Trainers

Notice To The Industry

In order to expedite the licensing process and to promote easier entry into the industry, the SC Board of Directors has approved the following recommendations from the By-Laws/Regulations/Licensing Co...

A Winning Combo Supports Toys For Tots

December 13, 2011

Drivers and trainers on the Woodbine Entertainment Group circuit are filling Santa’s sleigh one win at a time in support of the Halton Police's Toys for Tots campaign to benefit the Salvation Army

ORC Seeks Input Re: Apprentice Trainers

December 09, 2011

At its meeting on December 22, 2011, the board of the Ontario Racing Commission will consider a proposed rule change affecting the Standardbred Rules of Racing in Ontario

Five Arrested, Charged Down Under

November 29, 2011

According to multiple reports, a total of five people have now been arrested and charged with a combined 60 counts of corruption in connection to the Down Under swabbing scandal. One of the individual...

Horsemen Working With Meadowlands Racetrack Officials To Strengthen Racing

Meadowlands horsemen met with track operators on Monday to discuss ways to adapt the racing product in the face of competition from neighboring tracks whose purse money is bolstered by other forms of ...

"I'd Like To See The FBI Get Involved"

Prior to the 136th running of the Preakness Stakes this past weekend at Maryland's Pimlico Race Course, NBC's Bob Costas had the chance to interview Barry Irwin, the head of Team Valor, which owns Ken...

Mandate To Divulge Injuries, Surgeries

"Trainers need to be more conscious of the punter. Now they will be required to report any sort of surgery, whether it be upper respiratory or even any sign of lameness or gait dysfunction

Sounding Off On Race-Day Medications, 'Super Trainers'

It is very rare to read about a driver or jockey broaching the topic of race-day medications and 'super trainers,' but a Hall of Fame horseman has now let his feelings be known

New Industry Body To Combat Drug Use

January 24, 2011

It has been reported that a new industry body is being assembled to combat the use of drugs in the horse racing industry

Required: Report Change In Driving Tactics

November 03, 2010

Harness Racing New South Wales has announced that, effective immediately, all trainers wishing to utilize a change in racing tactics with their horse in a race must 'apply' to the stewards at least 45...

Trainers Weigh In On Adios

Put eight trainers in a room to preview a race, and you may get as many opinions. But when those trainers are the conditioners of the nine horses in Saturday’s $500,000 final of the Delvin Miller Adio...

ORC Rules On Sudbury Appeal

The Ontario Racing Commission today released its ruling in regard to the appeal of Sudbury Downs in relation to the possible use of funds from the track purse pool for

Top T-Bred Owner Gill Irate

According to a report, top thoroughbred owner Michael Gill is livid. The Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission has lifted its ban on the controversial owner, but the move has come after he has sold his...