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Express Kid (Photo by Dustin Orona Photography) Last year’s Springboard Mile winner Express Kid has returned to Oklahoma City, but his trainer, Justin Evans, says he will not run in the Oklahoma Derby this year. Every year, the previous year’s winner of the cornerstone 2-year-old race at Remington Park, the Springboard Mile, receives a free [...]
The interactive, electronic version of The Horsemen’s Journal’s Summer 2026 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: Launchpad Kentucky Downs is set for its 2026 meeting after alumni posted late-season success last year [...]
Donnie K. Von Hemel (Photo by Coady Media) Robert Zoellner’s 3-year-old colt Crupper can become the first Triple Crown race winner for one of the Midwest’s most respected horse-racing families in Saturday’s 151st Preakness Stakes (G1) at Laurel Park. Donnie K. Von Hemel, Crupper’s trainer, is in Oklahoma’s horse racing Hall of Fame. [...]
The interactive, electronic version of The Horsemen’s Journal’s Spring 2026 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: Blend of the Old and New Technology challenges and strategies, ongoing legal issues, racetrack ownership options [...]
The interactive, electronic version of The Horsemen’s Journal’s Winter 2025 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: Firm Footing Perfect weather, big fields and close finishes contribute to a successful 27th Claiming Crown. [...]
The interactive, electronic version of The Horsemen’s Journal’s Fall 2025 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: ‘You Always Knew He Was Around’ Bernie Flint still involved in racing as an owner after [...]
Horsemen: The 2025 Claiming Crown is set for November 15 at Churchill Downs with eight races totaling $1.1 million in purses for all levels of horses on both dirt and turf. The minimum purse is $100,000 with the Claiming Crown Jewel offering a $200,000 purse. The fee is only $250 to request eligibility per horse [...]
The interactive, electronic version of The Horsemen’s Journal’s Summer 2025 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: Big Questions Horse racing’s $342 per-start charge and escalating budget: Can the industry afford HISA’s 2025 [...]
Today, on the heels of the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby, Rep. Clay Higgins (LA-03), Rep. Don Davis (NC-01), and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) introduced the Racehorse Health and Safety Act (RHSA), a bipartisan, bicameral effort to deliver a constitutional solution to safety regulation in the horse racing industry. The legislation is backed by [...]
The interactive, electronic version of The Horsemen’s Journal’s Spring 2025 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: The Backbone of the Stable Award-winning Turf writer, publicist Jennie Rees continues to advocate for horses [...]