Kevin Bond and the New York Racing Association have reached a settlement to charges lodged against the trainer in February accusing him of conduct detrimental to the best interest of racing and to NYRA's business operations, the association announced in a statement Tuesday. “The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) and trainer Kevin Bond have

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In a new TDN series, we are asking industry participants what racing's biggest problem is, and what the solution to that problem is.    Today, we ask Denali Stud's Conrad Bandoroff, “What do you think is racing's biggest problem?” I would identify one of the biggest problems in racing right now as the role of

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The recent reveal of racing past performances with information about treatments a horse received from a veterinarian has created quite a lot of kerfuffle (to put it mildly) in the industry. While many questions remain (including mine of whether anyone has truly confirmed this info as accurate or just an elaborately AI created document) unanswered,

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Edited Press Release Officials at the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) have announced that Board Member Michelle Keating has established a $25,000 matching gift challenge to support the organization's Annual Appeal. After decades of leadership and service as President and CEO of Alder Foods Inc. and as Chairwoman of Fisher House Boston, Keating was searching for

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The longtime Laurel Park and Pimlico assistant starter Derrick Edwards, who handled both Triple Crown winners in the GI Preakness Stakes during their historic bids, passed away June 20. Including the aforementioned American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) in 2015 and Justify (Scat Daddy) in 2018, Edwards had also been assigned to handle two-time Horse of

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