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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 [...]
Skychai Racing's Specials Ops won last year's $100,000 starter-allowance prep at Kentucky Downs and then took the Claiming Crown Emerald at Gulfstream Park. (Grace Clark photo) Blue-collar workhorses share the spotlight with a pair of stakes Sunday on the fourth of five days of all-grass racing at Kentucky Downs. In addition to the [...]
The Claiming Crown, which has seen unprecedented growth the past five years while being hosted at Gulfstream Park, will remain in South Florida through 2021. Gulfstream, the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA), National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA) and Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (FHBPA) announced Thursday a three-year agreement beginning in [...]
Photo by Reed Palmer Photography As Kentucky Downs celebrates Old Friends Day this Thursday, the track and the Kentucky Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, which represents owners and trainers at the state's five tracks, have each pledged $5 per start at the 2018 Kentucky Downs race meet to go to the Thoroughbred Aftercare [...]
The interactive, electronic version of The Horsemen’s Journal’s Fall 2018 issue is now available online. It is an enhanced version of our Winter issue, which is currently being mailed. To view it, click here. Features in the issue include: The Legend of Citation One of the greatest horses in history won the Triple Crown 70 years ago [...]
Today, the Kentucky Equine Education Project (KEEP), Kentucky's equine economic advocate, released a white paper outlining KEEP's position on legal sports wagering in Kentucky. The white paper details what will be critical to allow for a successful implementation of sports wagering in Kentucky, following the Supreme Court of the United States' ruling in May that [...]
John Asher (Photo courtesy Churchill Downs) Marty Maline, longtime executive director of the Kentucky HBPA, which represents owners and trainers at the state’s five Thoroughbred tracks, knew John Asher for almost 40 years, including both men attended Sunday Mass on the Churchill Downs backside during the track’s race meets. His thoughts on John’s [...]
John Asher (Photo courtesy Churchill Downs) John Asher, an iconic and beloved member of the Churchill Downs family and Louisville community, passed away Monday morning after suffering a heart attack while on vacation with his family in Florida. He was 62. An irreplaceable ambassador for Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby, Asher joined [...]