Thoroughbred Racing

• Breeders’ Cup Will Not Expand Furosemide Ban in 2013

  Breeders' Cup will not expand its prohibition of furosemide, also called Salix or Lasix, to additional championship races this year, but opted to continue last year's policy of banning the diuretic in juvenile races and allowing it in all others.

• Regulators Discuss Jockey Club Drug Rules

  Regulators from 24 North American racing jurisdictions met via conference call March 4 to discuss new model medication rules set to be adopted by Racing Commissioners International (RCI).

• Genting Making Move in Las Vegas

  The operator of the successful Aqueduct casino is expanding its holdings in the United States gambling industry with the purchase of an 87-acre parcel in Las Vegas that it plans to develop into a sprawling betting and entertainment facility.

• Malibu Moon Colt Tops Strong Barretts Sale

  Topped by a $675,000 son of Malibu Moon , the Barretts March sale of selected 2-year-olds in training March 4 produced across-the-board gains in gross, average, and median prices.

• NH Moves a Step Closer to Expanding Gambling

  New Hampshire edged closer to the expansion of gambling when the Senate Ways and Means Committee voted 4-1 on Mar. 5 to approve a bill that would authorize a single, high-end casino along the state's southern border with Massachusetts. Read more on BloodHorse.com: http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/76660/nh-moves-a-step-closer-to-expanding-gambling#ixzz2Mgr71tzj

• Racetrack VLT Legislation Introduced in Texas

  A Texas lawmaker has introduced legislation that would authorize a constitutional amendment on video lottery terminals at racetracks and at tribal facilities.

• Trainer Casse Targets All Four OBS Stakes

  Trainer Mark Casse will be busy saddling horses at Ocala Training Center for Ocala Breeders' Sales Company stakes races Monday,

• Australian authorities furious after Black Caviar’s name registered in South Africa and youngster poised to make debut

  BLACK Caviar is set to contest a 1000m race at Durbanville in South Africa tomorrow night - sparking international outrage.

• Oliver Tait Resigns from BC Board Over Salix

  Oliver Tait, Darley's chief operating officer, has resigned from the board of the Breeders' Cup

• Mucho Macho Man Sent to Fair Hill

  Much Macho Man, who was pulled out of consideration to defend his Gulfstream Park Handicap (gr. II) title due to a virus, has been sent to the Fair Hill Training Center, along with two stablemates.

Equine Business

• Schneiderman Pushing Ahead in TRF Lawsuit

  With affidavits from a whistleblower and a veterinarian, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is pushing ahead with efforts to oust the board of the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation.

• Illinois House Again OKs Racetrack Slots

  The Illinois House of Representatives May 23 again passed a gaming expansion bill that would authorize slot machines at Illinois racetracks. However, Gov. Pat Quinn again found fault with the measure, and the bill fell two votes short of a “veto-proof” majority.

• Santa Anita Reports Attendance, Handle Gain

  Santa Anita Park capped its 75th winter/spring season April 22 reporting gains in on-track attendance and overall pari-mutuel handle.

• Nicholson to retire, Thomason to take Keeneland reins

  Keeneland Association President and Chief Executive Officer Nick Nicholson plans to retire on September 1. Nicholson will be replaced in his role as president and chief executive officer by Bill Thomason, who currently serves as Keeneland’s vice president and chief financial officer.

• As of Thursday, reports of Calumet sale only rumors

  When it comes to reports of the sale of historic Calumet Farm in Lexington, as ESPN college football analyst Lee Corso likes to say, “Not so fast, my friend.”

• Stronach Forms Six Publicly Held Companies

  Frank Stronach, the prominent owner-breeder who was among the leading yearling purchasers of 2011, and related entities have filed documents to establish six companies that would sell shares to the public for $10 per share.

• Hoosier Park’s Owner Plans to Exit Bankruptcy

  The company that owns Hoosier Park Racing & Casino expects to emerge from bankruptcy protection in the coming months with about two-thirds less debt.

• Sky Bet, Racing UK launch mobile horse racing video

  British racing fans will be able to stream live racing on their mobile devices through a joint effort of Racing UK and Sky Bet, a subsidiary of the British satellite broadcaster BSkyB. Racing UK said all of its tracks will be offered through optimized streams. Sky Bet customers will have access to 4,000 races a year.

Pleasure, Show & Rodeo

• Kate Upton’s journey from horse rider to ‘coveted’ model

  Kate Upton, who once made a very low-key appearance on the pages of a magazine - as a shiny faced teenager posing with her horse - has now become one of the most sought after models in the world.

• Denis Lynch dropped from Ireland Olympic showjumping team amid banned drugs fears for horse

  NAAS, Ireland - Horse Sport Ireland has dropped showjumper Denis Lynch from the Olympic team after fears his horse Lantinus may test positive to banned drugs.

• Colorado wildfire livestock refugees treated for free

  Some 200 livestock evacuated and rescued from a persistent northern Colorado wildfire have received free medical care from a team of veterinarians led by Dr Brian Miller of the Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

• HSUS Offers Cash Reward to HPA Violation Tipsters

  Just weeks after high-profile Tennessee Walking Horse trainer Jackie McConnell pleaded guilty to federal horse soring charges, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) announced its offer of a standing cash reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those who violate the Horse Protection Act (HPA) by soring horses.

• Cloned horses OK to compete, says FEI

  Cloned horses and their progeny will not be barred from competition at FEI events, the world governing body for horse sport says. Some breed organisations will not register clones or their progeny. The first foals of two cloned showjumping geldings, ET and Gem Twist, were born earlier this year.

