Matt Hegarty is a journalist for the Daily Racing Form, specializing in horse racing news and analysis. With a focus on national coverage, Matt provides insights on race results, regulatory issues, and industry developments. His articles offer in-depth coverage of the sport, including profiles of trainers, jockeys, and horses, as well as updates on upcoming races and horse racing legislation.
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By: Matt Hegarty
The New York Racing Association and FanDuel have reached an agreement that will restore NYRA's signal to the company's betting platforms, just hours prior to the opening race at NYRA's immensely popular Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York.
Barbara Livingston Trainer Steve Asmussen was ordered to pay $563,000 in back wages and penalties to employees in a judgment levied against him in 2021.
By: Matt Hegarty
Stuart S. Janney III, the chairman of The Jockey Club since 2015, will retire from the position in August of next year and be succeeded by Everett Dobson, the organization announced on Tuesday.
By: Matt Hegarty
Barnes, a first-out winner from the barn of Triple Crown titan Bob Baffert, was made the 13-1 individual favorite in the second Kentucky Derby pool, behind the perennial top choice in the early pools, the field entry, which closed at 9-5.
By: Matt Hegarty
Average handle per race and purse per race fell by single digits during the expanded Churchill Downs fall meet that concluded on Sunday, according to an analysis by Daily Racing Form.
Barbara D. Livingston Field size was up but average purses were down at the just-concluded Del Mar meeting.
By: Matt Hegarty
The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority has initiated a review of an incident that took place after the fifth race at Parx Racing on Tuesday in which jockey Paco Lopez struck a horse across the neck with his whip, HISA said late on Tuesday night.
By: Matt Hegarty
Paco Lopez, the jockey who was provisionally suspended on Wednesday, one day after he struck a horse with a whip after a race, has announced that he will take time off from riding “to seek appropriate counseling and work on myself,” the rider said in a social media post on Thursday.
Wagering on U.S. races in November was up slightly compared to the same month last year, but a relatively larger jump in the number of races held during the month drove the average betting per race down, according to figures distributed Friday by Equibase.
By: Matt Hegarty
Churchill Downs Inc. and the New York Racing Association, the two largest contributors to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, are currently in arrears to HISA for a total of $5.8 million, according to documents posted on HISA’s website on Friday.
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