Hip No. 365, a daughter of Tiz the Law consigned by Tom McCrocklin, Agent, went to Donato Lanni, Agent for Michael Lund Petersen, for $1,900,000 to top
Since hanging up his tack in August of 2022, jockey Roberto Alvarado, Jr., has driven an 18-wheeler for Schneider National transporting chemicals around the country.
The Colorado state flag will adorn the silks of one jockey in this year's Kentucky Derby, representing the home state of owner Harry Veruchi. According
Reeves Thoroughbred Racing’s New York-bred Dakota Gold will make his seasonal debut versus open-company in Saturday’s Listed $150,000 Danger’s Hour, a one-mile inner turf test for older horses, at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Witty, Maryland’s champion male turf horse of 2023 bred, owned and trained by Elizabeth Merryman, will go after his third grass stakes victory and sixth overall when he launches his 5-year-old campaign in Saturday’s $100,000 King T.
On Friday and Saturday, April 12-13, Keeneland hosted two popular handicapping contests for several hundred players at the track and on various ADWs. The action kicked off Friday with 200 entries in the on-track-only Spring Challenge at the Lexington, Ky., track.
The 2024 Wanamaker’s April Sale catalog is now available for viewing at wanamakers.com. A wide range of horses are on offer, with yearlings, horses of racing age, open broodmares, and broodmares in-foal all cataloged this month.
The Kentucky Derby prep schedule is in full swing, which means it's time for detailed looks at the horses that could fill the starting gate with Andrew Champagne of Raketech and The Saratogian's Pink Sheet.
Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races and the city of Charles Town, W.V. has announced the dedication of a commemorative panel of images and milestones honoring Sylvia Rideoutt Bishop, the nation’s first Black female horse trainer.
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.
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