also explains that it has been proposed that thoroughbred racing return to the Meadowlands...read on

December 15, 2011:

New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association President John Forbes has gone on the record as saying that his organization would have no qualms with the Meadowlands Racetrack simulcasting out-of-state thoroughbred races or hosting live...read on

December 15, 2011:

It appears as though there might be a viable option in play regarding the impasse between the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association and the state government which has left the future of Monmouth Park and the New Jersey thoroughbred industry in limbo...read on