Robert M. Seitz, a Pennsylvania man hauling 25 horses through New York, allegedly with the intent of transporting the equines to Canada for slaughter, has been arrested as a New York law banning slaughter was enforced for the first time, according to a report in the Times Union. The horses have been rescued. The anti-slaughter

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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The Puma (Essential Quality), fresh off his fourth-place finish in the GI Travers Stakes last Saturday, might be running again sooner than later. Trainer Gustavo Delgado, standing outside the colt's stall Thursday morning at the Oklahoma Training Track, is mulling the idea of sending The Puma to the $1-million GI Pennsylvania

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If you have any questions you'd like to ask the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) Authority or the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU), please feel free to send them over to us at the following email address: danross@thetdn.com. The following was submitted by owner Dan Moretti. Q: Can you provide some detailed background

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Edited Press Release Light Up Racing today launched its free, online Welfare Communications Workshop, making the communications training delivered to 200 Thoroughbred industry participants across six tracks over the past two years available industry-wide for the first time. The seven-topic, self-paced program gives trainers, owners, racetrack staff, executives and other industry participants practical tools to communicate

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The 2027 running of the GIII Tampa Bay Derby will feature a half-million dollar purse, up by $100,000 over the 2026 renewal, courtesy of the race's sponsor ESMARK. The Derby, which offers points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby two months later, is the focal point of the 2026-2027 stakes schedule at the Oldsmar,

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