Thoroughbred Racing

Hollywood Park To Close?

October 10, 2012

The California Horse Racing Board and Thoroughbred Owners of California continue to have top-level discussions with Fairplex Park in Pomona and Los Alamitos Race Course for the expansion of one of tho...

ORC Approves Cancellation At Fort Erie

October 05, 2012

Following a public consultation process, the Director has issued a Notice of Decision to Fort Erie Live Racing Consortium (FELRC) approving their application to vary the approved 2012 thoroughbred sch...

NYSRWB To Implement Safety Measures

September 28, 2012

In light of the announcement today by New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo regarding a safety overhaul of NYRA tracks, New York State Racing And Wagering Board Chairman John D. Sabini has issued a statem...

NY Gov. Cuomo Orders Broad Safety Overhaul At NYRA Tracks

September 28, 2012

On Friday, September 28, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced his office has received the findings and recommendations of the New York Task Force on Racehorse Health and Safety and that the sta...

Fort Erie Looking To Vary Schedule

September 26, 2012

On Wednesday, September 26, the Ontario Racing Commission announced that it was circulating an application from the operators of the Fort Erie Race Track for a variance to the track's 2012 approved ra

ORC Approves T-Bred Race Date Reduction

September 07, 2012

Following a public consultation process, the Director has issued a Notice of Decision to Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) approving their application to vary the approved 2012 Thoroughbred schedule.

CTHS 2012 Yearling Sales Concludes

September 04, 2012

Day 2 of the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society's 2012 Canadian-Bred Yearling Sale was presented Tuesday, September 4 at the sales pavilion located at Woodbine Racetrack.

CTHS 2012 Yearling Sales Underway

September 04, 2012

Day 1 of the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society's 2012 Canadian-Bred Yearling Sale got underway Monday, September 3 at the sales pavilion located at Woodbine Racetrack.

Revised: ORC Seeks Input On WEG Application To Reduce T-Bred Dates

August 27, 2012

The Implementation and Monitoring (IM) Group of the Ontario Racing Program (ORP) has received an application from Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) to vary their approved 2012 Thoroughbred Race Date ...

A Race-Calling First?

Quirky race calls from the announcer's booths are nothing new in the horse racing industry. Every once and a while an odd or colourful call will break the norm --- and the most recent instance may act...

Appellate Court Upholds Dutrow Fine, Suspension

It has been reported that on Thursday, July 19, a New York State appeals court upheld the 10-ban from racing which was handed to controversial thoroughbred trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. in October of last y...

Strait Of Dover Wins Queen's Plate

Canyon Farms’ homebred Strait Of Dover, ridden confidently by Justin Stein, made every pole a winning one while taking the $1 million Queen’s Plate, Canada’s most famous horse race, in record time Sun...