Zippy Chippy, left, and Red Down South at Cabin Creek (Photo by Connie Bush/Tiger Eye Photography) Zippy Chippy, horse racing’s most loveable loser, has died. A retiree at Old Friends at Cabin Creek in Greenfield Center, NY., a satellite of Kentucky’s Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement, the son of Compliance was 31. Campaigned by [...]
The interactive, electronic version of The Horsemen’s Journal’s Spring 2022 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: Conference Call Return to in-person National HBPA Conference at Oaklawn in Hot Springs, Arkansas, sparks conversations about [...]
Amplify Horse Racing and MyRacehorse are pleased to announce “Amplify Junior, Sponsored by MyRacehorse” – a partnership that will deliver a children’s educational tour series to Kentucky. The exciting new initiative will teach young children and their parents and guardians about the Thoroughbred horse racing industry. Founded in 2019, Amplify Horse Racing is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit [...]
The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) Calendar Photo Contest is now open for submissions. The TAA is seeking photos of Thoroughbreds at a TAA-accredited organization or of Thoroughbreds who have been adopted from a TAA-accredited organization. Online submissions will be accepted now through June 11, 2022. Twelve photos will be selected, including one cover photo winner [...]
On March 31, U.S. District Court Judge James Wesley Hendrix issued a ruling in National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association v. Black. While Judge Hendrix’s opinion recognizes the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) as constitutional under current precedent, he included compelling statements that indicate there remains a need to clarify the matters at issue [...]
The National HBPA Foundation is coming to the assistance of Nebraska horsemen whose horses have been quarantined since March 10 following an outbreak of Equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1). The National Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association Foundation (NHBPAF) is making a per-horse monetary donation to every owner and trainer impacted by the lockdown in two barns at [...]
Hello everyone, At the National HBPA/NHAC Full Board meeting March 5, 2022, I used the time set aside as my CEO Update to request all of our affiliates to stand with me by challenging the negative label continually couched through the phrase “maintaining status quo”. I am sure you have all heard this recently; [...]
(from Jockeys and Jeans news release) Jockeys and Jeans, a volunteer group dedicated to raising funds for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF), today named Caesars Entertainment Inc. Vice President of Racing Joe Morris an official Jockeys and Jeans Ambassador. In this role, Morris will advocate for wounded jockeys' financial support, make known the inherent [...]
(from Grayson-Jockey Club news release) The board of directors of Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation announced today that it has authorized expenditure of $1,661,180 to fund 15 new projects and 10 continuing projects at 16 universities as well as three career development awards. The 2022 slate of research brings Grayson’s totals since 1983 to more than [...]
Trainers must adjust to the times to have any hope of alleviating the chronic shortage of backstretch workers. That was among the takeaways at a panel on guest-worker programs and employee development Friday morning for the National Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association Conference at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort. “What does it matter if you want [...]