According to the recently released American Horse Council Foundation 2023 Equine Economic Impact Study, the Florida equine industry contributes $12.8 billion to the Florida economy.

The Illinois Gaming Board has given the state’s two remaining racetracks a push to get going on construction of their long-delayed casinos.

Southern California trainer Michael McCarthy—who sent eventual Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Rombauer north to take the El Camino Real Derby in 2021, one of his two wins in the race—runs Endlessly in the 1 1/8-mile El Camino Real Derby Feb. 10.

Amid issues still needing correction at Turf Paradise and with racing in Arizona facing an uncertain future, horsemen representatives aired their frustrations to the Arizona Racing Commission.

Sibelius will again need to overcome Doctor Oscar, as well as a truly formidable foe in Nakatomi, to prevail in this year’s edition of the Pelican Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs.

Trainer Joe Orseno was so impressed by Hades at the 2023 Ocala Breeders’ Sales Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training that he encouraged two long-standing clients to join forces for the first time to secure the son of Awesome Slew.

Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) winner National Treasure is pointed to the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1) Feb. 24, according to Tom Ryan, managing partner for the colt’s ownership group.

Joanne McNamara—the first to be dubbed by the turf media as “Exercise Rider to the Stars” for the long list of champions and world-class horses she rode in morning training—died Feb. 4 in Ocala, Fla., after a short battle with cancer. She was 67.

Ross Cohen, one of more than two dozen people charged in 2020 with horse racing doping offenses, was sentenced in a New York courtroom Feb. 7 to time served and two years of supervised release.

According to the recently released American Horse Council Foundation 2023 Equine Economic Impact Study, the Florida equine industry contributes $12.8 billion to the Florida economy.