Chelsea Hackbarth

HISA wants to provide more detailed scratch metrics, but the data it currently receives often doesn't identify whether a regulatory veterinarian, trainer, or attending veterinarian initiated a scratch. Horsemen can weigh in through Sept. 11.

At least one affected trainer had a qualifier for Retama Park’s $230,000 TQHA Sires’ Cup Futurity, but the Quarter Horse’s owner said he was not permitted to transfer the horse to another trainer for the final.

The legal battle over Samuel Valeriano's summary suspension raises a difficult question: How much certainty should racing regulators need before acting to protect horses?

Game Play Network handled $475 million in wagers last year using its patented "reveal gaming" format. President Russell Fine explains how the company grew so quickly, and why he believes the model could help racing reach new audiences.

Draft order outlines relocation plan, including $1 million in transition funding, while questions remain over unpaid purses.

Bankruptcy hearing will resume Friday as judge presses for a transition plan and horsemen await payment of outstanding purses.

The proposed sale of the track drew little debate. Instead, attention shifted to unpaid purses, the backstretch community and whether the Thoroughbred meet can continue through Nov. 1.

The Illinois Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association broke the news July 14, though the sale is still subject to final approval in U.S. Bankruptcy Court

The ruling clarifies that trainers remain responsible for avoiding prohibited associations even when a state racing commission has not reciprocated a HISA suspension.

A group of Thoroughbred broodmares in a Texas kill pen has reignited a familiar debate: Who bears responsibility when horses fall through the cracks – and what happens while the industry argues about it?