Frank Zanzuccki

Thompson Named to Post with National Compact

• By BloodHorse Staff
• May 6, 2014
• Thoroughbred Racing, Kentucky

Patrick Thompson has been named executive director of the National Racing Compact after serving as longtime license administrator.

Drazin: New Jersey Racing is 'Here to Stay'

• By Tom LaMarra
• November 27, 2013
• Thoroughbred Racing, Northeast Region, Mid-Atlantic Region

Though New Jersey Thoroughbred racing has a long way to go from a financial perspective, some racetrack operators and horsemen's representatives appear bullish on the future.

Few Changes in New Jersey Racing Calendar

• By Tom LaMarra
• November 20, 2013
• Northeast Region

Thoroughbred racing dates in New Jersey in 2014 will resemble those awarded for this year, with one shift in the schedule: Monmouth will race 57 days and shift four to New Meadowlands to make for a 14-night all-turf meet.

EPO Tests for Levine Horses at Monmouth

• By Karen Johnson
• June 26, 2008
• Northeast Region

Bruce Levine, the leading trainer at Monmouth Park, had his entire stable of 41 horses tested for erythropoietin, commonly known as EPO, by a New Jersey state veterinarian who made a surprise visit to Levine's Monmouth barn June 24 at the request of the New Jersey Racing Commission.

New York Regulator Takes Top RCI Post

• By BloodHorse Staff
• March 9, 2005

Edward Martin, currently executive director of the New York State Racing and Wagering Board, will take over as president and chief executive officer of the Association of Racing Commissioners International in April.

Unification of Regulators Stalls; Drug Rules Approved

• By Tom LaMarra
• April 4, 2004

Model rules for the proposed national medication policy are moving forward, but the unification of the Association of Racing Commissioners International and North American Pari-Mutuel Regulators Association apparently isn't going to happen anytime soon.

Incoming RCI Chairman Says Unification a Priority

• By Tom LaMarra
• April 2, 2004

New Jersey Racing Commission executive director Frank Zanzuccki, expected to officially take over as chairman of the Association of Racing Commissioners International during an April 3 board of directors meeting, said the unification of RCI and the North American Pari-Mutuel Regulators Association would be his top priority.

New Jersey's Zanzuccki Elected RCI Chairman

• April 27, 2003

Frank Zanzuccki was elected chairman-elect of the Association of Racing Commissioners International at its convention Saturday in Seattle.

New Jersey Horsemen Assets Frozen for Probe

• December 31, 2002

A state judge has frozen the assets of the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association pending a racing commission investigation into the group' finances.

New Jersey THA Counsel: Zanzuccki's Conduct is 'Improper'

• By Linda Dougherty
• November 12, 2002

Prominent New Jersey owner and breeder Dennis Drazin, who has been accused of accepting inflated legal fees from the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association, denied the allegations and called conduct by his accuser "improper."

Commission Official Targets Jersey Horsemen's Group

• By Linda Dougherty
• November 11, 2002

The executive director of the New Jersey Racing Commission has charged in a nine-page internal memo that the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association has mismanaged hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees and contributions. He also suggested the leadership of the organization be removed.

Philly Park Phone Bet to Cut Jersey Customers

• By BloodHorse Staff
• January 12, 2001
• Handicapping

Management at Philadelphia Park sent a letter to all of its Phonebet customers in New Jersey advising them that it expects to receive formal notice from the New Jersey Racing Commission to stop accepting their phone wagers. "Once the commission issues this formal directive (expected to be on Jan. 20), you will receive notice from us and all New Jersey accounts will be closed," the letter states.

Panel To Review Jersey Harness Racing

• By Tom LaMarra
• August 16, 2000
• Thoroughbred Racing, Handicapping

New Jersey, home to Meadowlands, arguably has the best Standardbred racing and breeding program in the country, but that hasn’t stopped the chairman of the state racing commission from creating a task force that will review drug-testing, licensing, and integrity issues.