Photo by Coady Photography Horse racing, perhaps more than any other sport, can produce unexpected and heart-warming stories that almost defy believability. In the 1930s, a former claiming horse named Seabiscuit rose to stardom and captured the attention of a nation reeling from the Great Depression. And just last year, Cody’s Wish scored [...]
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry. Denis Blake/National HBPA photo The following op-ed by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry was sent out by his office: As a young boy, I spent summers mucking out stalls, painting fences, and helping out on my great-uncle's farm. Early in the mornings, his grandson and I could hear [...]
Trainers Talk (from left): Jason Barkley, Ron Faucheux, Bret Calhoun and National HBPA CEO Eric Hamelback. Photo by Denis Blake/National HBPA The 2023 National HBPA Annual Conference closed with a lively discussion with three prominent horsemen who questioned the need, validity and overreach of federal legislation pitched as the so-called savior of [...]
University of Kentucky's Dr. Thomas Tobin. Denis Blake/National HBPA photo Screening levels based on science for post-race testing are essential for the integrity of the horse-racing industry — as is public information about how such policy is made. While fleas and dogs got (separately) into the discussion, that was the major takeaway from [...]
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry. Denis Blake/National HBPA photo Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and Daniel Suhr, managing attorney for the Liberty Justice Center, told an assembly of racehorse owners, trainers and racing regulators Tuesday that they expect the Horseracing Integrity & Safety Act (HISA) to wind up before the U.S. Supreme [...]
Statement from Eric Hamelback, CEO of the National Horsemen's Benevolent & Protective Association, on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling the Horseracing Integrity & Safety Act (HISA) is constitutional, setting up a split with the Fifth Circuit, which ruled it unconstitutional. “Today, we stand firmly on our victory in the Fifth Circuit, however we [...]
Fifty years ago this March, Secretariat began his 3-year-old campaign in the Bay Shore Stakes at Aqueduct. Over the ensuing months, the chestnut colt became the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years, setting new track records in each of the three races. His 31-length Belmont Stakes victory was the stuff with which legends are [...]
Photo by Coady Photography For the first time ever, Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and the Arkansas HBPA will honor Thoroughbred owners with a $400 per horse cash reward, regardless of where their horse finishes in a race, beginning March 18 through the end of the racing season, May [...]
Equine Equipment, along with partners New Holland Exmark, have teamed up as sponsors of the National HBPA’s upcoming annual conference on March 6-10 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The sponsorship includes a hat donation from New Holland and cash donation from Exmark. Equine Equipment is a longtime corporate sponsor of the National HBPA. “We have always [...]
(from Fonner Park news release) Until further notice, Fonner Park has cancelled offering its interstate wagering feed. Betting on Fonner Park races in the United States outside of Nebraska will not be provided via a pari-mutuel tote feed. This is a direct result of the complications with the federal implementation of HISA (the Horseracing Integrity [...]