The Biz | Horse Racing Free Tips

Indiana Grand Approved For 127 Race Dates In 2022

The Indiana Horse Racing Commission (IHRC) met Monday, Dec. 6 at Indiana Grand and approved racing dates for the 2022 racing season. Indiana Grand will host a total of 127 racing days with 12 Saturdays set aside for live action. Racing is set to get underway Tuesday, April 19 and conclude Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022.

“We have established a great spot for our racing cards during the week and wanted to keep those intact, but we also wanted to accommodate our local racing fans with some Saturday racing cards,” said Eric Halstrom, Vice President and General Manager of Racing. “We feel our racing schedule offers a great balance that will appeal to a wide range of racing fans in 2022. We want to thank both the Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing organizations for their input and assistance with finalizing the request for dates.”

The bulk of the schedule will fall on Monday through Thursday. First post Monday through Wednesday will be at 2:30 p.m. with racing beginning at 3:30 p.m. on Thursdays. A total of six days are dedicated to Quarter Horse racing beginning at 10 a.m. with an additional day set aside for the AQHA Bank of America Challenge Championships coming to Indiana Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Five Saturdays will include Thoroughbred racing with the first set for Saturday, May 7 on Kentucky Derby, historically a large day of activity for Indiana Grand.

The final Saturday of racing is set for Saturday, Oct. 29 featuring Indiana Champions Day. The event will play host to 10 stakes races with purses exceeding $1 million. The afternoon card, which begins at noon, showcases the top Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse athletes in the state surrounded by numerous giveaways, contests, and promotions.

Indiana Grand will also offer holiday racing programs for Memorial Day Monday, May 30 and Monday, July 4 beginning at 12 p.m.

The racing season will conclude Wednesday, Nov. 23 with a special racing program the day before Thanksgiving. Dates for stakes races next season, including the Indiana Derby, will be announced at a later date.

The 20th season of Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing is set to resume Tuesday, April 19 and run through Wednesday, Nov. 23. Racing will be held Monday through Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. with Thursday racing beginning at 3:30 p.m. A total of 12 Saturday racing programs will be held in 2022. For more information on events and racing, go to www.indianagrand.com.

The post Indiana Grand Approved For 127 Race Dates In 2022 appeared first on Horse Racing News | Paulick Report.

Source of original post

Racing At Laurel Could Resume By Dec. 16

Live racing at Laurel Park could resume by next Thursday, Dec. 16, officials relayed to the Maryland Racing Commission during a regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday. Timed workouts could resume as early as Friday, Dec. 10.

Entries had been taken for Friday, Dec. 10, but those races will not be held.

During Tuesday's meeting, comments from trainers and the public showed a perception that Maryland Jockey Club and Stronach Group officials were over-emphasizing science rather than experience, specifically referencing that of on-the-ground track maintenance professionals, trainers, and exercise riders. MJC acting president Mike Rogers countered that all feedback is welcomed and taken seriously, but Stronach's chief operations officer Aidan Butler added that ultimately the final decisions lie with the track operator.

Racing and timed workouts at Laurel have been cancelled since Nov. 28 after an alarming number of fatalities – four from racing injuries and three while training – occurred between Nov. 6-28. It was the second time in 2021 that racing at Laurel was halted because of track conditions. The first occurrence was in April after a spike in musculoskeletal injuries, which led to racing being shifted to Pimlico on an emergency basis. Track ownership undertook a multi-million dollar track renovation project that wasn't completed until August, with racing resuming at Laurel in September.

Track management launched a new investigation into the racing surface on Nov. 28, with help from noted trackmen Dennis Moore from California, Glen Kozak from the New York Racing Racing Association, and former MJC track superintendent John Passero. The process involved peeling back the track cushion to examine the base.

Rogers detailed that the most likely explanation is that water seeped into a seam in the base material of the stretch before that base material was able to cure, causing a slight depression. That has been repaired, and several additional changes have been made, including adding 50 tons of coarse white sand into the cushion.

Rogers added that this is typically the time of year that the racetrack surface needs specific maintenance ahead of the winter months, but that the entirely new surface hadn't reacted to changing conditions in the way it was expected to.

Only the outermost part of the racetrack was opening for light training through Monday, Dec. 6, but the entire width of the dirt course was scheduled to open for light training on Tuesday, Dec. 7.

Whether racing resumes on the 16th will depend on a satisfactory safety review of the repairs, officials said. Another commission meeting will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 14 to detail the outcome of that safety review and to grant approval for the resumption of racing.

The post Racing At Laurel Could Resume By Dec. 16 appeared first on Horse Racing News | Paulick Report.

Source of original post

Monmouth Park’s ‘BYO’ Policy To Return For 2022 Season

In the first of what will be a series of upcoming, fan-friendly announcements as part of Monmouth Park's “We're Back” campaign, the Oceanport track will allow coolers and bring-your-own to the picnic area beginning Opening Day of the upcoming 2022 season.

Continuing the long-standing Monmouth Park tradition, fans will be permitted to bring a cooler no larger than 15”x25” through the picnic admission gate into the first-come, first-served or group picnic areas.

Fans are encouraged to follow Monmouth Park's social media pages in the coming weeks for continued “We're Back” announcements regarding group sales, events, promotions, wagering, facility upgrades, and more.

Monmouth Park will host 60 days of live racing in 2022, commencing with Opening Day: The Shore's Biggest Kentucky Derby Party on Saturday, May 7.

For all season updates and news, go to www.monmouthpark.com or follow Monmouth Park Racetrack on Facebook.

The post Monmouth Park’s ‘BYO’ Policy To Return For 2022 Season appeared first on Horse Racing News | Paulick Report.

Source of original post

Trainers Frederic, Cedric Rossi Among Group Arrested On Horse Doping Charges In France

Four members of the prominent Rossi racing family were taken into police custody in France this Tuesday on charges of horse doping and forgery, reports the Thoroughbred Daily News. Trainers Cedric Rossi, Frederic Rossi, and Charley Rossi were among those arrested, as well as Charley's wife, jockey Jessica Marcialis.

A group of approximately 15 individuals, including veterinarians, were taken into custody from the the Marseille and Paris regions. Police have subsequently searched the Calas training center based on months' worth of surveillance and phone tapping.

Cedric Rossi trains this year's Group 1 QIPCO Champion Stakes winner Sealiway, though the horse had previously been trained by Frederic Rossi to a win in the G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere and a fifth-place finish in the 2020 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.

This year, Cedric Rossi saddled Rougir to win the Group 1 Prix de l'Opera and a seventh-place finish in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf. On Saturday, Rougir sold at the Arqana Breeding Stock sale for a record €3 million (about US$3.37 million) to Peter Brant, while the Cedric Rossi-trained Purplepay brought €2 million (about US$2.25 million) from Lael Stable.

Read more at the Thoroughbred Daily News.

The post Trainers Frederic, Cedric Rossi Among Group Arrested On Horse Doping Charges In France appeared first on Horse Racing News | Paulick Report.

Source of original post