4:40 PM ET ESPN News Services ARCADIA, Calif. — The California Horse Racing Board has voted to severely limit the use of whips on horses in racing statewide following the deaths of 22 horses at Santa Anita Park. The board reached that decision Thursday at a passionate meeting in which representatives of jockeys argued that

8:13 PM ET Associated Press HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. — Hidden Scroll has been installed as the 5-2 morning-line favorite for the Florida Derby on Saturday at Gulfstream Park. Hidden Scroll landed the inside post in an 11-horse field for the $1 million race, one of the major preps leading up to the Kentucky Derby. It’ll

5:41 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Anticipating approval by the California Horse Racing Board, Santa Anita plans to reopen for live racing on Friday for the first time since it was shut down following the deaths of 22 horses. The track on Sunday issued a revised stakes schedule that includes the $600,000 Santa

9:35 PM ET Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — By My Standards briefly was listed as a 48-1 longshot in the $1 million Louisiana Derby as post time approached, which was right about the time owner Chester Thomas decided to bet on his horse. His faith was rewarded with a big pay day and qualification for

11:32 AM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh has sued the owners of Pimlico Race Course in an effort to seize the horse racetrack and block the move of the Preakness Stakes out of the city. News outlets reported that Pugh, on behalf of the city, is also trying to prevent the

3:42 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Santa Anita plans to resume racing on March 29, pending approval of new safety and medication rules by the California Horse Racing Board. Racing has been suspended at the track since March 5 after an unusually large number of fatal injuries to horses. There have been 22

7:30 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office says it has assigned investigators to help look into 22 recent horse deaths at Santa Anita Park. District attorney’s spokesman Greg Risling said Friday the investigators will work with the California Horse Racing Board as it probes the deaths. A

3:51 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — A filly broke both front legs at the end of a workout on the main dirt track at Santa Anita and has been euthanized, becoming the 22nd horse to suffer catastrophic injuries since Dec. 26. Trainer and owner David Bernstein says the 3-year-old filly named Princess Lili