Oaklawn President Louis Cella and Larry Snyder Jr., son of Larry Snyder along with family members. (Photo courtesy Oaklawn) It’s going to be a season of firsts at Oaklawn in 2019 and among the new additions set to debut when the track opens Jan. 25 is the Larry Snyder Winner’s Circle. For the [...]
The Kentucky HBPA has launched a redesigned website, kyhbpa.org, along with its latest social-media initiative, #KyBCKids, as part of the organization’s mission to serve horsemen and promote Thoroughbred racing. The Kentucky HBPA, a division of the National Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association, represents about 6,000 Thoroughbred owners and trainers and is the only organization negotiating [...]
Elisa Wallace and Reloaded in show jumping. (Photo by GRC Photo) Several times, Elisa Wallace has come tantalizingly close to winning the top prize at the $100,000 Thoroughbred Makeover, presented by Thoroughbred Charities of America, but things have never quite gone her way in the Finale. Until this year the event held at [...]
The Finger Lakes Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association and Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack have announced a $1 per start pledge to the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance. The Finger Lakes meet runs until Nov. 28. “The TAA is grateful for the contributions from the Finger Lakes HBPA and Finger Lakes Racetrack,” TAA president John Phillips [...]
Track general manager Ann McGovern and part-owner Corey Johnsen usher in a new era in Arziona. (Arizona Downs/Coady Photography photo) The new Arizona Downs’ off-track-betting operation triggered a 25-percent surge in simulcast wagering in the greater Prescott market for August, the facility’s first full month in business, over the same time frame in [...]
Hadifly pictured with some campers. (Photo courtesy of New Mexico Center for Therapeutic Riding) The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program (T.I.P.) today announced the recipients of its two non-competition awards, the T.I.P. Thoroughbred of the Year Award and the T.I.P. Young Rider of the Year Award, for 2018. The Thoroughbred of the Year [...]
Kendrick Carmouche and Chattel at Kentucky Downs (Grace Clark photo) A stakes-winning owner during Kentucky Downs recent meet is donating $5,000 for assistance to Kendrick Carmouche, the jockey who sustained a severely fractured leg when his mount fell after being forced to clip heels. “Our group was fortunate enough to win a large [...]
National HBPA CEO Eric Hamelback with Remington. It is clear to me that the Thoroughbred racing industry has surpassed most, if not all, other equine sports and breeds in showing both genuine concern and financial commitment to the welfare of its horses as they exit the racetrack. But make no mistake: In [...]
The finalists for five of the six prestigious Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards have been announced. The winner of the sixth category, The Thoroughbred Industry Community Award, is Angie Carmona, deputy executive director and secretary of the California Thoroughbred Trainers. The other finalists, along with Ms. Carmona, will be recognized at the awards ceremony luncheon. The [...]
In an effort to show both monetary and emotional support to jockey Nikeela Black Abrams, the Washington HBPA has organized a fundraiser to assist with her recovery. The veteran rider is recovering from injuries she sustained in a spill at the Eastern Idaho Fair at Blackfoot, Idaho. She last rode at Emerald Downs on August [...]