In a revealing Monday analysis of declining betting receipts that began late in the 20th Century and has since steepened that appeared on his site, Ray Paulick raises the point that corporate ownership of racetracks has been a unanimous failure while the few remaining privately owned tracks – Tampa Bay...

From the New York State Racing and Wagering Board In a major step aimed at strengthening the integrity of horse racing, New York Racing and Wagering Board Chairman John D. Sabini announced on Tuesday that the Board is moving to enact tough new rules restricting the administration of anabolic steroids...

The state sent the New York Racing Association $105 million on Friday and is now the undisputed owner of Aqueduct, Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course (more than 900 acres of real estate that includes), which the government will lease back to the operator of the racing franchise for $1 a year. And...

Interesting that a pamphlet – Guest Service Tool – distributed to employees of the New York Racing Association is written in both English and Spanish. Cultural diversity and political correctness aside, why would NYRA hire non-English speaking people for jobs that require verbal interaction with a predominantly...

After having taken of few days off before the annual pilgrimage to the Spa, returned news of funeral plans for Luke Kruytbosch, who was not only an extreemely talented race caller but a genuinely nice man and disturbing reports of the dismissal of Larry Stewart and Bob Mieszerski by the Los Angeles Times...

From San Jose, Costa Rica Seven years ago, a couple of friends, one of whom owned a mare, and I agreed that it would be a good idea to breed a horse, specifically a New York-bred. If we were fortunate and the resultant horse had enough ability to race competitively in New York, the state-bed program...