The Ontario Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association is pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new initiative developed to promote the growth of horse racing in this province. The HBPA of Ontario Board of Directors has decided to produce an online series aimed at attracting new owners to the Thoroughbred industry and new fans [...]
(Photo ©iStock.com/marlenka) A closer look at the concept and what it means for the safety of horses and riders By Clara Fenger, DVM, PhD, DACVIM; Thomas Tobin, DVM, PhD, DACT; Peter Ecabert, JD The watch showed :51 3/5. Not a stopwatch breaker, but our trainer liked the way the big bay horse [...]
International advocates for equine aftercare emphasized owner responsibility and humane treatment in addition to sharing insights on retirement programs for horses whose racing or breeding careers have ended during the two day International Forum for the Aftercare of Racehorses (IFAR), which held its first conference in Washington, D.C., on May 17 and 18, 2017. The [...]
Nominations will open on Monday, May 8th, for the 2017 Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards which were held in America for the first time in 2016. Nominations can be submitted until Tuesday, August 1st, at midnight. This year, there will be a total of six awards which will carry total prize money of $128,000, an [...]
The Seattle Slew specialty license plate was officially made available to Kentucky drivers today. The new license plate features a photo of the legendary Seattle Slew, and proceeds from the sale of each plate will support the KEEP Foundation’s Grassroots Funding Program and educational activities. “This license plate, bearing the image of one of the [...]
As you know, the H-2B visa is of vital importance to the horse racing industry. The National HBPA, along with others in the racing industry and other industries that use the H-2B visa, have been working hard to ensure this visa remains a viable option. The good news is that Congress is poised to provide [...]
Attention All Horsemen… The North American Racing Academy (Barn 30) is now looking for one or more new Thoroughbred racehorses to adopt for our hands-on teaching classes. If you are looking to re-home one of your horses, we are interested in horses with - but not limited to - the following preferred qualities: • Gelding [...]
We have 10 days to make a difference! Congress must address federal spending bills for the remainder of fiscal year 2017 by April 28 to avoid a government shutdown. The primary opportunity that we have for getting the Returning Worker Exemption reenacted and saving the H-2B visa program for this season is by inclusion of [...]
Please make arrangements to join us at the Crowne Plaza Louisville Airport on June 29th & 30th for the upcoming 2017 summer Executive Committee meeting. A full meeting agenda will be posted on our website and emailed closer to June. In the meantime, please note the following timeline: Thursday, June 29th: 1:00 pm Welcome/ [...]
Chanel's Legacy (Photo by Coady Photography) The number of registered Thoroughbreds born in Iowa in 2014 was 253, or 1.1 percent of the entire North American crop. But two are in graded stakes during Oaklawn Park’s Racing Festival of the South: Rockin Rudy in Saturday’s $1 million Arkansas Derby and Chanel’s Legacy in [...]