Cal Expo suspends racing immediately
Cal Expo has announced that due to Sacramento County Heath Department guidelines that live racing is being suspended immediately. Cal Expo was scheduled to race Wednesday with a 3:05 p.m. local post time... more...
Arraignments on Thursday for Surick, Oakes, others
Several of the defendants in a federal case focusing on drug misbranding and the doping of racehorses will be arraigned via teleconference on Thursday, April 2.
Among the defendants scheduled to be arraigned include Standardbred participants Nick Surick, Chris Oakes, Chris Marino, Rick Dane Jr. and Ross Cohen and Thoroughbred trainers Jorge Navarro and Jason Servis.
The teleconference is scheduled for April 2 at 2:30 p.m.
The hearings were postposed due to the COVID-19 crisis. U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil stated in an order that all listed defendants had waived personal appearan... more...
Among the defendants scheduled to be arraigned include Standardbred participants Nick Surick, Chris Oakes, Chris Marino, Rick Dane Jr. and Ross Cohen and Thoroughbred trainers Jorge Navarro and Jason Servis.
The teleconference is scheduled for April 2 at 2:30 p.m.
The hearings were postposed due to the COVID-19 crisis. U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil stated in an order that all listed defendants had waived personal appearan... more...
MSOA paying to keep Meadows’ backstretch open
An Update from the board of the Meadows Standardbred Owners Association (MSOA):
The Meadows Standardbred Owners Association has agreed in principle to pay approximately $100,000 per month to Penn Gaming to keep The Meadows’ backstretch and track open for our horsemen during the COVID-19 shutdown. This will cover all expenses incurred to keep the facility open such as, but not limited to, water, electric, security, maintenance, track costs and manure removal. The Board felt its first priority was to ensure the well-being of those people and horses stabled at the Meadows.
The MSOA membershi... more...
The Meadows Standardbred Owners Association has agreed in principle to pay approximately $100,000 per month to Penn Gaming to keep The Meadows’ backstretch and track open for our horsemen during the COVID-19 shutdown. This will cover all expenses incurred to keep the facility open such as, but not limited to, water, electric, security, maintenance, track costs and manure removal. The Board felt its first priority was to ensure the well-being of those people and horses stabled at the Meadows.
The MSOA membershi... more...
Racing canceled in Ohio through April 30
Bill Crawford, executive director of the Ohio State Racing Commission, issued the following directive Tuesday morning to all racetracks in the state:
Please be advised that the Ohio State Racing Commission has issued an Order effective March 31, 2020. The details follow.
1. Horse racing is cancelled at your facility through April 30, 2020;
2. If your backside (including dormitories) is open, it SHALL remain open and operational until further notice;
3. If your track is available for training, it SHALL remain open for reasonable equine exercise until further notice.
The i... more...
Please be advised that the Ohio State Racing Commission has issued an Order effective March 31, 2020. The details follow.
1. Horse racing is cancelled at your facility through April 30, 2020;
2. If your backside (including dormitories) is open, it SHALL remain open and operational until further notice;
3. If your track is available for training, it SHALL remain open for reasonable equine exercise until further notice.
The i... more...
Trio of April qualifiers at Southern Oaks
Southern Oaks Training Center will be hosting qualifiers on three consecutive Fridays — April 10, 17, and 24.
Please enter by text or phone at (320) 583-4181 the preceding Wednesday by noon.
In the event of rain, the qualifiers will be rescheduled for the next day (Saturday).
Residents at the Southern Oaks Training Center and those participating in the qualifiers are practicing the required COVID-19 safety measures and will follow the guidelines mandated by state and local government authorities.
Updates will be provided if circumstances dictate any changes in the schedule. (Southern Oaks... more...
Please enter by text or phone at (320) 583-4181 the preceding Wednesday by noon.
In the event of rain, the qualifiers will be rescheduled for the next day (Saturday).
Residents at the Southern Oaks Training Center and those participating in the qualifiers are practicing the required COVID-19 safety measures and will follow the guidelines mandated by state and local government authorities.
Updates will be provided if circumstances dictate any changes in the schedule. (Southern Oaks... more...
Segal, Katz, Stewart, Bell, Arnold address industry concerns
Following is a letter sent to U.S. Trotting Association President Russell Williams and his response to five prominent harness horsemen — George Segal, Marvin Katz, Steve Stewart, Myron Bell and Richard Alan Arnold — who called for action from the industry because it “owes a debt and profound obligation to two essential and dependent constituencies without whom our sport cannot exist: the Wagering Public and our beloved Standardbred Race horses.”
Letter to Russell Williams from Segal, Katz, Stewart, Bell and Arnold
March 19, 2020
Mr. Russell Williams
President
United... more...
Letter to Russell Williams from Segal, Katz, Stewart, Bell and Arnold
March 19, 2020
Mr. Russell Williams
President
United... more...
Russell Williams: The Way Forward—Some Initial Steps
Pick your catastrophe. We face a world health crisis worse than any we’ve seen for over a century. Meanwhile, the Governor of Pennsylvania is engaging in some state budget buccaneering that would, if the General Assembly permits it, destroy a two-century-old, native horse racing industry that brings $1.6 billion in economic impact and 20,000 jobs to the state. If this succeeds, what will happen in other states? And, finally, a long list of Thoroughbred and Standardbred industry participants face a reckoning that, looking at their conduct as alleged, you would think they never expected. This last situation... more...
Headlines • April 01, 2020
▪ Cal Expo suspends racing immediately
▪ Arraignments on Thursday for Surick, Oakes, others
▪ MSOA paying to keep Meadows’ backstretch open
▪ Racing canceled in Ohio through April 30
▪ Trio of April qualifiers at Southern Oaks
▪ Segal, Katz, Stewart, Bell, Arnold address industry concerns
▪ Russell Williams: The Way Forward—Some Initial Steps
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