Eric Hamelback (Photo by Denis Blake) Following is National HBPA CEO Eric Hamelback's letter from the latest issue of The Horsemen's Journal: Welcome to our first edition of The Horsemen’s Journal for 2024. I am excited for what the new year holds for all of us, and I am ready for our [...]
The interactive, electronic version of The Horsemen’s Journal’s Spring 2024 issue is now available online. It is an enhanced version of the printed magazine, which is currently being mailed. To view it, click here. Features in the issue include: Harnessing Success Saddle Up Scholars program promotes horses and academics to underserved youth in Maryland Responsible [...]
The following is being distributed by the National HBPA on behalf of trainer Rusty Arnold. Open letter to horsemen by Rusty Arnold: I received notification and today am accepting the penalties for a horse in my care testing for a controlled substance under current HISA/HIWU regulations. For the 2-year-old filly Figgy testing for a trace [...]
Nine racehorses, six trainers, and two jockeys account for the 17 finalists that will comprise the National Museum of Racing’s 2024 Hall of Fame ballot, as chosen by the Museum’s Hall of Fame Nominating Committee. The finalists are racehorses Blind Luck, Game On Dude, Gio Ponti, Gun Runner, Havre de Grace, Justify, Kona Gold, Lady [...]
(from SIS news release) SIS Content Services, part of the SIS (Sports Information Services) Group, the leading content supplier of 24/7 live betting services, has agreed a landmark deal with long-time operator partner bet365 to deliver its global horse racing content to bettors in Colorado, bringing fixed-odds horse racing wagering to a licensed sports betting [...]
Daily Racing Form writer Nicole Russo on her OTTB One Brave Warrior in a T.I.P. show at Antebellum Farm in Lexington in July, 2023. One Brave Warrior, a son of Indian Charlie, was bred by Stonestreet Farm and adopted from New Vocations. (Photo by Joe Nevills) The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program (T.I.P.) [...]
On Saturday, Feb. 24, retired jockey and horse advocate Rosie Napravnik will be on site at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots to spearhead the fourth annual “New Vocations Day at the Races.” A four-time local riding champion who was instrumental in the opening of the New Vocations facility in Covington, Louisiana, Napravnik will join host Joe [...]
(Edited press release from The Jockey Club) The Jockey Club has traditionally shared information about the initiatives it supports at its annual Round Table Conference in August. Beginning in 2024, early each year The Jockey Club will publish an annual report about how it supports the Thoroughbred industry. The inaugural report is here: The Jockey Club 2024 Industry Impact Report. According a press [...]
One of Uncaptured Storm's nine wins in 2023 came in November 5 at Laurel Park, with jockey Javian Toledo wearing owner Rick Burnsworth's blue and white silks with a cross. (Jim McCue/MJC photo) Nine-time winner Uncaptured Storm — who changed hands five times last year, winning at least once for whomever he [...]
Churchill Downs will be the host site for the 2024 Claiming Crown for the second time in three years, returning to Louisville on Saturday, Nov. 16, it was announced today. The Claiming Crown is a partnership between the National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (NHBPA) and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA). Created in 1999 to provide [...]