Thoroughbred Racing

Crossover Stud Deal Announced

October 19, 2016

On Tuesday (Oct. 19) N.J.-based Deo Volente Farms, a leading Standardbred breeding operation, and Kentucky based Taylor Made Stallions and Taylor Made Sales Agency, an outstanding business in America’...

Takeout Rates Discussed

September 27, 2016

On Tuesday morning, executives from racetracks across North America talked takeout.

NBC To Air $12M Pegasus World Cup

September 27, 2016

NBC Sports Group has reached an agreement with The Stronach Group for exclusive United States media rights to the inaugural running of the $12 Million USD Pegasus World Cup Invitational.

Rare Interference During Stretch Charge

September 12, 2016

Horse racing has seen its fair share of oddities in the homestretch over the years. Fans, animals, and objects have all made their way onto the course at one time or another. Although, what happened i...

Cal Expo Meet Approved, Whipping Clarified

August 27, 2016

The California Horse Racing Board conducted its regular meeting on Thursday, August 25 at Del Mar’s Surfside Race Place.

Announcer’s Bad Day At The Office

August 23, 2016

Announcers call a lot of races and nobody is perfect – especially with a hot mic. It’s safe to say that every race caller has probably made some rather significant gaffs while on the job. In the case ...

Bizarre Accident Not Stopping Horseman

August 18, 2016

"I just have to wait and see what they say at the hospital and take it from there, but I'd say I'd be back on a horse by September at the latest, almost certainly."

Charges After Clenbuterol Positives

August 18, 2016

Pennsylvania Attorney General Bruce L. Castor Jr. announced on Thursday (August 18) that a horse racing participant in the state has been arrested and charged with one count of rigging a publicly exhi...

Northlands: ‘Anything Is Possible’

August 17, 2016

On February 17, officials with Edmonton’s Alberta’s Northlands Park announced that 2016 would be the track’s last year in the live horse racing business. Fast forward almost six months to the day, and...

Asmussens Enter Harness Racing

August 16, 2016

While the Asmussen name is most recognized for its involvement and success on the Thoroughbred side of horse racing, it has started to appear in harness racing programs as well.

Five-Year-Old Racehorse Owner

There is an ongoing push in today’s racing environment to tap into the younger demographic and attract new owners and customers to the game. A mainstream Toronto publication has run a profile piece on...

Horseman Faces Long Recovery

The good news is that Don Pleterski is alive. The bad news is that the Thoroughbred trainer suffered substantial injuries on June 26 at the Fort Erie Race Track when he was critically injured by an ou...