• Former Penn High School student killed in horseback riding accident

  Indiana conservation officers are investigating the death of a Granger woman who died after a tree fell on her while she was giving a horse-guided tour in Brown County Sunday

• Horse runs into sea, rescued a mile offshore

  With Video CARPINTERIA, Calif. - Maybe he should be named Bob. An Arabian horse named William got spooked during a California beachside photo shoot Tuesday and swam a mile out to sea before rescuers got to him and helped him back to shore.

• Arabian enthusiasts gear up for show at the Tehama District Fairground

  The annual Red Bluff Arabian Horse Show, which celebrates its 42nd year, will be at the Tehama District Fairground Friday through Sunday. It's been held at the Tehama District Fairground since 1971 and it was started by my husband John Wheeler and his family, show committee member Pam Wheeler- Hilligan

• Feds: Illinois city official stole $53 million

  They now say that Rita Crundwell, 59, took more than $53 million over the past two decades from the city of Dixon, Ill., and deposited the money into secret accounts. She then used the money to finance her horse breeding business and a lavish lifestyle.

• Investigator: Sickened Maine horses difficult to treat

  Maine's state veterinarian has been working to find the source of a rare botulism outbreak that is believed to have killed 23 horses at the Whistlin' Willows Farm in Gorham in the past month.

Handicapping & Wagering

• Genting Making Move in Las Vegas

  The operator of the successful Aqueduct casino is expanding its holdings in the United States gambling industry with the purchase of an 87-acre parcel in Las Vegas that it plans to develop into a sprawling betting and entertainment facility.

• NH Moves a Step Closer to Expanding Gambling

  New Hampshire edged closer to the expansion of gambling when the Senate Ways and Means Committee voted 4-1 on Mar. 5 to approve a bill that would authorize a single, high-end casino along the state's southern border with Massachusetts. Read more on BloodHorse.com: http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/76660/nh-moves-a-step-closer-to-expanding-gambling#ixzz2Mgr71tzj

• Racetrack VLT Legislation Introduced in Texas

  A Texas lawmaker has introduced legislation that would authorize a constitutional amendment on video lottery terminals at racetracks and at tribal facilities.

• Belmont Stakes: Handle rises dramatically over last year

  Business figures for this year’s Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park posted across-the-board gains compared to last year’s Belmont, according to figures distributed late Saturday by Belmont’s operator, the New York Racing Association. The robust gains were altogether surprising given the circumstances surrounding this year’s race. I’ll Have Another, who was going for the Triple Crown, scratched out of the race on Friday, leading to speculation that business figures would be depressed.

• Slots at Illinois horse tracks? Casinos hope not

  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. • A Belleville resident feels like playing the slot machines. He normally might drive to the Casino Queen at East St. Louis. But if new slot machines are offered at Fairmount Park horse racing track in Collinsville — as envisioned in legislation passed last month — he might decide to try that out instead.

• Thistledown betting still a mystery

  The intentions of the bettor or bettors who targeted Monday's fifth race on Thistledown in Cleveland for $90,000 in late win bets remained unknown on Wednesday, according to officials who are familiar with the investigation into the wagers.

• 2012 Kentucky Derby Odds, Post Positions,Trainers, Jockeys And More

  The 2012 Kentucky Derby morning line odds have updated after the post positions for each horse were assigned, so it's time to get to the handicapping. Bodemeister, winner of the G1-Arkansas Derby and the No. 6 post positionis the morning line favorite at 4/1 for Saturday's 2012 Kentucky Derby

• Betting on Derby Day

  t's off to the races with fancy hats and mint juleps at Fairmount Park this Saturday for the racetrack's annual Derby Day in honor of the Kentucky Derby.

• Thayer: Senate Vote Must Respect Kentuckians

  Gaming bill could be called for vote with two Kentucky senators absent.

• ‘All Others’ Heavy Choice

  Bettors were pretty sure they didn't see this year's Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner among the 23 individual choices in pool 1 of the 2012 Derby future wager, making the mutuel field the 3-2 choice.

Health & Nutrition

• Breeders’ Cup Will Not Expand Furosemide Ban in 2013

  Breeders' Cup will not expand its prohibition of furosemide, also called Salix or Lasix, to additional championship races this year, but opted to continue last year's policy of banning the diuretic in juvenile races and allowing it in all others.

• Utah EHV-1: Additional Cases Confirmed

  The Utah state veterinarian's office has now confirmed a total of six equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) cases, according to a March 4 statement from the office.

• Feeding Horses Post-Colic

  Most horse owners understand how to handle a colicking horse, but managing a horse post-colic is a different animal. Feeding choices for horses post-colic could help or hinder the animal's chance for a full recovery.

• Equine Health a Topic at Indiana CE Program

  Diagnosing and treating upper and lower respiratory issues and the use of corticosteroids in racehorses will be discussed as part of a continuing education seminar for trainers June 27 at Indiana Downs.

• Sarcocystis Neurona Genome Project Almost Complete

  Dan Howe, PhD, a professor and molecular parasitologist at the University of Kentucky Gluck Equine Research Center, and colleagues are finishing up a three-year Sarcocystis neurona genome project. The primary goal of the project, titled "Genome Sequence for the apicomplexan Sarcocystis neurona," has been to sequence and assemble the genome of S. neurona, the protozoan (single-cell) parasite that causes protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) in horses.

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