UPDATE: Upon review, Los Alamitos Race Course stewards determined there were violations under California's new whip rule July 2. Read the story about the violations at this link. The transition to ...

Racing Australia chairman John Messara defended his organization's approach toward modifying whip use after the Australian Jockeys Association voted for the third time to support postponing any rule ...

“We’re planting that proverbial tree for the next generation to sit in the shade.” That’s how Marc Guilfoil described why the work he does as HISA’s Director of Stewarding and State Racing Commission ...

THE WELFARE OF THE HORSE IN THE HORSE RACING INDUSTRY IN A CENTURY. >> THIS IS A UNIFORM NATIONAL STANDARD FOR DRUG TESTING ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES UNDER THE U.S. ANTI-DOPING AGENCY THAT CAUGHT ...

MAPLE FALLS, Wash. -- Robert Thomas Toy remained in jail Tuesday night facing a felony charge, accused of forcing his 10-year-old son to run for three hours in the woods and using an 85-inch horse ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jockeys competing in California won't be allowed to strike a horse more than six times during a race, and then only in an underhanded position, according to a new rule approved by ...

NEWPORT (WATE) – A mother was charged with aggravated child abuse, but she says she was just disciplining her child. Cocke County Sheriff’s office said they were called to Campbell County High School ...

Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day read Kentucky’s proposed regulations on whip use Tuesday afternoon and was relieved to be retired. “It’s a good thing they didn’t have these rules when I was riding,” Day ...

DEL MARDEL MAR — For the California Horse Racing Board meeting that will be held Thursday across the street from the Del Mar racetrack, the item about jockeys’ use of the riding crops is buried on the ...