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The interactive, electronic version of The Horsemen's Journal's Summer 2016 issue is now available online. It is an enhanced version of our Summer issue, which is currently being mailed. To view it, click here. Features in the issue include: *SPEAKING FOR HORSEMEN ON CAPITOL HILL An update on the Thoroughbred Horseracing Integrity Act of 2015 from the [...]
Fro NYRA news release Posted: 6/10/2016 The New York Racing Association (NYRA) and FOX Sports announced today a multiyear agreement to telecast NYRA racing live from Saratoga Race Course beginning this season on FS2, America's fastest growing national sports channel. All NYRA races broadcast by FOX Sports will stream live on the FOX Sports GO [...]
Canterbury Park (Photo by Coady Photography) From Minnesota Racing Commission news release Posted: 6/9/2016 The Minnesota horse racing industry received a significant boost from the State Legislature and Governor this session when legislation was passed and signed into law authorizing the licensing and oversight of advance deposit wagering providers in the state. Advance [...]
From TRA news release Posted: 6/3/2016 Online registration for the 24th annual International Simulcast Conference to be held at Harrah’s New Orleans Hotel, September 26-28, is now open. You can access more information and the registration form on the TRA website: www.tra-online.com/conference. The annual event is co-sponsored by the Thoroughbred Racing Associations (TRA) and Harness [...]
Welder was named Horse of the Meet at Will Rogers Downs (Photo by Coady Photography) From Will Rogers Downs news release Posted: 6/2/2016 Another successful spring Thoroughbred racing season has come to a close at Cherokee Casino Will Rogers Downs, which has been in operation for 10 consecutive years. The meet ended with [...]
Ellis Park (Photo by Coady Photography) From Ellis Park news release Posted: 5/31/16 Ellis Park president Ron Geary, well-versed as a horse player and handicapper, is betting that this summer will be his best meet since buying the track nestled on the Ohio River in 2006. In fact, by featuring enhanced purses for [...]
Posted: 5/23/16 Horse racing, by its very nature, is a game of chance, where the best horse may not always win due to a slow break from the gate or traffic on the turn. The sometimes unpredictable outcome of a race is part of what makes the sport popular. Handicappers and horsemen know almost anything [...]
Clerk of Scales Steve Cahill talks to the group about weights during Grand Mornings at the Track. From Indiana Grand news release Posted: 5/22/16 The Indiana Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA) is hosting a series of breakfast events from May through August during the 2016 meet. The first of four “Grand Mornings [...]
The National HBPA’s Summer Convention will head north to picturesque British Columbia, Canada, for a gathering on July 13-17 in Vancouver at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre. Registration is now open at http://nationalhbpa.com/convention/ Hosted by the British Columbia HBPA, the event will include an extra day compared to most previous summer conventions. The extended agenda [...]
From NTRA news release Posted: 5/13/16 Track surfaces expert Mick Peterson, multiple Eclipse Award-winning journalist Jennie Rees and renowned equine orthopedic researcher and surgeon Dr. Wayne McIlwraith are among the featured speakers at this year’s 15th annual Track Superintendents and Arena Managers Field Day Presented by John Deere, set for June 12-14, 2016, at Indiana [...]