This is the first of a three-part series examining the structural condition of American horse racing. If you follow the news of the American horse racing industry, you will find yourself staring at diametrically-opposed signals: The handle going down and…
Every week, the TDN posts a roundup of the relevant Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) related rulings from around the country. The following rulings were reported on HISA's “rulings” portal and through the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit's (HIWU)…
A fundraising effort is underway to help 26-year-old exercise rider Hector Cotto, who has been hospitalized in Philadelphia since Saturday after being unable to avoid a head-on collision with a loose horse while he was breezing another Thoroughbred during morning…
The decision comes despite numerous infractions, suspensions, and other penalties. Should anybody really be surprised? It doesn't seem to matter how much trouble a trainer can get into, they always seems to eventually find his way back. Case in point:…
The charges against Parx trainer Felissa Dunn brought when Pennyslvania State Horse Racing Commission investigators claimed to have found syringes in her barn has been dropped after an internal investigation revealed that one or more of the investigators made material…