Blood-Horse The New York State Gaming Commission Sept. 24 passed several rule amendments related to equine medication, including further restrictions on the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and a total ban on stanozolol, an anabolic steroid. The NYSGC also amended rules regarding the role of veterinary technicians on the backstretch and a requirement for continuing [...]

Blood-Horse A group of West Virginia racing stakeholders has prepared a report on the state of the industry and makes suggestions on how to improve the economics, but in what some called a surprise, the document wasn't approved by all the constituents during a Sept. 21 meeting. The report, called "Reflecting, Reimaging, and Restoring the [...]

Louisville Courier-Journal Record-setting trainer D. Wayne Lukas had a temporary pacemaker inserted Saturday night -- “just to get things kind of settled down, his heart rate normal” -- and began feeling better to where he watched his beloved Dallas Cowboys play on television Sunday, Laurie Lukas said. Laurie Lukas, at the hospital in suburban Philadelphia, [...]

Blood-Horse D. Wayne Lukas has been hospitalized near Philadelphia, the Hall of Famer trainer's assistant, Tim Austin, said Sept. 20. Austin wouldn't disclose the specifics of Lukas' condition, citing privacy concerns, but said he expects the 80-year-old conditioner to have a pacemaker installed sometime soon. Austin wanted clear the air after rumors swirled on social [...]

Lincoln Journal Star Horse racing fans will recognize the man tapped to lead the Lincoln Race Course and Horsemen’s Park in Omaha. Omaha Exposition and Racing has picked Mike Newlin to be its new vice president of racing operations and general manager of Horsemen’s Park. Born and raised in Nebraska, Newlin was director of operations [...]

Blood-Horse As live racing came to a close Saturday, Sept. 19 on a record-breaking five-day meet, Kentucky Downs announced the meet's divisional leaders, record handle, and record total purses. Mike Maker, who scored in three consecutive races Saturday, was named top trainer, while jockey Florent Geroux was the leading rider with 12 victories for the [...]

Paulick Report The New Vocations Charity All Thoroughbred Show celebrated its inaugural year with 116 Thoroughbred exhibitors and over 430 total entries and $10,000 raised to support racehorse aftercare. Held in conjunction with The Jockey Club’s Thoroughbred Incentive Program, the one-day show, sponsored by the Paulick Report and Prospect Farm, offered newly retired racehorses, as [...]

Blood-Horse The Maryland Jockey Club Sept. 18 announced it will partner with Gulfstream Park and the Claiming Crown to hold nine "Win and You're In" races Nov. 1 at Laurel Park. The nine races will mirror the nine Claiming Crown races to be run Dec. 5 at Gulfstream on opening day of its 2015-2016 championship [...]

Blood-Horse Races from the ThistleDown Racino are back on the North American simulcast menu. The Ohio Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, which withdrew permission for its races to be simulcast midweek in a dispute with track management over the number of available stalls, said ThistleDown officials agreed Sept. 18 to increase backstretch capacity. "The problem [...]

Blood-Horse For the second time in three years, the Ohio Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association has pulled the plug on the exporting of ThistleDown Racino's live racing signal. Ohio HBPA president Mark Doering said Sept. 17 that ThistleDown management is in violation of the contract both parties signed last year. "The deal called for 1,050 [...]