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At a special meeting called on March 4, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission voted to uphold a decision by KHRC executive director Marc Guilfoil not to grant a stay of trainer Bob Baffert's 90-day suspension for a betamethasone positive after last year's Kentucky Derby.
General manager Mark Simendinger leaves Kentucky Speedway December 17, 2020 at 8:12 AM Mark Simendinger, the longtime general manager of Kentucky Speedway is out after leading operations at the track for more than 20 years. Simendinger, who took over track operations before the track’s opening season in 2000, had previously been the general manager of Turfway Park. Kentucky Speedway lost its spot on the NASCAR schedule when its race weekend was moved to Atlanta Motor Speedway, which is in the midst of redevelopment by Speedway Motorsports. ...