Broady's Cause (Photo by Coady Photography) From DMACC news release Posted 5/4/16 Iowa residents Dennis and Susan Albaugh announced that if their horse, Brody’s Cause, wins the 142nd annual running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs, he will donate his share of the purse, $500,000 to the DMACC (Des Moines [...]
From Kentucky HBPA news release Posted: 5/2/16 Horse trainers’ kids might be the ultimate insiders in a Kentucky Derby camp, and they’ll be sharing their up-close-and-personal experiences, insights, hopes and even handicapping on @KyHBPA, the Twitter feed of Kentucky’s largest horsemen’s group, during Derby Week. In a venture overseen by Hall of Fame turf journalist [...]
From The Jockey Club news release Posted: 4/28/16 The seventh Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit will feature a rich mix of updates on previous Summit topics such as racing surfaces, rider safety and equine injuries as well as discussions of new topics that are essential to the welfare of racehorses, including nutrition, biosecurity, [...]
From National Museum of Racing news release Posted: 4/25/16 Champion racehorses Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta, multiple Eclipse Award-winning jockey Ramon Dominguez and multiple Eclipse Award-winning trainer Steve Asmussen have been elected to the National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame in the contemporary category. The electees will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on [...]
From Breeders' Cup news release Posted: 4/25/16 The Breeders’ Cup, one of Thoroughbred horse racing’s most prestigious international events, has today announced that it will return to Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky in 2018. As part of the company’s ongoing strategy to maintain a three-year out host site plan, Breeders’ Cup will work closely with [...]
OwnerView, the Thoroughbred owner resource developed by The Jockey Club and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA), announced that registration is open for the third edition of the Thoroughbred Owner Conference being held at Santa Anita Park, October 31 - November 3, 2016, the same week as the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. Like its [...]
From Prairie Meadows news release Posted: 4/20/16 Prairie Meadows Casino, Racetrack, and Hotel will implement additional Equine Herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) bio-security protocols effective immediately. Prairie Meadows is set to open its 2016 Thoroughbred racing season on Thursday, April 28. “The track is not under quarantine and we have had no positive tests for EHV-1 here,” said [...]
From HRRN News Release Posted: 4/18/16 Horse Racing Radio Network (HRRN), the Eclipse Award-winning broadcast organization based in Lexington, KY will partner with NBC Sports Group, the home of horse racing, to provide live radio coverage of all three Triple Crown races through 2018 it was announced today. For each race, NBC Sports Radio will [...]
From Bloodhorse.com Posted 4/14/16 In wrapping up work from a busy Association of Racing Commissioners International conference last month in New Orleans, the organization formally posted revisions to its regulatory standards April 13 including a change that acknowledges two types of methamphetamine positives. The change will see a footnote added to the methamphetamine penalty recommendation [...]
Tornado damage at Will Rogers Downs (Photo courtesy TRAO) From National HBPA news release Posted: 4/11/16 The recent tornado damage to the barn area at Will Rogers Downs in Claremore, Okla., illustrates the benefit for racetracks and training centers to participate in the National HBPA’s fire and disaster insurance policy. Because of its [...]