Massachusetts Thoroughbred Breeders' Association

With no track available to host races in its home state, a cross-border plan by the Massachusetts Thoroughbred Breeders' Association (MTBA) to fund and run a $35,000 stakes race at Ontario's Fort Erie Racetrack got scuttled Tuesday when the van carrying all six entrants didn't arrive on schedule. "Basically it was just a series of delays that prevented the horses from getting here on time," Antonietta Culic, Fort Erie's marketing and media relations director, told TDN. "They had to arrive by 11:30 a.m. to receive Lasix, and they weren't able...