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National HBPA Convention panel: Aftercare not just ethical but smart marketing; 'We want to show that our industry cares for our horses' Taking care of retired racehorses not only is the ethical thing to do but is good marketing, a panel Thursday told the audience at the National HBPA Convention at the Astor Crowne Plaza [...]
Keynote speaker Clay Whitham (Photo by Denis Blake) Happening at warp speed: Horsemen should start preparing for sports betting now, panel tells National HBPA Convention 'It's vastly more complicated and risky than parimutuel horse racing... If you’re not well-advised, you could be left behind.' To appreciate how public opinion on sports betting has [...]
Purse records keep tumbling at the track with the richest purses in America between January and April. Starting with the March 17 Rebel Stakes card, Oaklawn will implement the second increase of the season, the 18th straight year the Hot Springs track has bumped purses at least once during a meet. Overnight purses will be [...]
The Elite Program, Inc. and Purple Power Racing Services owner C. Reid McLellan, PhD announced a full schedule of classes for the end of winter and beginning of spring. Two Trainers’ Exam Prep Classes, a first-of -its-kind one-day horse behavior and handling clinic and the second annual Horsemen’s Workforce Development at Magdalena Farms in Lexington, [...]
While registration filled up quickly for the American Horse Council's First Quarter 2018 webinar on the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) and Commercial Drivers License (CDL) requirements, the AHC recorded the webinar in order to share with AHC members and horsemen. This is a multifactorial issue, with requirements for a CDL varying from state to state. [...]
UNDERSTANDING EHV-1 AND HOW TO PREVENT IT By Clara Fenger, DVM, PhD, DACVIM The North American Association of Racetrack Veterinarians (NAARV) welcomed an esteemed program of speakers to Southern California on the eve of the Breeders’ Cup for its inaugural symposium. Held November 1-2 in Carlsbad near the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, the symposium, presented [...]
The agenda is set and the excitement is building for the 17th annual Track Superintendents Field Day at historic Oaklawn Park. The event is open to all track superintendents and staff. “We welcome and urge tracks to invest in sending your team,” states event founder Roy Smith, “the information shared and the industry networking [...]
Sports betting and its possible effects on horse racing. Stemming the dearth of backside employees. Horses’ inadvertent exposure to recreational and prescription medications. Needing solutions, not just funding, for Thoroughbred aftercare. Where the trainer absolute-insurer rule stands. Horsemen as citizen marketers. Those are among the discussions taking center stage at the National HBPA Convention, March [...]
Image courtesy Keeneland Library The Keeneland Library is paying tribute to Pierre Bellocq, the internationally celebrated artist better known as “Peb,” with the exhibit “Artistry of Peb: Fifty Years of Features” that opens Monday, Feb. 5, and a virtual exhibit now available on Keeneland.com titled “The Artistry of Peb.” “Artistry of Peb” showcases [...]
The next ROAP Certificate Course will be held at Remington Park in Oklahoma City on Tuesday, February 20, and Wednesday, February 21. This course is open to the public and all those interested in learning more about racing officials and the racing office. Specific details to follow with general course details below. ROAP introduced [...]