by HorseMinute.com | Aug 22, 2025 | Horse Racing Industry
Umamusume: Pretty Derby, a video game featuring anthropomorphized horse girls based on real-life racehorses, has become a surprising global hit since its English-language release in June. Developed by Tokyo-based Cygames, the game combines horse racing simulation with...
by HorseMinute.com | Aug 22, 2025 | Horse Racing Industry
Speed figures are crucial for assessing racehorses, but class often determines outcomes when top-level competition is involved. This dynamic will be tested on August 23 in the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga, where Winchell Thoroughbreds’ Magnitude...
by HorseMinute.com | Aug 22, 2025 | Horse Racing Industry
Nebraska introduced racinos to revive its struggling horse racing industry, granting six racing licenses with the expectation that casino gaming and sports betting would boost the sector. However, most tracks, except Fonner Park, have held only the minimum number of...
by HorseMinute.com | Aug 21, 2025 | Horse Racing Industry
British horse racing is set to hold a one-day strike on 10 September, canceling four race meetings in protest against the UK Treasury’s proposed gambling tax reform. The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) opposes raising the betting tax rate from 15% to 21%, arguing...
by HorseMinute.com | Aug 21, 2025 | Horse Racing Industry
The California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) is proposing amendments to Rule 1699, which governs in-race riding interference, to address concerns from jockeys and stewards that recent changes over the past decade have not worked as intended. The key revision would remove...
by HorseMinute.com | Aug 21, 2025 | Horse Racing Industry
Fiona Carlin, 55, a dedicated executive assistant at the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) for 23 years, has died suddenly, leaving colleagues and the racing community deeply shocked and saddened. Known for her close work with senior leaders, including acting CEO...
