When Golden Gate Fields formally closed two years ago, public details surrounding what the future held for The Stronach Group-owned property were scant to none. Over the past few months, however, a picture has gradually formed filling in that gap. The non-profit Trust for Public Land has the option to purchase the property for $175 [...]

Angel Quiroz, the trainer at the center of a recent rash of suspicious winners after layoffs, was charged Thursday with an alleged vets' list medication violation for non-inhalation albuterol, a banned substance (when administered by any route other than inhalation), in a sample collected from the horse Bonita Rough on July 10 at Fair Hill [...]

With a view to pulling the veil back on the whys and wherefores of their operations, a representative of either the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) Authority or the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU) will every week answer a question of industry importance posed by the TDN. If you have any questions you'd [...]

During this summer's World Cup, an intriguing story was almost lost amid the carnival. As many as eight Tunisian football players tested positive for Clenbuterol, a drug banned in human sports and regulated in horse racing due to its anabolic properties. The players were stationed in the Mexican city of Monterrey, and the positives have [...]

Despite the rough seas the great ocean liner of the California breeding industry has navigated these past few years, it remains integral to the nation's Thoroughbred industry, with the second most foals born and mares bred of any state behind Kentucky. More importantly, it still has much to offer breeders and owners. “I think us [...]

With a view to pulling the veil back on the whys and wherefores of their operations, a representative of either the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) Authority or the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU) will every week answer a question of industry importance posed by the TDN.   If you have any questions [...]

Stephen Ferraro, a California-based trainer from 1970 through 1990, passed away this past Monday at his home in Sierra Madre, California after a lengthy illness. He was 83 years of age. “He liked horse people. He was so good to everybody. If you talk to anybody that ever worked for him, they'll say he was [...]

California's state budget approved at the end of last month included a $4-million annual subsidy to help cover the state racing commission's costs over the next two years. Historically, the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) has been funded using proceeds from wagering to grease the costs of drug testing and salaries. “As the board knows, [...]

Every week, the TDN posts a round-up 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) “pending” and “resolved” cases portals. Resolved ADMC Violations Dates: 07/06/2026 Licensee: Dominic C. Duree, trainer [...]

With a view to pulling the veil back on the whys and wherefores of their operations, a representative of either the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) Authority or the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU) will every week answer a question of industry importance posed by the TDN. If you have any questions you'd [...]

Las Vegas. The mecca of profligacy and prurience. Showgirls and showboats. High rolls and no hopers. But a mecca for horseracing? Actually, yes. Occasionally. Las Vegas Downs came and went in the 1930s, the makeshift dirt-oval no rival for the nearby casinos reproducing like rabbits thanks to the legalization of gambling earlier that decade. In [...]

After some 50 years of helping to run and shape the industry in some capacity or other, Alan Foreman has stepped away from all but a few of his many obligations. It comes on the back of the gradual dissolution of the Thoroughbred Horseman's Association of the Mid-Atlantic region, of which he was chairman and [...]