hotwalkers

The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a court order requiring trainer Steve Asmussen to pay $243,260 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages after its investigation found the employer's pay practices denied 163 grooms and hotwalkers at Churchill Downs and at Keeneland racetrack of overtime wages, according to a release from the U.S. Department of Labor Tuesday. The recovery is the latest action brought by the department since 2021 against KDE Equine LLC, operating as Asmussen Racing Stables with about 200 horses in five states. This...

The New York Racing Association (NYRA) named a race for the New York Race Track Chaplaincy (NY Chaplaincy) Friday, June 4, allowing the organization to honor the groom and hotwalker who cared for the winning horse in that race. Trainer Bill's Mott's Aunt Kat (Uncle Mo) won, with Gustavo Solorio and Agripina Lara each receiving a trophy and a gift provided by the NY Chaplaincy as part of the winner's circle ceremony. [Elite_video_player id="2" html5videos_hd="https://player.vimeo.com/external/563681100.sd.mp4?s=7aa9e04522f055a8dd8fb5b00d2a9b2278e3bd45&profile_id=165" html5videos_videoThumbnails_jpg="" html5videos_title="Moment in the Sun for Grooms and Hotwalkers in New York" prerolls="https://player.vimeo.com/external/508839980.sd.mp4?s=9bd052c283c79e01810c3fa759659e3f10f14b60&profile_id=165"] "These are...