Claiming Crown in NOLA: Shrimp Part of Jumbo Celebration

If it’s NOLA, it’s a party! The Louisiana HBPA, in conjunction with the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, is celebrating Saturday’s $1 million Claiming Crown in New Orleans fashion It all starts off with free seafood: 250 pounds of fried shrimp, 250 pounds of fried catfish and jambalaya available to those in attendance while [...]

2023-12-01T20:35:55+00:00

Ramsey Seeks to Add to his Record 16 Claiming Crown Wins

Coady photo: Ken Ramsey, second from right, accepting the barrel-head trophy - to be customized in his white and red silks - after securing his record ninth owners title at Kentucky Downs' 2023 meet. Also pictured: Ramsey's son Jeff (far right), farm manager Mark Partridge (center), leading jockey Tyler Gaffalione and Paul Madden [...]

2023-12-01T16:41:13+00:00

RTCA Celebrates and Recognizes 2023 Award Honorees

David Pope A hero is a person admired for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. There are heroes throughout the horse racing industry and the Race Track Chaplaincy of America (RTCA) recognizes some of these selfless servants annually through the White Horse Awards. Established in 2003, the White Horse Awards shows appreciation [...]

2023-11-22T19:18:33+00:00

Kentucky HBPA Hires Alex Foley as Executive Director

Alex Foley (Gwen Davis/Davis Innovation photo) The Kentucky Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association has hired lifelong Alex Foley as its new executive director. The life-long Louisvillian takes over the permanent position filled by Marty Maline for almost 47 years until his retirement at the end of 2022. The 32-year-old Foley, who started on [...]

2023-11-14T14:59:38+00:00

National HBPA CEO Eric Hamelback’s Response to 60 Minutes

When the agenda-driven members of our industry control the narrative and steer the optics, you get a result such as Sunday’s CBS 60 Minutes broadcast. This biased reporting fails to reflect the reality in horse racing. It is not accurate, balanced, nor fair to horsemen. Everyone in horse racing knows the doping scandal of Servis [...]

2023-11-13T21:48:51+00:00
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