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After power issues that forced the cancellation of four races on the Thursday card at Santa Anita, the closing day of the winter-spring season will be extended one additional day to Monday, June 15 as a make-up afternoon, the track announced via release. Thursday's power issues began after the fifth race, necessitating the cancellation of the remaining four races, including the Listed Affirmed Stakes set for race 8 that afternoon. Those contests were redrawn Friday morning, and additional races will be added to the program. First post time on Monday...

Santa Anita Park has canceled live racing Wednesday, Dec. 31 and Thursday, Jan. 1 because of a strengthening rainstorm coming in from the Pacific. The storm, which was forecast to hit on Thursday, has gathered strength and is now expected to impact Southern California around noon Wednesday. The two-day storm is expected to bring up to three inches of rain to the area surrounding Santa Anita Park. The canceled races will be rescheduled in the coming weeks with the first make-up day coming next Thursday, Jan. 8.

In response to winter weather cancellations earlier in December, Parx Racing, along with the PTHA and the Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission, has added three Thursday race dates for January 2026, January 8, January 15, and January 22, the track announced Wednesday. "Winter racing always comes with challenges, and flexibility is critical," said David Osojnak, Parx Director of Racing. "Adding these January race days allows us to respond constructively to December's weather-related cancellations while continuing to support our program and  horsemen to deliver a consistent racing product. We try to help...

On the first day of scheduled racing at Aqueduct after the jockeys walked out Sunday after the first race, things returned to normal Thursday. The eight-race program was run without any interruptions as the dispute between NYRA and the local riding colony seemed to be on its way to being resolved. According to Kendrick Carmouche, the local representative for the Jockeys' Guild, the riders had several issues with NYRA. A breaking point occurred Sunday when the riders learned that NYRA Assistant Clerk of Scales Brian Pochman was told to go...

The New York jockey colony refused to ride after Sunday's first race at Aqueduct because of a number of recent problems they have said they were having with NYRA management. The latest incident occurred around the time of the first race when the jockeys learned that NYRA Assistant Clerk of Scales Brian Pochman was told to leave work and go home after he balked at additional duties that NYRA had asked him to do. Pochman was not fired. "I have never seen such disrespect to a jockey colony and the...

With more heavy rain in the forecast for southern California, Del Mar has canceled their Friday race card according to a social media post from the track. Additionally, Del Mar has carded an extra race day to be held Monday, Nov. 24. The shift will allow the main track additional time to dry while also enabling the use of the turf course on Sunday and Monday. Friday's cancellation marks the second day in as many weeks as the track also was forced to cancel the Nov. 15 card due to...

Next Wednesday, Oct. 22, will be an additional day of live racing as part of the Belmont at the Big A fall meet, the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) announced. Live racing was cancelled Sunday, Oct. 12 due to a significant storm in the area. NYRA, the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association (NYTHA), and the New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc. (NYTB) requested and received formal approval from the New York State Gaming Commission to add the Oct. 22 card. Entries for Oct. 22 will be taken Thursday, Oct. 16....

Remington Park's Thursday night nine-race card had to be cancelled after technical difficulties, the track announced via press release Sept. 25. All wagers made that night were refundable and any guest who bought an official program on track could also seek a refund from the program stands. Racing will resume Friday through Sunday, Sept. 26-28 with Sunday hosting the GIII Oklahoma Derby. The first race nightly is at 6:00p.m. central while first post for Derby Sunday is 3:00p.m. The Thoroughbred season at Remington Park continues through Dec. 20.

During the running of the seventh race at Colonial Downs on Thursday, Stanza (Great Notion), who went off at 6-1 for the maiden special weight, clipped heels and unseated jockey Tyler Conner. According to a post on X from Colonial Downs, Conner was conscious and airlifted to Virginia Commonwealth Hospital in Richmond for medical care. "He broke a vertebrae in his neck and broke his nose," agent Paula Bacon told TDN. "But he regained all of his feeling. He may have to have surgery. He's getting an MRI." Bacon was...

Owing to a lack of entries, the live racing program scheduled for Tuesday, May 20 at Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack (FLGR) has been cancelled. According to a release from the track, the lingering impacts of a long winter combined with a wet spring resulted in trainers having limited opportunities to sufficiently prepare their horses for the season. The track says it is hopeful that entries will return to a more normal level as the inventory of fit and race-ready horses increases to the point where a Monday-through-Wednesday racing schedule...

Wet weather in the Midlantic region not only resulted in messy tracks for morning training ahead of the Preakness at Pimlico and for the first under-tack session in advance of next week's Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Sale, but also forced the cancellation of Wednesday's season-opening card at Delaware Park. Wednesday's card was scheduled to begin at 12:35 p.m. ET and there was no immediate word from track management as to when and how the eight programmed races might be rescheduled. Racing at Delaware Park is expected to resume Saturday, May 17, with...

Live racing on Wednesday, Apr. 23 has been added to the spring meet at Aqueduct Racetrack, the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) announced via press release Friday. Following the cancellation of live racing on Sunday, Mar. 30, NYRA, the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association (NYTHA) and New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc. (NYTB) requested and have received formal approval from the New York State Gaming Commission to conduct live racing on Apr. 23 at Aqueduct. The Aqueduct spring meet, which features 13 stakes worth $2.8 million in total purses, continues...