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A hero is a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. There are heroes all around the horse racing industry, and the Race Track Chaplaincy of America (RTCA) wants to recognize these selfless servants. RTCA is currently seeking nominees for its 15th Annual White Horse Award (WHA). These awards [...]
Tinners Way (Photo by Laura Battles) Tinners Way, multiple grade-one winner and the last colt born of the great Secretariat, has died. The 27-year-old stallion was euthanized July 5th at Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement Farm in Georgetown, KY., where he had been pensioned since 2010. Michael Blowen, founder and President of Old [...]
Jeff Fager, the award-winning executive producer of “60 Minutes” and a Thoroughbred owner, will deliver the keynote address when OwnerView and BloodHorse host the fourth Thoroughbred Owner Conference in Del Mar, Calif., this fall. The event will be held at the Hilton San Diego / Del Mar from October 30 – November 1, the week [...]
The interactive, electronic version of The Horsemen’s Journal’s Summer 2017 issue is now available online. It is an enhanced version of our Summer issue, which is currently being mailed. To view it, click here. Features in the issue include: OLD FRIENDS’ MOST CHARMING RETIREE Silver Charm is one of several Triple Crown race winners enjoying the good life [...]
The Elite Program Inc., through its Groom Elite programming, is excited to announce a unique opportunity for owners of racehorses to receive the same instruction that has been taught to over 3,000 grooms, inmates and others since 2001. Owners Groom Elite Session I will be conducted at Santa Anita Park on July 10-14 followed by [...]
C. Reid McLellan, PhD., executive director of The (Groom) Elite Program, Inc., and a nationally known equine educator, will be conducting a Trainers’ Exam Prep Class in Lexington, Kentucky, on June 28-30. Since 1998 this program has provided information about the rules of racing to individuals considering taking a state licensing exam. It has also [...]
Images, presentations and videos from the Pan American Conference and the International Forum for the Aftercare of Racehorses (IFAR) are available online. To view the Pan Am materials, visit panamdc2017.com and click the Resources tab. To view the IFAR materials, visit www.internationalracehorseaftercare.com and click Resources tab and then click the link to the presentations. [...]
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 [...]