Press Release: All samples collected from 2017 Breeders' Cup horses for testing have been cleared by the Kenneth L. Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory at the University of California, Davis. All horses competing in Breeders' Cup races Nov. 3-4 at Del Marunderwent pre-race testing for total carbon dioxide (TCO2) levels in blood. The Maddy Laboratory then
By: Pat Raia A New York man is facing up to a year in jail and $200,000 in fines after pleading guilty to violating the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act by selling misbranded drugs. Misbranded drugs carry labels that are false or misleading The act prohibits the interstate sale of drugs that are adulterated
Press Release: The California Horse Racing Board conducted its regular meeting Thursday, October 26, at Santa Anita Park. Chairman Chuck Winner presided. Vice Chairman Madeline Auerbach and Commissioners Fred Maas and Alex Solis also were in attendance. The audio of this entire Board meeting is available on the CHRB Website (www.chrb.ca.gov) under the Webcast link.
By: Jim Dunleavy In a Pennsylvania Racing Commission ruling dated Oct. 26, the Penn National board of stewards fined trainer Peter Miller $1,500 for his horse Richard's Boy testing positive for methamphetamine following the $200,000 Pennsylvania Governor's Cup on June 3. Richard's Boy finished second by a head to Bold Thunder in the five-furlong turf
By: NTRA The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced today that the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, host site for Friday and Saturday's Breeders' Cup World Championships, has earned reaccreditation from the NTRA Safety & Integrity Alliance. Del Mar is a world-class Thoroughbred racing destination welcoming the sport's top athletes and California's most spirited partygoers during
By: Steve Andersen ARCADIA, Calif. - Trainer Adam Kitchingman was fined $1,000 by the Santa Anita stewards Friday after one of his winners at Del Mar tested in excess of the permitted level of cobalt. The overage was found in a post-race test taken from Unobtainable, the winner of a maiden claimer at five furlongs
Press Release: Ruidoso Downs is under new ownership and management resulting from a recently completed acquisition. The new owners of Ruidoso Downs and the Ruidoso Horse Sale company have invested in this iconic track specifically to create a racing and sales environment that will provide fairness, stability, and integrity for all who race, buy and
By: Frank Angst With a new six-month withdrawal time in place for all anabolic steroids and a ramped-up out-of-competition testing program, Breeders' Cup has made integrity changes that have received international praise ahead of this year's World Championships Nov. 3-4 at Del Mar. One year after the disqualification of Masochistic from his second-place finish in the TwinSpires Breeders'
By: Matt Hegarty Judd Kearl, one of the leading trainers in Quarter Horse racing, has been suspended for 19 years by the Texas Racing Commission due to multiple positives for a banned antidepressant that has not been available commercially for nearly 30 years. The 19-year ban was the cumulative result of five separate rulings dealing
By: Alia Conley Kohll’s Pharmacy & Homecare is contesting federal conspiracy charges filed against it that allege it was involved in a scheme to manipulate horse races in Louisiana. The Omaha company is accused of obtaining a synthetic version of a drug, falsely identifying and relabeling it and selling it to Dr. Kyle James Hebert,
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