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The eighth Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit, to be held on Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky., will update the industry on findings in areas such as equine injury statistics and jockey safety as well as touch on other points of interest including the integrity of racing and the role [...]
EquiSport Photos Kentucky Downs is transferring $500,000 apiece to the purse accounts at Ellis Park, Churchill Downs and Keeneland in an unprecedented agreement with the Kentucky HBPA, which represents owners and trainers at the commonwealth’s five thoroughbred tracks. “This is jaw-dropping and unparalleled in horse racing, to have one track boosting purses paid [...]
Justify winning the Kentucky Derby - Photo by Coady Photography Guests at Churchill Downs will be able to get a glimpse of horse racing’s brightest star Saturday night when undefeated Triple Crown winner Justify is celebrated and paraded between races during an action-packed “Downs After Dark Presented by Budweiser” nighttime racing program. The [...]
Jon Miller - Photo courtesy NBC Sports Group Jon Miller, the president of programming for NBC Sports Group, will deliver the keynote address at the fifth Thoroughbred Owner Conference, to be held from October 30 through November 1, 2018, in Louisville, Ky. The conference leads into the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, which [...]
By Andrew M Roberts DVM You may have seen articles written by a Washington reporter about the Kentucky’s horse business, and federal legislation being promoted in Washington. It's a shame that these articles were presented in such a lopsided fashion. Hopefully, I can straighten some of this out. Would anyone describe an election result of [...]
Photo by Coady Photography Yavapai Downs took another important step toward bringing summertime horse racing back to Arizona as the Arizona Racing Commission unanimously approved a three-year temporary permit for the track’s new ownership group. Plans call for live racing to begin at Yavapai Downs in 2019, running from Memorial Day weekend through [...]
Photo by Coady Photography/Churchill Downs With Humberto Gomez aboard, Kentucky Derby victor Justify returned to the track Thursday morning for the first time since his 2 ½-length triumph Saturday in the 144th Run for the Roses. Owned by the partnership of WinStar Farm, China Horse Club, Starlight Racing and Head of Plains Partners, [...]
The Jockey Club announced today that a colt by Pioneerof the Nile out of Mildly Offensive, born on February 19 at WinStar Farm, is the first foal to be issued a digital certificate of foal registration. The transition to digital foal certificates from hardcopies begins with the 2018 foal crop and was first announced at [...]
We look forward to seeing the NHBPA members of the Full Board (Presidents and Executive Directors from all HBPA Affiliates in Good Standing) at Prairie Meadows on July 6th. Again, the purpose of this meeting is for conducting National HBPA elections and regular full board business. The meetings will start at 9:00 am on [...]
BY JEN ROYTZ After leaving the racetrack, Thoroughbreds can use their speed, endurance and competitiveness on the polo field. Photo by Samuel Rene Halifax – stock.adobe.com The best teachers are those whose lessons not only stick but last a lifetime. They have wisdom to share and convey it in a way that’s [...]