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Photo by Coady Photography The track where purses have been steadily rising for 11 straight years is at it again. Oaklawn is increasing all overnight purses, some as much as $6,000, retroactive to the Thursday, Feb. 14 card. Maiden special weights and open allowances are being bumped $6,000 and are now $83,000 and [...]
Persie (Photo courtesy Bush Racing Stable) Persie, a winner of 10 races from 17 starts in 2018, has been named Claiming Horse of the Year by the National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association. Persie was one of only five horses in the United States with 10 or more wins last year. Three [...]
Colonial Downs and the Virginia Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association have each pledged $15 per start at the upcoming Colonial Downs meet to the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance. Colonial Downs has 15 live racing days in 2019, opening Aug. 8 and closing Sept. 7. “Colonial Downs Group is delighted to add life to Thoroughbred aftercare. The [...]
Mike Napoli (right) leads Queen's Bird into the winner's circle. (Photo by Coglianese Photos/Gulfstream Park) Former Major League Baseball star Mike Napoli celebrated his first win as a Thoroughbred owner Sunday at Gulfstream Park, visiting the winner’s circle with Queen’s Bird following the 3-year-old colt’s victory in the fourth race. Napoli, who was [...]
The Iowa Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA) announced today their intent to become the single license holder in Iowa for sports wagering. Their bill, which was recently released by the state government committees in both the Iowa House as HSB 124 and Senate as SSB 1100, demonstrates the horsemen’s unique ability to implement sports [...]
Javier Barajas (without hat) and his crew. (Photo by Emily Lago) A Long Day’s Night The job of a track superintendent is difficult and sometimes thankless but also among the most important in racing By Jennie Rees and Denis Blake A work day in the life of Keeneland track superintendent Javier Barajas is, [...]
Photo courtesy Arizona Downs The presence of graders and other heavy equipment is a sure sign that Arizona Downs is on track to bring live horse racing back to the region for the first time since 2010. Internationally prominent racetrack consultant Dennis Moore started the process of putting in a new racing surface [...]
Photo courtesy Churchill Downs The 145th running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade I) on Saturday, May 4 will be the richest in history as the purse for America’s greatest race and first leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown has been elevated to a guaranteed $3 million. The substantial [...]
Join us in Clearwater Beach, Florida for the 2019 National HBPA Convention! The convention will kick off with a cocktail reception on Tuesday evening, March 12th and will end with conclusion of the full board meeting on Saturday, March 16th. Please make your hotel reservations before Friday, February 15, 2019, using the room block [...]
From the Winter 2018 Issue of The Horsemen's Journal By Clara Fenger, DVM, PhD, DACVIM; Thomas Tobin, MRCVS, PhD, DABT; Maria Catignani; and Theodore Shults Photo by Cheryl Ann Quigley – stock.adobe.com Recreational drug use and the opiate epidemic have taken a great toll on the human population of the United States [...]