Update August 2010: The court granted summary judgment for the racetrack and broadcaster defendants on the ground that they could not question the no broadcast order. The case is still proceeding against the other defendants.
District of Maryland Judge Richard Bennett denied the defendants motion to dismiss in a case filed by a racetrack and off-track betting sight alleging that the defendants conspired to convince out of state racetracks to stop the plaintiff from simulcasting their races. The defendants argued that their actions with respect to simulcasting races were exempt from antitrust scrutiny under the Interstate Horse Racing Act of 1988. The court disagreed and will allow most of the antitrust claims to move forward.