Blood-Horse Gulfstream Park will offer horsemen a $250 starter bonus tied to field size beginning July 1. Trainers will receive a $250 bonus in any races in which the field leaves the paddock with eight or more horses. The bonus will be in place until the summer meet ends Oct. 3 at the Florida track. [...]

Blood-Horse Richard Mulhall, a former trainer and racing manager of The Thoroughbred Corp., died May 25 at his home in Monrovia, Calif., following a lengthy illness, officials with Santa Anita Park publicity department said. He was 76. During his career as a trainer, which began in 1959, Mulhall became widely known as a top developer [...]

Daily Racing Form Horseplayers are accustomed to dealing with tough losses and cruel tricks of fate, knowing that they’re an inescapable part of the game. But most bettors cannot abide a rule that was issued by the Treasury Department in 1978 and has tormented them ever since. Treasury mandated that bettors fill out a tax [...]

Idaho Statesman Marta Loveland hardly thinks twice about returning to the site of perhaps the toughest moment of her life. Fearless as a jockey for 30 years, Loveland was paralyzed in an accident during a 2003 race at Les Bois Park. But she’s still a fixture at the track, helping her husband, Jerry, who breeds [...]

Blood-Horse The management of Suffolk Downs, which announced last September that live racing had come to an end at the historic East Boston, Mass., facility and the 2014 meet would be its last, intends to bring back the Thoroughbreds for three days this year and operate the meet. The track submitted an application to the [...]

Blood-Horse Colorado's live racing season is scheduled to begin May 22 when Arapahoe Park opens a 39-day mixed meet. The track is launching the theme of "Where Horses Come First" to reflect the growth of the Aurora, Col. track. There will be more coverage of Arapahoe Park's races, improvements to the fan experience at the [...]

Blood-Horse Zayat Stable's American Pharoah gave himself a shot at the Triple Crown after a commanding victory in the $1.5 million Xpressbet.com Preakness Stakes (gr. I) May 16 before a record crowd of 131,680 at Pimlico Race Course (VIDEO). Ridden by Victor Espinoza for trainer Bob Baffert, American Pharoah set fast fractions after taking control [...]

Daily Racing Form ELMONT, N.Y. – Be Bullish went out a winner. Be Bullish, the popular 10-year-old stakes-winning New York-bred gelding won a $16,000 claiming race Sunday at Belmont Park by three lengths, his fourth consecutive victory and 19th overall from 87 starts. He was claimed from David Jacobson and Drawing Away Stable by owner [...]

Baltimore Sun When veteran local thoroughbred trainer Jose Corrales looks into the grandstand during races and sees empty seats staring back at him, he admits he gets a "little depressed." Then he goes home, turns on a baseball game and sees the stadium is packed. His depression for his sport deepens. That is why Corrales [...]

American Horse Council The speakers and panelists have been set for the American Horse Council's annual National Issues Forum, June 16 at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill. The forum is part of the AHC's annual convention June 14-17 in Washington, D.C. Kicking off the program will be Gary Woodward, deputy under secretary for marketing [...]