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From the Winter 2018 issue of The Horsemen's Journal By Judy L. Marchman THOUGH NOT AN ACTUAL SESSION, AS PARTICIPANTS’ INFORMATION IS CONFIDENTIAL, THIS PHOTO REPRESENTS HOW THE PROGRAM LOOKS WITH VETERANS, A THERAPIST AND AN EQUINE SPECIALIST INTERACTING WITH A HORSE (Photo courtesy Man O' War Project) A little horse therapy can [...]
The interactive, electronic version of The Horsemen’s Journal’s Winter 2018 issue is now available online. It is an enhanced version of our Winter issue, which is currently being mailed. To view it, click here. Features in the issue include: One for the Record Books The 20th renewal of the Claiming Crown shatters the event’s handle mark [...]
Already the winningest trainer in event history, Mike Maker can add to his record when he sends out six horses in four of the nine Claiming Crown races Saturday on Opening Day of the Championship Meet. Maker, 49, extended his record to 16 Claiming Crown victories last December when Special Ops captured the $125,000 Emerald. [...]
Cautious Giant (Photo by Leslie Martin/Coglianese Photos) Mark Moshe’s Cautious Giant will seek a repeat victory in Saturday’s $110,000 Rapid Transit, one of nine starter stakes in the nine-race $1.1 million Claiming Crown on opening day of the 2018-2019 Championship Meet at Gulfstream Park. One of five defending Claiming Crown champions, Cautious Giant [...]
Tenda, a leading manufacturer of equine and pet care products, has become a marketing partner of Equine Equipment, which offers manufacturer’s discounts to the horse world. Tenda products are available at local tack shops and online at BigDWeb.com and JackMfg.com. Equine Equipment also announced it has structured a Tenda sponsorship of the National HBPA. Tenda [...]
Blue Bahia (Photo by Coglianese Photos) Led by multiple stakes winner Blue Bahia, trainer Jason Servis will have major players in three of the four turf races on tap Saturday as part of the $1.11 million Claiming Crown on Opening Day of the 2018-19 Championship Meet at Gulfstream Park. Defending champion Blue Bahia [...]
Flowers for Lisa (Photo by Coglianese Photos) The 2018-2019 Championship Meet will get underway at Gulfstream Park Saturday, and no one will be more thrilled than trainer Jorge Navarro that the opening-day program will be celebrated with 20th edition of the Claiming Crown. “This is a day I always look forward to. Claiming [...]
Starship Jubilee (Photo by Michael Burns/Woodbine) Multiple graded-stakes winner Starship Jubilee can pay immediate dividends for her new connections when she returns to her favorite track for Saturday’s $125,000 Tiara on Opening Day of Gulfstream Park’s 2018-19 Championship Meet. The 1 1/16-mile Tiara for fillies and mares 3 and up which have started [...]
Oaklawn Racing and Gaming today announced plans to build an expansion project in excess of $100 million that includes the construction of a high-rise hotel, multi-purpose event center, a larger gaming area, and additional on-site parking. The project is one of the largest hospitality investments in the history of Arkansas. “This historic announcement represents a [...]
TOBA, with sponsorship from the National HBPA, is holding a free Ownership Seminar titled "The Claiming Game: How to Claim Thoroughbreds" on December 1 in conjunction with the $1.1 million Claiming Crown at Gulfstream Park. The event is free to attend but seating is limited so you must sign up by November 26. Get more [...]