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Equine welfare will be a key focus at the 37th Asian Racing Conference (ARC), to be held in Seoul, South Korea, May 13 – 18. The International Forum for the Aftercare of Racehorses (IFAR) will hold its second conference on Monday, May 14, in conjunction with ARC, and on Thursday, May 17, the ARC will [...]
Photo by Coady Photography Record-setting Arkansas Derby (G1) and Rebel Stakes (G2) days contributed to an 11% increase in total handle during Oaklawn’s recently concluded 2018 live season. An estimated crowd of 64,500 turned out April 14 to watch Robert and Lawana Low’s Magnum Moon remain a perfect four-for-four with his impressive victory [...]
Photo by Equuis Photography Phoenix Thoroughbreds Ltd. has joined with New England Patriots star Rob Gronkowski in a partnership arrangement involving the 3-year-old colt Gronkowski, who is set to compete in the Kentucky Derby on May 5 at Churchill Downs after winning all three of his starts to date in 2018. Gronkowski has [...]
A new four-year, full-tuition scholarship award, the Odds On Racing Scholarship, has just been announced by the University of Arizona Race Track Industry Program. “This is such an incredible opportunity for students - who may have thought that attending the UA to prepare for a career in racing was financially out of reach - to [...]
The interactive, electronic version of The Horsemen’s Journal’s Spring 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: Big Meeting in the Big Easy Topics abound in New Orleans as horsemen gather to network [...]
The track with the highest purses of any winter-spring race meet in the country is making the most significant change to its racing schedule since World War II. In 2019, Oaklawn will open Friday, Jan. 25 and run through Saturday, May 4, three weeks after the $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1). Other than 1945 when [...]
Dear Horsemen, We need horsemen to let Congress, the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Labor know that horse racing and many other industries desperately need more H-2B visas while awaiting a permanent solution to a severe workforce shortage. The omnibus appropriations bill passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump includes [...]
OwnerView announced today that the fifth Thoroughbred Owner Conference will be held at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., from Tuesday, October 30, through Thursday, November 1, 2018. As with the past two conferences, the conference will coincide with the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, which are scheduled to be held November 2-3 at Churchill Downs. The [...]
Want to work with horses but don’t know where to start? Interested in acquiring an off-the-track Thoroughbred to compete in OTTB shows and want to increase your knowledge of a retired racehorses handling and care? Then you may want to attend Second Annual Basic Horse Handling and Care (Basic Grooming 099) Workforce preparation class April [...]
National HBPA Convention panel : Racing should follow human drug testing to address inadvertent transfer of substances to horses Ted Shults, a nationally recognized expert in forensic toxicology and law, says racing chemists and regulators face “self-inflicted injury” if their testing policies fail to recognize the existence of environmental contamination and inadvertent transfer of recreational [...]