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18
Jun
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HISA updates void claim, other safety rules

  • Frank Vespe / 2 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

The new HISA rules, which go into effect July 8, modify existing void claim and waiver claiming regs and make a variety of other changes.

23
Jun
  • Claiming
  • Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act
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  • Lisa Lazarus
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What HISA says about claiming races

  • Frank Vespe / 4 years
  • 3
  • 4 min read

With the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) rules about to go into effect, here’s what HISA has to say about claiming races.

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24
Jan
  • Claiming
  • Hugh McMahon
  • Kathleen DeMasi
  • Kieron Magee
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • void claim rule

For claiming trainers, different approaches in search of similar results

  • Linda Dougherty / 10 years
  • 0
  • 8 min read

Playing the claiming game is a complicated balancing act, and each trainer seems to set the scales differently.

13
Apr
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  • Delaware Park
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  • Delaware Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association
  • Michael Gorham
  • void claim rule

Delaware adopts claim void rule

  • Frank Vespe / 10 years
  • 2
  • 5 min read

New Delaware Racing Commission rules include the voiding of claims when horses die or are euthanized on the track.

15
Apr
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  • Bruce Quade
  • Louis Ulman
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  • Tom Chuckas
  • void claim rule

Maryland likely to expand void claim rule

  • Frank Vespe / 12 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

The Maryland Racing Commission today signaled it would expand its void claim rule to include horses vanned off, likely in time for the fall meet.

05
Mar
  • Abel Castellano
  • Eli Rosa
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Tom Chuckas
  • void claim rule

Abel Castellano returns to Maryland riding colony

  • The Biz / 12 years
  • 0
  • 3 min read

Journeyman rider Abel Castellano, who has won nearly 700 career races in Maryland, returned to Laurel Park’s jockey colony today after six months in New York.

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