Equibase is looking to centralize much of its chart calling and creation in Kentucky, and Charles Town will be the first track with no on-site chart caller.
Equibase has unveiled a new and updated glossary of the terms it uses in its charts of races.
The time for Sunday’s Dashing Beauty Stakes at Delaware Park has been revised downwards after questions were raised.
Driven by record wagering on the Kentucky Derby, national wagering handle increased slightly in May versus the prior year.
National wagering handle declined by nearly four percent in 2023 versus the prior year, and the number of races conducted was down five percent.
Former Maryland Jockey Club president Sal Sinatra has stepped down from his role as president and COO of Equibase.
Sal Sinatra, president of the Maryland Jockey Club for the last seven years, will leave that post in two weeks to become head of Equibase.
Laurel Park, which had been using a controversial GPS timing system whose accuracy many questioned, has switched back to the beam system.
Though the pandemic led to many fewer racedays in 2020 than in 2019, national wagering handle held steady – though what that means is open to debate.
David Siegel, longtime president of Equibase subsidiary TrackMaster, will retire at the end of 2020.