Matt Hegarty, Daily Racing Form, Author at Saratoga Living

Matt Hegarty, Daily Racing Form

Daily Racing Form: Asmussen Gets Stay Of 30-Day Suspension For Acepromazine
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission granted the stay that while the trainer appeals the penalty.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Steve Asmussen will receive a stay of a 30-day suspension recently handed…

Santa Anita Suspension

Daily Racing Form: Breeders’ Cup Wagering Hits All-Time High
The weekend's total handle was $152.5 million, up 11.9 percent over last year.

Total wagering on the 14 Breeders’ Cup races held on Friday and Saturday at Santa…

Justify

Daily Racing Form: California Regulator Defends Handling Of Justify Test
Dr. Rick Arthur speaks out about the California Horse Racing Board's decision to dismiss the 2018 Triple Crown winner's positive test for the regulated substance scopolamine.

Justify, the undefeated winner of the 2018 Triple Crown, tested above the prohibited level for…

Saudi Cup

Daily Racing Form: At $20 Million, Inaugural Saudi Cup Would Be World’s Richest Race
Saudi racing officials announced the race is scheduled for February 29 of next year at a launch party in Saratoga Wednesday.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Saudi Arabia will host a $20 million race in February next…

New York Senate

Daily Racing Form: New York Senate Hearing Highlights Polarizing Opinions On Horse Racing
The June 5 hearing featured speakers calling for the abolition of racing countered by speakers who emphasized the strides the sport has made in recent years.

A four-hour hearing in the New York Senate on Wednesday featuring 20 witnesses laid bare…

Saratoga Race Course 2017

Daily Racing Form: Chad Brown Agrees To Pay $1.6 Million For Violating Labor Laws
A federal investigation determined the trainer failed to pay overtime wages to employees and committed other "willful violations."

Chad Brown, the three-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer, has agreed to pay $1.6 million in back…

Churchill Downs

Daily Racing Form: Saez Appealing Suspension For Kentucky Derby Ride
The jockey's appeal asks for his 15-day suspension to be vacated.

Luis Saez has filed an appeal of a 15-day suspension handed down by the stewards…

Churchill Downs

Daily Racing Form: Lawsuit Filed To Overturn Kentucky Derby DQ
Maximum Security owners Gary and Mary West are behind the suit that seeks to declare their horse the winner.

The owners of Maximum Security, the colt disqualified from first in the May 4 Kentucky…

Daily Racing Form: Partial Lasix Ban Reaches Widespread Agreement
The agreement will ban the raceday use of diuretic furosemide in 2-year-old races in 2020 and all stakes races in 2021.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – A group of tracks representing nearly 90 percent of the total handle…

Daily Racing Form: Arc Added To Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series
Now, winners of Europe's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe will be guaranteed an all-expenses paid spot in the Breeders' Cup.

Europe’s most prestigious race, the Group 1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, has been added…