Ohio Thoroughbred Racing News

The Jim Morgan Memorial/Tah Dah Stakes and the Vivacious Stakes both of which were cancelled today due to unsafe track conditions at Belterra Park will be made up next Saturday, July 22nd. Entries for both stakes will be taken this Tuesday and any horse on the original nomination list for either stake is eligible to enter regardless of whether they had been entered today or not.

The final six races at Belterra Park were cancelled today due to unsafe track conditions. By contract the track can either make up the entire card or make up the 6 cancelled races by adding additional races to regularly scheduled cards over the next two weeks.

STRANGLES QUARANTINE RULES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, BARN 26 & 27 REMAIN UNDER QUARANTINE TRAINING HOURS HORSES STABLED IN BARNS 26 & 27 WILL ONLY BE PERMITTED TO TRAIN FROM 10:00AM – 11:00AM UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE ALL OTHER HORSES WILL TRAIN FROM 6:00AM-10:00AM WITH A HARROW BREAK FROM 8:30AM-9:00AM. PLEASE MAKE SURE ALL HORSES ARE CLEAR FROM TRACK AT 10:00AM TO ALLOW HORSES FROM BARN 26 & 27 TO TRAIN. WASH RACK HOURS THE WASH RACK…

As a result of a horse having a positive PCR test for Strangles barns 26 and 27 have been quarantined as a precautionary measure as of July 5th. We are awaiting results of confirmatory tests on the horse which had the positive PCR test. Other horses in the quarantined barns will also be tested. We will keep everyone posted when further information becomes available.

Thistledown has cancelled live racing for today Thursday, June 29th due to air quality issues. The date will be made up.

Due to unhealthy air quality Belterra Park and Thistledown have both cancelled live racing for today. The day of live racing will be made up at each track on dates to be determined later.

RMTC Withdrawal Guidance Advisory

The HBPA has been asked to share the following information with our members regarding the implementation of the HISA ADMC program on May 22nd, 2023. Dear Horsemen, After nearly a year of preparation, the Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit (HIWU) team was thrilled to kick off implementation of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority’s Anti-Doping and Medication Control (ADMC) Program on March 27. This successful launch would not have been possible without the cooperation of…

Thistledown will have training on Fridays on weeks when there is live racing on Saturdays. During those weeks there will be no training on Sundays. Training will be conducted on the following Fridays; May19th, June 9th, June 23rd and August 11th.

There will be training hours at Thistledown on Friday, May 5th. There will be no training at Thistledown on Sunda, May 7th.