Paulick Report Posted: 2/1/2016 Dr. Lee Townsend, of the University of Kentucky Department of Entomology, offered a recap of blister beetles and alfalfa in the January issue of Equine Disease Quarterly, published by Gluck Equine Research Center. Townsend explained that blister beetles belong to a family of plant-feeding insects (Meloidae) that produce cantharidin, a toxic defensive chemical. [...]
Paulick Report Posted: 2/1/2016 The installation of a new safety rail at Parx has taken longer than expected, due to winter storm Jonas as well as several additional issues. According to drf.com, Parx officials have decided to push back the start of the race meeting one week, beginning Feb. 20 instead of the anticipated Feb. [...]
OwnerView release, The Blood-Horse Date Posted: 2/1/2016 11:50:22 AM Last Updated: 2/1/2016 2:23:41 PM Jim Rome Photo: Photos by Z The keynote address by radio personality and horse owner Jim Rome at OwnerView's Thoroughbred Owner Conference has been downloaded more than 4,000 times since it was delivered at Gulfstream Park Jan. 13. Rome's 50-minute address, in [...]
Blood-Horse Date Posted: 2/1/2016 2:03:09 PM Last Updated: 2/1/2016 2:25:53 PM A meet of firsts for trainers continued at Turfway Park Jan. 31 when Brett Santangelo won his first race as a trainer. Earlier in the meet two trainer-owner teams won their first stakes. Santangelo, 22, scored the first training victory of his career when [...]
Joe DeVivo, Daily Racing Form Posted: 01/31/2016 3:07 PM The five richest stakes for Ohio-breds will be contested at Mahoning Valley Race Course near Youngstown in 2016. For the first time, the Best of Ohio series in the fall will be held at Mahoning Valley. The five Best of Ohio stakes, worth $150,000 apiece, will be [...]
Tom LaMarra, The Blood-Horse Posted: 12/23/15 The 2016 Charles Town Classic will be held April 23 Photo: Chad B. Harmon The West Virginia Racing Commission Dec. 23 approved the $1.25 million purse for the 2016 Charles Town Classic (gr. II), but the vote wasn't unanimous in light of concerns over a projected drop in available [...]
The Blood-Horse Posted: 12/23/15 Tampa Bay Downs racing Photo: Tom Cooley Photo The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance announced Dec. 22 that Tampa Bay Downs has joined the TAA community. The track has signed on to provide a per-start, matching donation to the TAA beginning with its current 2015-2016 race meet. Horse owners have the opportunity to contribute [...]
Tom Precious, Blood-Horse Date Posted: 12/18/2015 In an apparent move to pressure state officials to at least lower its mandated tax rate, Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack said Dec. 18 that it wants to cut the number of Thoroughbred race dates in 2016 by nearly 20%. The track's announcement comes several days before the state [...]
Blood-Horse Staff, Blood-Horse Date Posted: 12/19/2015 TwinSpires.com, one of three advance deposit wagering systems licensed to accept bets from Virginia residents, had its license suspended by the Virginia Racing Commission effective Dec. 18. The Virginia Equine Alliance Dec. 19 said the VRC at its Dec. 16 meeting gave TwinSpires.com, which is owned by Churchill Downs [...]
Eric Mitchell / Blood-Horse The Texas horse racing industry and the Texas Legislature are on a high-speed collision course that could potentially devastate a $5.5 billion industry. After the Texas Racing Commission failed Dec. 15 to get a majority vote to repeal rules for implementing electronic gaming machines called historical racing, new commission chairman Rolando [...]