State lawmakers in New York are advancing a new mobile sports betting legalization measure, while Democrats who control the Senate are pressing to add three new commercial casinos in the New York City area.

Darley March 15 confirmed that Bivouac would retire to Kelvinside in the Hunter Valley at the end of his current campaign while also announcing that European champions Pinatubo, Ghaiyyath, and Earthlight would shuttle to Australia in 2021.

Stonestreet Stables’ homebred Clairiere and OXO Equine’s $850,000 yearling purchase Travel Column are set for their third straight race together in the $400,000 Twinspires.com Fair Grounds Oaks (G2) March 20 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.

The Maryland Horse Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of the Maryland Horse Library and Education Center Capital Campaign.

Owner/trainer Jeffrey Englehart has been suspended 10 days and fined $1,000 by the New York State Gaming Commission after a post-race sample from Runningwscissors, taken after a stakes race earlier this year, tested positive for Phenylbutazone.

The grade 1-winning daughter of Mucho Macho Man was bred and raced by George Krikorian.

Opponents of a federal law that would move oversight of horse racing medication rules and drug testing from state regulators to an authority under the Federal Trade Commission have shifted their efforts from the political arena to the courts.

The Thoroughbred Education and Research Foundation is pleased to announce the opening of their 2021 grant awards cycle. Grant applications will be accepted now through April 1. 

With the spread of COVID-19 ebbing across the country, buyers and consignors on the grounds of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale agreed that they are more than ready for a return to pre-pandemic life. 

Jacob West has been appointed U.S. Agent for Goffs and will commence his new role April 1.