June 7, 2016 Tom Precious, Blood-Horse John Hendrickson, who operates a Saratoga Springs, N.Y.-based stable with his wife Marylou Whitney, resigned in frustration as a special adviser to the state-run [...]
June 7, 2016 Tom Precious, Blood-Horse A deal has been reached between New York Senate and Assembly negotiators on a bill to legalize daily fantasy sports contests in the state, [...]
May 25, 2016 Tom Precious, Blood-Horse Legislation has been formally introduced in the New York Senate to return the New York Racing Association to private control following a four-year period [...]
May 25, 2016 Teresa Genaro, Blood-Horse As it waits for a decision on the future of the New York Racing Association, the organization's board of directors May 25 spent less [...]
May 10, 2016 Tom LaMarra, Blood-Horse Breeders' Cup intends to legislatively pursue a pari-mutuel tax break for its 2018 World Championships at Churchill Downs, but the form it takes [...]
May 9, 2016 Blood-Horse Staff Legislators who chair the United States Senate and House of Representatives Agricultural Committees are expected to speak at the American Horse Council National Issues Forum [...]
April 28, 2016 Tom LaMarra, Blood-Horse Members of the Congressional Horse Caucus April 28 discussed the pros and cons of legislation that would grant the United States Anti-Doping Agency oversight [...]
April 28, 2016 Jeremy Balan, Blood-Horse A bill that would legalize online poker, and send $60 million a year in subsidies to the horse racing industry in California, passed unanimously [...]
April 21, 2016 Blood-Horse Staff The American Horse Council has announced that its theme for this year's National Issues Forum, sponsored by Luitpold Animal Health, is "Putting More Horsepower in [...]
April 21, 2016 Frank Angst, Blood-Horse Congressional Horse Caucus co-chairmen Andy Barr (R-Ky) and Paul Tonko (D-NY) April 21 announced plans to conduct a hearing to discuss a path forward [...]
