#Board of Stewards

Northfield Park had a full evening of 15 races planned on Monday, July 11, but officials canceled the card after the second race due to a pacer named Alfred Hanover finding his way into the park's pond and drowning. The two-year-old standardbred had just run second in the event which was part of the Buckeye Stallion Series. While handlers were…

Although Medina Spirit lost the title of Kentucky Derby winner, those who bet on the horse will keep their winnings. UPDATE (2/21/22): The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) Board of Stewards disqualified Medina Spirit from the 2021 Kentucky Derby in a Feb. 21, 2022 ruling. As a result, the victory now goes to Mandaloun. Medina Spirit died two…

THIS is the controversial ride that got a jockey banned for 30 days - and meant the trainer's son won the race. Stewards acted after noticing jockey Luis Raul Rivera's'lacklustre' ride on Barefoot Beach, trained by Jeffrey Radosevich. Rivera looked to be cruising on the 7-1 shot before being pipped late on by 9-5 Out My Dear, trained by Jeffrey's…

When it was revealed that jockey Mychel Sanchez had gone on a betting spree that included wagers where he bet against the horses he was riding, his attorney Alan Pincus argued that this was not a matter of race fixing. Rather, Pincus said, Sanchez had turned to gambling as an outlet to combat his depression, let things spin out of control and in…

Every week, the TDN publishes a roundup of key official rulings from the primary tracks within the four major racing jurisdictions of California, New York, Florida and Kentucky. Here's a primer on how each of these jurisdictions adjudicates different offenses, what they make public (or not) and where.