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Nominations for the 2026 Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards in North America are now open. Celebrating its 11th year, the program will accept nominations through midnight on Monday, July 13. Hallway Feeds has supported the Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards through its sponsorship of the Dedication to Breeding Award. CEO Lee Hall commented, “We are both proud [...]
Donnie K. Von Hemel (Photo by Coady Media) Robert Zoellner’s 3-year-old colt Crupper can become the first Triple Crown race winner for one of the Midwest’s most respected horse-racing families in Saturday’s 151st Preakness Stakes (G1) at Laurel Park. Donnie K. Von Hemel, Crupper’s trainer, is in Oklahoma’s horse racing Hall of Fame. [...]
From The National HBPA President Dr. Doug Daniels: We appreciate the thoughtful and measured decision by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority to reconsider the role of Lasix in race-day care. As the Board approached its vote, it was clear that concern among horsemen and women was intensifying, rooted in the practical realities of managing equine [...]
National HBPA CEO Eric Hamelback (Photo by Gwen Davis) In every industry, there is a difference between governance and marketing. Between authority and advertising. Between statutory responsibility and institutional ambition. In Thoroughbred racing, that distinction matters. The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act created the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) and its enforcement [...]
The Kansas Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (KHBPA) announces its confirmed inaugural Board of Directors. Every board member is an active horse owner, breeder, or trainer who intends to participate at Eureka Downs. Together, they represent the breeds and horsemen expected to fill future entries at the track — a significant majority of whom will [...]
The interactive, electronic version of The Horsemen’s Journal’s Spring 2026 issue is now available online. It is an enhanced version of the printed magazine, which is currently being mailed. To view it, click here. Features in the issue include: Blend of the Old and New Technology challenges and strategies, ongoing legal issues, racetrack ownership options [...]
Colorado HBPA president Kim Oliver, left, spoke with Wyoming HBPA founding board member Corey Johnsen Saturday morning after the National HBPA board meeting at Oaklawn Park. (Photo by Jennie Rees/National HBPA) Wyoming and Kansas Thoroughbred horsemen are now part of the National HBPA, giving America’s largest racehorse owners’ and trainers’ organization its 30th [...]
Dr. Clara Fenger (Photo by Denis Blake/National HBPA) For Dr. Clara Fenger, testing the waters is not just a saying but a mission. The Lexington, Ky.-based racehorse veterinarian and researcher has worked tirelessly the past few years to get water samples from backstretches across America to learn what horses might unwittingly be drinking [...]
Thursday's prediction-markets panel. From left: Michele Fischer, Peter "Holt" Gardiner, Dave Basler and Jason Johnston. (Denis Blake/National HBPA) Who will be the Republican and Democratic nominees for the 2028 U.S. presidential election? Who will win Best Picture at the Oscars? The Fed decision on interest rates? Gas prices this month? How much [...]
Horse racing should not fear the advent of artificial intelligence, but rather embrace it as a valuable tool to assist with creating condition books and providing new ways to market the sport. That was the conclusion of a discussion titled “Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the Track: Smart Tech for Racing’s Next Frontier” on Wednesday, the [...]