Another Twist In Maryland October 31, 2011 Earlier this year, the Maryland Jockey Club agreed to a legislative plan to allow Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course to pay operating expenses from slot machine proceeds which had been earmarked for ...
BHA Announces Revised Whipping Rule October 21, 2011 After a great deal of pressure, the British Horseracing Authority announced on Friday, October 21 that it has eased its controversial new rule which limits when and how many times a jockey can strike ...
New Racing Film Upcoming October 19, 2011 Many people in the horse racing industry are anxiously awaiting the television show 'Luck' to debut on HBO in the coming months, but until then a trip out to the silver screen to take in some racing a...
BHA To Examine Whipping Rule Again October 17, 2011 Much has happened since jockeys that perform under the jurisdiction of the British Horseracing Authority decided last week that they would not ride today (Monday, October 17) due to a new whipping rul...
Politicians, Public To Support NJ Racing? October 12, 2011 What does the future hold for the acres which make up Perretti Farms? Are more politicians agreeing that New Jersey's horse racing industry has to be supported? Will positive poll results lead to publ...
GCGC Announces New CEO October 12, 2011 On Tuesday, October 11, the Great Canadian Gaming Corporation, the owner/operator of Flamboro Downs, Fraser Downs, Georgian Downs and Hastings Park, announced the appointment of its new chief executiv...
Minor Racing Bids For Horse Racing Assets Of MI Developments November 09, 2010 Minor Racing LLC today offered to purchase substantially all of the horse racing assets of MI Developments Inc. – including some of the nation’s best-known racetracks – with the intent of leveraging t...
Ont. Thoroughbred Breeding Bucks Trend October 21, 2010 The Jockey Club today released its 2010 Report of Mares Bred in North American thoroughbred racing. Although numbers were down, the province of Ontario has proven to be very resilient in a couple of c...
Fraser Downs To Become Soccer Facility? September 17, 2010 Regarding the possibility that Fraser Downs could become a training facility for Major League Soccer's Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts has gone on the record as saying, "at this poin...
Canadian T-Bred Graded Stakes Set February 02, 2010 The Canadian Graded Stakes Committee met on January 30, 2010 to review races eligible for grading for 2010. Thirty-five races were given graded status.
A Bankable Investment April 24, 2009 Every little girl’s dream is to own a pony and now New York banker, Heather Takahashi, has made that dream a reality