Officials say disease spread by needles or exotic ticks. The outbreak of equine piroplasmosis was first detected in mid-August in a 7-year-old gelding on a Manatee farm.

A federal judge says a Fargo woman should not get money for time spent in prison on an illegal gambling conviction that was later overturned. U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson has refused to sign a certificate of innocence for Susan Bala, the former pres

The government is considering setting up a commission into the gaming industry as it thinks it might have been too liberal in the 12 years since gambling was legalised.

The Red Mile, Lexington's historic harness racing track, will probably close next month for winter training, something that has kept harness racing going in the dark months for decades. The owners have informed Kentucky harness horsemen that the barn

Gov. Steve Beshear created a task force Thursday to study the future of horse racing, charging its members with making recommendations to give Kentucky horse racing a .more sound financial future.. A news release announcing the Governor's Task Force