LEXINGTON, Ky. (Wednesday, December 16, 2015) – Important tax incentives for horse owners including a key provision that extends three-year tax depreciation for all racehorses through 2016 were finalized late [...]
December 15, 2015 Eric Mitchell, Blood-Horse Rules created to establish historical racing in Texas remain intact after the state's racing commission took its second vote in four months to repeal [...]
December 3, 2015 by Lynne Snierson, Blood-Horse A ballot question that would allow a slot machine parlor near Suffolk Downs has cleared a hurdle and could appear on the statewide [...]
November 10, 2015 Blood Horse Staff New Jersey legislators were told Nov. 9 fantasy sports operators shouldn't be regulated like casinos because their games are more skill than chance. Representatives [...]
By Tom LaMarra Legislation authorizing advance deposit wagering is on the wish list for a group of racing industry stakeholders in West Virginia, according to a report that was approved [...]
By Blood-Horse Staff Six members of Congress have announced their support for the Thoroughbred Horseracing Integrity Act of 2015, according to the Coalition for Horse Racing Integrity. The coalition Oct. [...]
By Tom LaMarra United States Representative Andy Barr of Kentucky has reintroduced two bills that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to benefit racehorse owners. Barr's office Oct. [...]
By Tom LaMarra and Frank Angst Keeneland said Oct. 8 it officially supports the Thoroughbred Horseracing Integrity Act of 2015 and has joined the Coalition for Horse Racing Integrity, a [...]
By Frank Angst In a move that Wyoming Downs said will force layoffs and threaten its live race meet, the Wyoming Pari-Mutuel Commission has shut down all historic horse race terminals [...]
By Ron Mitchell The Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee of the Kentucky legislature has voted 6-2 to find a proposed regulation permitting racetracks the option of carding furosemide-free races "deficient." Furosemide, [...]
