Known since high school as “Jill Babe,” Jill Guillen has reached a unique milestone at Keeneland: She’s celebrating her 60th consecutive race meet at the Lexington, Ky., track.
Hardware used to repair a fracture in a horse’s limb occasionally needs to be removed. This surgery, too, is not without potential complications; there are no accepted guidelines for advising whether surgical hardware should be left in place or removed, reports EquiManagement.
Symmetrical hooves in horses encourage a straight, even way of travel with minimal stress on bones and joints; they land flat on the ground when the horse takes a step.
A common refrain from horse owners and caretakers is that mares become more moody and misbehave more when they are in estrus. A study from the University of California, Davis, investigated whether elevated ovarian hormones were linked to a change in mare behavior, reports EQUUS magazine.
FanDuel TV, the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA), Keeneland and Santa Anita will team up with Hall of Fame jockeys along with some of the top active riders in the country and other prominent racing personalities on Sunday, April 21st for the sixth annual telethon to raise money for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF).
Jevian Toledo, one of the mid-Atlantic’s premier riders, won two of the four $100,000 stakes races Laurel Park presented on Saturday and a total of seven races for the week leading the panel of racing experts to vote Toledo Jockey of the Week for April 8 through April 14.
Five years ago in the leadup to the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby, the white-hot favorite was 2015 champion juvenile Nyquist, the leader of the first crop sired by champion juvenile Uncle Mo (by Indian Charlie).
Hip No. 199, a daughter of Caracaro consigned by Global Thoroughbreds LLC, Agent, was sold to Three Amigos for $775,000 top the first session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s 2024 Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training.
1/ST Racing’s exit from Thoroughbred racing in Maryland begins in about 10 weeks when ownership of Pimlico racetrack in Baltimore is transferred to the state on July 1.
China Horse Club, Head of Plains Partners, Starlight Racing, WinStar Farm, jockey Mike Smith, and trainer Bob Baffert have filed a notice of appeal challenging the court-ordered disqualification of Justify from the 2018 Santa Anita Derby (G1), reports bloodhorse.com.
Minnesota harness track Running Aces has filed a lawsuit against three tribal casinos over unauthorized card games which give the casinos an "unfair competitive advantage," reports the Star Tribune.
Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement facility in Georgetown, Ky., is saddened to report that Even the Score, a two-time graded-stakes winner, was euthanized at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital on Saturday, April 13, 2024, due to colic.
Amplify Horse Racing, a leading organization dedicated to introducing youth to the Thoroughbred industry through mentorship, education, and career pathways, is proud to announce significant achievements and engagements in the first quarter of 2024.
Following his win in this weekend's Grade 1 Maker's Mark Mile, Godolphin's Master of the Seas has joined the top 10 of the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll.
The UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital has expanded its Orthopedic Surgery Service to open the Center for Advanced Veterinary Surgery. Modeled
I am writing as a very active owner of this sport to lend some support to the efforts being made by HISA. Despite the many bumps there have been, and no doubt will continue to be, there is nothing more important for owners than to feel like they can participate in this sport with a level playing field.
The Grade 2, $350,000 VisitLEX Elkhorn Stakes, run at the marathon distance of 1 1/2 miles on turf, drew a strong field, with five of the entrants stakes winners in similar races.
Mike Rogers, interim president of the Maryland Jockey Club, and Dr. Dionne Benson, chief veterinary officer of 1/ST Racing, released the following statement about a quarantine at Laurel Park on Tuesday: On April 14, 2024, the Maryland Jockey Club was alerted to a horse displaying neurological abnormalities in its hind limbs.
The second panel in the 2024 OwnerView webinar series held April 9 covered information resources for owners, including OwnerView, Equineline, Equibase, Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA), and BloodHorse.
The Churchill Downs Foundation has partnered with 20 distinguished Thoroughbred aftercare organizations for the upcoming 150th Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade 1) by pledging a $150,000 donation to support the vital mission of these organizations.
Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 556 entries for its upcoming Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds in Training sale, to be held on Monday and Tuesday, May 20-21, at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium, Md.
Keeneland has cataloged 111 horses for its April Selected Horses of Racing Age Sale, to be held Friday, April 26 following the races on closing day of the Spring Meet.
Speed Boat Beach was named the 2023 Florida-bred Horse of the Year in a vote by the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association board of directors and announced at the FTBOA Awards Gala held Monday night at the Circle Square Cultural Center in Ocala.
Trainer Phil Schoenthal will serve a 15-day suspension from HIWU over a pair of his trainees testing positive for methamphetamine at Laurel Park earlier this year, reports the Thoroughbred Daily News. Methamphetamine, a banned substance, can currently lead to a two-year ban and $25,000 fine for the trainer.
By the end of this week, racing fans should know whether a lawsuit filed by owner Amr Zedan will be successful in allowing Muth, trained by Bob Baffert, to run in this year's Kentucky Derby.
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