Horse Racing News on February 1, 2011

Jockey Eibar Coa plans to ride at Gulfstream Park on Wednesday after spending Monday in a South Florida jail cell on charges of domestic battery, his agent, Tito Fuentes, said on Tuesday.

Horse owners in New York would pay a 2.75-percent tax on purse earnings under a plan proposed by the state's new governor, Andrew Cuomo, to raise money for the funding of the state's racing commission.

Pimlico Race Course will again offer infield patrons at the Preakness Stakes a $20 beer mug that can be refilled unlimited times, the company said on Tuesday when announcing that infield tickets had gone on sale.