The Racing and Gaming Commission has put the horse racing industry on notice that time is running out to set the new race schedule, or they will step in and set it. In a story from our partners at Radio Iowa, Racing and Gaming Administrator Tina Eick (Ike) says they asked the horse racing groups to do something different after a study that the Commission requested said that the status quo of racing horse racing in Iowa wasn’t going to continue to sustain a vibrant industry. The commissioners vote on a new schedule during their October meeting and Eick says they heard recently that there is still no consensus on a 2026 schedule.
She says the thoroughbred, the quarter horse groups and Prairie Meadows Racetrack have much greater latitude in setting the schedule than what the Racing and Gaming Commission has.
This story courtesy Radio Iowa. Full story available here: https://www.radioiowa.com/2025/09/04/state-regulators-urge-horse-racing-groups-to-get-new-schedule-completed/
