Tom Precious

Tom Precious also writes for The Blood-Horse, sister magazine to The Horse.

Articles by: Tom Precious

Appeals Court Upholds Pletcher Suspension

A New York state appeals court has upheld the 45-day suspension and $3,000 fine against leading trainer Todd Pletcher after one of his horses was found with a banned substance following a 2004 race at Saratoga.

The Appellate Division of the

Read More

NYRA Seeks Bankruptcy Protection From Court

The New York Racing Association has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, charging that the state of New York’s failure to approve a long-stalled casino project for Aqueduct Racetrack has pushed it toward insolvency.
The filing,

Read More

Group Studies Synthetic Racing Surfaces for New York

A fledgling group of owners and breeders in New York has launched a new effort to study a variety of issues affecting the safety of Thoroughbred horses, including whether some of the state’s racetracks should install alternative racing surfaces.

Read More

Comptroller Critical of New York Standardbred Fund; Portion of Monies Comes From Thoroughbreds

A New York state authority that supports Standardbred purses and breeding has lax internal financial controls, according to an audit released Tuesday by state Comptroller Alan Hevesi.

The New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund helps support the state’s harness industry, but gets part of its funding from the state’s four Thoroughbred tracks and off-track betting

Read More

More From The Horse

Derazil 3: Veterinarian cleaning and sterilizing granulating wound on hind leg of thoroughbred horse with iodine
Fine art horse nose with black copy space
Cropped view of brown Thoroughbred horse in stable
Horse in a stall

Stay on top of the most recent Horse Health news with

FREE weekly newsletters from TheHorse.com

Sponsored Content

Weekly Poll

sponsored by:

Be honest—how many fly masks has your horse “lost” this season?
30 votes · 30 answers

Readers’ Most Popular

The Horse
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.