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The Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit posted June 16 that it has issued a provisional (immediate) suspension of trainer Mario A. Dominguez after it alleges a failed drug test of one of his runners indicated the banned substance cobalt.

Monmouth Park and BetMakers Technology Group will partner for the fourth straight year as sponsors of the $1 million "BetMakers Bonanza" bonus for the connections of any horse that sweeps a series of three designated races.

There are some glimmers of hope on what a spokesman calls the "gushing wound that is Illinois racing."

On Track Thoroughbred Solutions is proud to announce the debut of its Compliance Center, a turn-key stable management program designed to simplify HISA compliance for trainers.

Good and Stout became the first winner for Spendthrift Farm's first-crop sire Coal Front when the 2-year-old won his debut in a maiden race by 4 1/2 lengths at Evangeline Downs June 15.

James and Donna Daniell's Offlee Naughty will seek to continue his reign as king of the Southern California turf routers in the June 18 $100,000 San Juan Capistrano Stakes (G3T) at Santa Anita Park.

James and Donna Daniell's Offlee Naughty will seek to continue his reign as king of the Southern California turf routers in the June 18 $100,000 San Juan Capistrano Stakes (G3T) at Santa Anita Park.

Ahead of five days of top-class action at Royal Ascot, the Racing Post staff has identified the trainers and jockeys currently in form and their main chances of success.

Entries were taken June 14 for the Northern Stars Turf Festival, Canterbury Park’s most prominent night of racing, which will be conducted on Wednesday, June 21.

Grade I winner American Theorem, sidelined since an eighth-place effort in last fall's Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1), makes his long-awaited return June 16 in a competitive classified allowance going six furlongs on dirt at Santa Anita Park.

The son of Candy Ride has been standing at Valor Farm in Texas.

As chief of science for HIWU, which assumed oversight of medication testing and enforcement for most of the country May 22, Dr. Mary Scollay has been on a barnstorming tour preaching compliance to anyone who will show up to hear her message.

NBC Sports presents daily live coverage of the Royal Meeting at Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire, England, next week beginning Tuesday, June 20, at 8:30 a.m. ET.

A recent positron emission tomography scan at Santa Anita Park revealed an "area of concern" in the left front fetlock of graded-stakes winner Straight No Chaser, trainer Dan Blacker said June 15. The sprinter will get 90 days off.

Arrest, Prosperous Voyage entered in Queen's Vase, Duke of Cambridge Stakes (G2).

The Indiana Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association is now accepting yearling registrations for the 2023 ITOBA Fall Sale. All registrations must be submitted by Tuesday, Aug. 1.

The first notice of a pending case against a veterinarian has been posted to the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit website.

This is also Kingsbarns' return to action after missing the Belmont Stakes (G1) when he demonstrated signs of colic.

A survey commissioned by BetMakers found that 83% of those who bet on horse racing would like fixed odds to accompany the traditional pari-mutuel wagering system, validating the push for innovation, expansion, and growth in the industry.

Talk about pressure. Santa Anita Park track announcer Frank Mirahmadi will be faced with plenty of it June 17 as his namesake, a $1.05 million colt by Into Mischief makes his debut in Saturday's $100,000 Fasig-Tipton Futurity at five furlongs.