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From left to right: Volunteers Carolyn, Elizabeth, and Stephanie, Carolyn Drover, Catherine Flowers, Volunteer Kristen, Sarah Matl, and Erin Anuzis. (Photo by Susanna Thomas) From MMSC news release Posted: 10/8/16 Maker’s Mark Secretariat Center (MMSC), a premier non-profit re-schooling facility for adoptable Thoroughbreds located at the Kentucky Horse Park, hosted a movie night [...]
The 2016 Thoroughbred Industry Employee Award winners were announced Oct. 7. From left to right: Jill Byrne, Victor Espinoza, Izzy Vega, Melissa Cohen, D. Wayne Lukas, James Sebastian, and Vinny Castaneda. (Photo by Coady Photography) Sponsored by Godolphin, the inaugural edition of The Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards was just concluded this afternoon with [...]
From DRF news release Posted: 10/5/16 Daily Racing Form (DRF) in conjunction with the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) will publish a second annual edition of theTAA Magazine. The goal of the TAA Magazine is to increase awareness of the TAA’s mission and its ongoing efforts to support Thoroughbred aftercare in the United States and Canada. [...]
From Ownerview news release Posted: 10/5/16 When television journalist Nick Clooney serves as the moderator for a session entitled, “Racehorses in Hollywood,” at OwnerView’s third Thoroughbred Owner Conference Oct. 31-Nov. 3 at Santa Anita Park, he is expected to have two leading ladies of the Thoroughbred industry on hand. Penny Chenery, who owned 1973 Triple [...]
From RTCA news release Posted: 10/4/16 Race Track Chaplaincy of America (RTCA) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2016 White Horse Awards. The selection committee had a difficult decision to make, as this was a record year for nominations of deserving individuals. The Community Service Award will be presented to Mr. William Gotwals [...]
From left, Shanley Jackson, Malcolm Franklin, Eddie Perez, Kaylia Albright and Leandro Goncalves visited with children at Riley Hospital for Children in support of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (Photo courtesy Indiana Grand) From Indiana Grand news release Posted: 9/30/16 Five jockeys from Indiana Grand Racing & Casino visited Riley Hospital for Children in [...]
The National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (NHBPA) will begin its 2017 Convention on March 8th and continue through March 10th, 2017 at the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Convention will conclude on March 11th with a full board meeting of the members of the NHBPA. The NHBPA March event [...]
From OwnerView news release Posted: 9/21/16 OwnerView today announced that nominations are being accepted for its second New Owner of the Year Award. The award, honoring a new Thoroughbred owner who has been successful in the sport and has had a positive impact on the industry, will be presented at the Thoroughbred Owner Conference at [...]
From Claiming Crown news release Posted: 9/19/16 Nominations for the Dec. 3 Claiming Crown at Gulfstream Park will close Nov. 6. Scheduled to be hosted by Gulfstream for the fifth consecutive year, the 18th Claiming Crown will offer nine starter stakes for a total of $1.11 million in purses for horses (3-year-olds and up) that [...]
The interactive, electronic version of The Horsemen's Journal's Fall 2016 issue is now available online. It is an enhanced version of our Fall issue, which is currently being mailed. To view it, click here. Features in the issue include: REMEMBERING TOM METZEN SR. Racing has lost one of its most passionate advocates for horsemen CANADIAN [...]