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Dr. Doug Daniels Horse owner and equine veterinarian Dr. Doug Daniels has been elected president of the National Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association, North America’s largest organization representing thoroughbred racing owners and trainers. Daniels, who was unopposed for the National HBPA presidency, has been vice president of the Virginia HBPA and a member [...]
Owner and trainer Kim Oliver was named the new President of the Colorado Horsemen’s Association (CHA) at the organization’s regular monthly board meeting Tuesday, July 13. The CHA’s Board of Directors appointed Oliver to replace previous president Kent Bamford, who resigned at a Special Meeting of the Board last week. “I am honored to serve [...]
The interactive, electronic version of The Horsemen’s Journal’s Summer 2021 issue is now available online. It is an enhanced version of the printed magazine, which is currently being mailed. To view it, click here. Features in the issue include: Where You Bet Matters As handicappers and racing enthusiasts across America look forward to a big [...]
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame will feature several new and returning special exhibitions this summer for the upcoming Saratoga racing season. All summer exhibitions will debut on Thursday, July 1. New Exhibitions Muybridge and Motion: Selections from the Tang Teaching Museum Collection (On display in the Link Gallery through Jan. 2, [...]
Photo by Coady Photography More than 100 attendees representing approximately 70 tracks, training centers and farms convened at Indiana Grand Racing and Casino for the 20th renewal of Track Superintendents’ Field Day on June 14-15. The event was cancelled last year due to COVID-19, and this year’s gathering turned into one of [...]
Amplify Horse Racing, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit to amplify education and careers in the Thoroughbred industry, has launched a mentorship program aimed at pairing young adults with Thoroughbred industry professionals. The objectives of the program are to improve accessibility into the Thoroughbred industry, and develop understanding of what it is like to work in the sport [...]
Nominations for the 2021 Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards (TIEA) open today, Monday, June 7th, and will close on Monday, August 2nd. TIEA was held in America for the first time in 2016. Godolphin, the global racing stable founded by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, is the principal sponsor of the awards in [...]
Mattress Mack with Runhappy By James McIngvale As handicappers and racing enthusiasts across America prepare to dive into this week’s sensational Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, keep this in mind: Where you bet matters. It took 25-plus years of horse ownership and a $2.4 million wager for me to fully appreciate the huge difference [...]
After a one-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the 20th Annual Track Superintendents’ Field Day is set to be held June 14-15 at Indiana Grand Racing and Casino and registrations are on pace for possible record attendance. Organizers have announced the agenda for the gathering that brings together track superintendents and staff to discuss best practices [...]
From National HBPA CEO Eric Hamelback: The National HBPA advocates for extensive and complete surveillance, uniformity based on transparent research, and zero tolerance of any cheating, doping, or race fixing. What we have seen thus far the situation with Bob Baffert and Medina Spirit is not any of those things. Like many in the [...]