(From Jockey Club news release) Posted: 3/11/16 The Jockey Club, the breed registry for Thoroughbreds in North America, and the Latin American Racing Channel, a distribution company that consolidates horse racing simulcasts in the United States, Europe, Australia and Latin America, will host the second Pan American Conference, and this one will take place in [...]

The National HBPA, with the assistance of the University of Arizona’s Race Track Industry Program, is conducting a survey to better understand the opinions and views of our membership. Your input is important, so we ask that you take a few minutes to complete this survey. Your personal information and answers will remain confidential and [...]

(from National Museum of Racing news release) Posted: 3/10/2016 Four jockeys, four Thoroughbreds and two trainers comprise the 10 finalists on the National Museum of Racing’s 2016 Hall of Fame ballot, as selected by the Museum’s Hall of Fame Nominating Committee. The finalists are: jockeys Ramon Dominguez, Victor Espinoza, Garrett Gomez and Craig Perret; Thoroughbreds [...]

(from New Mexico Livestock Board news release) Posted: 3/10/2016 The New Mexico Livestock Board has lifted the quarantine at Sunland Park Racetrack, following containment of a contagious horse-specific virus there. Outside racehorses can now enter the racetrack – and the more than 1,600 horses that have been on site since the equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) outbreak [...]

(from Churchill Downs news release) Posted: 3/10/2016 The Kentucky Derby has partnered with Ticketmaster to launch the Kentucky Derby Ticket Exchange as the official fan to fan resale marketplace for Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks and Churchill Downs Racetrack tickets. As the Derby's only authorized resale platform, the legitimacy of tickets purchased through the Kentucky Derby [...]