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 [...]

ARCI LEXINGTON, KY - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI) announced today that a new committee will be formed to work with individual commissions to complete the implementation of the ARCI medication reforms. The reforms are embodied in the Model Rules, the association’s recommended best regulatory [...]

FHBPA The Florida HBPA has been calling account holders with the Horsemen’s Bookkeepers Office, which the FHBPA operates, to update addresses and capture email addresses for several months. At the same time, they ask the account holder one simple question: “What is your position on race-day Lasix?” There are three possible answers: “I support it, [...]

Paulick Report Sam Houston Race Park will kick off its 23rd live racing season on Friday, January 15. The 2016 live racing schedule has been approved by the Texas Racing Commission and begins with the 32-day Thoroughbred meet. The 2016 Thoroughbred Stake Schedule will offer nearly $1.8 million in purses, and starts with Texas Champions [...]

Grayson-Jockey Club Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation today announced that it has launched the funding of two projects aimed at in-depth investigation of the pathophysiology of Exercise Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage (EIPH) and the effect of the medication furosemide on that condition. The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) is playing a prominent role in funding the [...]

Kentucky HBPA The Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee (ARRS) voted late Tuesday, September 8, that the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) regulation allowing racetracks the option to card Lasix-free races is deficient. Representative Denny Butler, citing safety and health concerns for both jockeys and equine athletes, called for the vote. The non-partisan committee voted 6 to [...]

Paulick Report Ellis Park concluded its 93rd race meet Monday, Sept. 7 with healthy signs that bode well for its future. Live on-track handle increased 17.4 percent from $4.3 million last year to $5.0 million this season and the average starter per race grew 13.7 percent 7.3 in 2014 to 8.2 in 2015. Contributing to [...]

Blood-Horse It was a homecoming party at Suffolk Downs Sept. 5, as local horsemen who had dispersed to tracks along the East Coast and racing fans from across New England returned to support the first of three racing festival days this year and celebrate the restoration of live racing at the 80-year-old racetrack. The sunny [...]

Blood-Horse Horsemen will have the opportunity to pledge a percentage of their total earnings to Thoroughbred Charities of America during the upcoming race meet at Kentucky Downs. The pledge drive, called "Horsemen Giving Back," will begin opening day, Sept. 5, at the Franklin, Ky., track. "As a Thoroughbred owner myself, I was looking for an [...]