(from Florida HBPA news release) Posted: 3/28/16 Re-elected on March 24, 2016 to a second term as President of the Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association was William P. “Bill” White, who led the organization this past year to defeat what would have been a major overhaul of state pari-mutuel statutes to the detriment of [...]
(from Bloodhorse.com) Posted: 3/23/2016 Racing Medication and Testing Consortium executive director Dionne Benson said as regulators look at new, enhanced recommendations on out-of-competition testing, they're going to find policies that will work for the industry. Participating on an equine welfare and veterinary panel March 23 at the RCI conference in New Orleans, Benson is encouraged [...]
(from Virginia Equine Alliance news release) Posted: 3/22/2016 The Virginia Equine Alliance (VEA) today announced immediate and longer term plans for Thoroughbred and standardbred racing in the Commonwealth, and introduced a new website that will cater to all aspects of Virginia horse racing. From an immediate thoroughbred standpoint, pari-mutuel flat races will be held in-state as part of both [...]
(from The Jockey Club news release) Posted: 3/22/2016 An analysis of data from the Equine Injury Database, comparing 2015 statistics with figures from 2014, has shown a 14 percent decrease in the frequency of fatal injury, it was announced today by The Jockey Club. Across all surfaces, ages, and distances, the fatality rate dropped from [...]
The interactive, electronic version of The Horsemen's Journal's Spring 2016 issue is now available online. It is an enhanced version of our Spring issue, which is currently being mailed. To view it, click here. Features in the issue include: *TOGETHER IN TAMPA Horsemen from across North America meet in Florida to discuss a variety of issues *PAPER [...]
(from Tampa Bay Downs news release) Posted: 3/15/2016 A few years from now, and even further down the road, many in Saturday's Festival Day 36 Presented by Lambholm South crowd of 10,206 will begin discussions with “I was at Tampa Bay Downs that day. …” The memories will carry an even brighter glow if Grade [...]
(From Jockey Club news release) Posted: 3/11/16 The Jockey Club, the breed registry for Thoroughbreds in North America, and the Latin American Racing Channel, a distribution company that consolidates horse racing simulcasts in the United States, Europe, Australia and Latin America, will host the second Pan American Conference, and this one will take place in [...]
The National HBPA, with the assistance of the University of Arizona’s Race Track Industry Program, is conducting a survey to better understand the opinions and views of our membership. Your input is important, so we ask that you take a few minutes to complete this survey. Your personal information and answers will remain confidential and [...]
(from National Museum of Racing news release) Posted: 3/10/2016 Four jockeys, four Thoroughbreds and two trainers comprise the 10 finalists on the National Museum of Racing’s 2016 Hall of Fame ballot, as selected by the Museum’s Hall of Fame Nominating Committee. The finalists are: jockeys Ramon Dominguez, Victor Espinoza, Garrett Gomez and Craig Perret; Thoroughbreds [...]
(from New Mexico Livestock Board news release) Posted: 3/10/2016 The New Mexico Livestock Board has lifted the quarantine at Sunland Park Racetrack, following containment of a contagious horse-specific virus there. Outside racehorses can now enter the racetrack – and the more than 1,600 horses that have been on site since the equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) outbreak [...]