delayed

The Hong Kong International Sale has been delayed, according to the South China Morning Post. The sale, originally slated for Friday, March 6, has been rescheduled until either late June or early July. Quarantine issues for Southern Hemisphere horses were cited as the cause of the rescheduling. "There was just a problem with quarantine," the Hong Kong Jockey Club's executive director of racing Andrew Harding told the publication. "Everything's back on track - there was an uncertainty about holding to that date and whilst the Northern Hemisphere horses had arrived,...

A vote on restructuring some of the time frames related to Thoroughbred claiming rules in New York got put off for at least a month on Monday when New York State Gaming Commission (NYSGC) member John Crotty questioned whether it was in the best interest of equine safety to reduce by 10 the number of days that a claimed horse is restricted from running back for a claiming tag less than 25% greater than the price at which it was claimed. The change from 30 to 20 days under the...