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Sights and sounds from the 2024 Mouttet Mile from Caymanas Park in Jamaica.

Trainer Mike Puype, provisionally suspended by HIWU this summer after the currently banned substances isoxsuprine and levothyroxine were found in his Santa Anita barn, was fined $1,000 by arbitrator Barbara Reeves and credited for time served.

Amo Racing supremo Kia Joorabchian is hoping the purchase of Sir Michael Stoute's Freemason Lodge and his recent sales spree can improve the health of British racing.

Beginning Jan. 1, Walter Robertson Jr. will assume his role as president of the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, which elected new officers and five new directors at its Dec. 16 meeting.

DHS said that the final rule "significantly strengthens worker protections by, among other things, imposing new consequences on companies that charge prohibited fees or violate our labor laws, and provides greater flexibility for ... workers." 

Hobbs Fall Classic Stakes

The Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority board went into closed session at its Dec. 17 meeting to discuss acquisition of property for a new training center, widely believed to be Shamrock Farm in Woodbine, Md.

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association announced that one lucky fan and a guest will win a chance to attend the 54th Annual Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards Jan. 23 as part of the Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards Sweepstakes.

Stakes performer Sedaka, offered in foal to Too Darn Hot on a Southern Hemisphere cover, has been sold for a Tattersalls Online broodmare record of 210,000gns (US$280,035) to Kestrel Thoroughbreds' Bruce Slade on behalf of Nocab Racing.