From Barretts DEL MAR, Calif. (May 22, 2013) -- On July 21, the first Sunday of the Del Mar race season, Barretts, in cooperationwith the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, will conduct its second annual Paddock Sale at Del Mar featuring “Race Ready” horses in training.
From TOBA LEXINGTON , Ky. (May 16, 2013) -- The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) announced today that it will hold a Thoroughbred Breeding Clinic Friday, May 31 – Sunday, June 2 in Lexington , Ky. The clinic, sponsored by Blood-Horse Publications, will offer topics including planning a mating, conformation, foal registration, equine nutrition, pasture management, foaling and farm management. The clinic features visits to Machmer Hall, Adena Springs and Darby Dan Farm. A clinic agenda is available here.
From NTRA WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 8, 2013) -- With the Kentucky Derby behind us, it is time to focus on the 2013 yearling sales. Specifically, the NTRA asks for assistance with enrolling your clients in the voluntary ¼% Check-off program that funds the NTRA’s federal legislative advocacy in Washington, D.C. on behalf of horse racing and breeding.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 1, 2013) -- “The Jockey Club has consistently stated that the overuse of medication endangers our equine and human athletes, threatens the integrity of our sport and erodes consumer confidence in our game.
From The Jockey Club LEXINGTON, Ky. (Apr. 24, 2013) -- The Jockey Club and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) today announced the launch of horseracingreform.org, an advocacy and information website designed to promote improved regulatory standards for horse racing. The site replaces cleanhorseracing.org.
From Purina ST. LOUIS, Mo., (Apr. 16, 2013) — Purina Animal Nutrition has pledged up to $150,000 in free feed to rescue shelters through its continuing partnership with A Home for Every Horse, a program dedicated to finding homes for horses in need of adoption or fostering. For the second year in a row, Purina has pledged a base donation of $125,000.
ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 15, 2013) -- CTBA.com, the official web site of the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association, encourages breeders to submit photos of newly arrived foals for posting on the site.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (May 25, 2013) – The California Horse Racing Board conducted its regular meeting Thursday, May 23, at Cal Expo. Chairman David Israel presided. Vice Chairman Chuck Winner and Commissioners Jesse Choper, Richard Rosenberg, Bo Derek, Steve Beneto, and George Krikorian were in attendance.
ALBANY, Calif. (May 24, 2013) – California-breds Siberian Laughter, Summer Hit and Control Seeker are entered in Monday’s $100,000 Grade III All-American Stakes at Golden Gate.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (May 24, 2013) – California-bred graded-stakes winners Tiz Flirtatious and Halo Dolly are entered in Monday’s $250,000 Grade I Gamely Stakes for fillies and mares at Betfair Hollywood Park.
By Bloodhorse ARCADIA, Calif. (May 23, 2013) -- Thoroughbred Owners of California will join regulators from eight states in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast by committing to implement the Mid Atlantic Uniform Medication Program beginning in January 2014, it was announced May 23. http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/78460/toc-commits-to-uni...
By DRF.com SACRAMENTO, Calif. (May 23, 2013) – The changing landscape of West Coast racing will include an unusual twist to the calendar – Santa Anita will stay open into July and Del Mar into the month of December. It used to be the other way around. http://www.drf.com/news/chrb-awards-extended-dates-santa-anita-and-del-mar
From NTRA WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 23, 2013) -- The death and destruction caused by Monday’s EF-5 tornado that struck near Oklahoma City, OK are staggering. According to news reports, several horse farms were damaged and many horses stabled at Celestial Acres in Moore, OK were killed. The NTRA has contacted local horsemen and officials at Remington Park to offer assistance.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (May 23, 2013) – Curvy Cat is the lone California-bred entered in Sunday’s $70,000 Great Lady M Stakes for fillies and mares at Betfair Hollywood Park.
BONSALL, Calif. (May 23, 2013) – In Excess, an Irish-bred son of Siberian Express who became one of the most dominant sires in California, passed away last Friday at Vessels Stallion Farm from the infirmities of age at 26. He had been pensioned in 2011.
By DRF.com OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (May 22, 2013) --A representative of the Celestial Acres Training Center in Moore, Okla., said 34 horses had been found alive as of Wednesday following Monday’s tornado, which packed winds of nearly 200 miles an hour. http://www.drf.com/news/oklahoma-tornado-34-horses-found-alive-celestial...
From TRAO and OQHRA
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (May 22, 2013) -- In a joint statement released by the Thoroughbred Racing Association of Oklahoma (TRAO) and the Oklahoma Quarter Horse Racing Association (OQHRA), the associations announced the creation of a benevolence account for horsemen impacted by the recent storms in the state.
By Bloodhorse OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (May 21, 2013) -- The Women's Horse Industry Network is raising funds to help horse owners in the areas affected by the May 20 tornado in Oklahoma City, Okla. One of the hardest hit areas was the Orr Family Farm which lost nearly 100 horses.
LOS OLIVOS, Calif. (May 20, 2013) – A Lil Excess, producer of the stakes-placed Dancingtothestars and A Lil Dumaani, was euthanized Monday at Alamo Pintado Clinic following complications from a twisted colon.
BALTIMORE, Md. (May 18, 2013) -- Preakness Stakes winner Oxbow is out of the unraced mare Tizamazing, a Kentucky-bred daughter of former California Broodmare of the Year Cee’s Song.
From The Jockey Club NEW YORK, N.Y. (May 10, 2013) -- Donors who make a contribution of $50 or more to the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation between now and June 9 will receive an official Orb baseball cap as a thank-you from Stuart S. Janney III and the Phipps Stable, the owners of the 2013 Kentucky Derby winner.
From DMTC DEL MAR, Calif. (May 9, 2013) -- “Ship and Win,” the highly successful program to lure out-of-state horses to the summer Del Mar meeting, will return for the third straight season with an additional boost in incentives offered to horsemen who bring new runners to the seaside oval.
From Barretts DEL MAR, Calif. (May 22, 2013) -- On July 21, the first Sunday of the Del Mar race season, Barretts, in cooperationwith the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, will conduct its second annual Paddock Sale at Del Mar featuring “Race Ready” horses in training.
From TOBA LEXINGTON , Ky. (May 16, 2013) -- The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) announced today that it will hold a Thoroughbred Breeding Clinic Friday, May 31 – Sunday, June 2 in Lexington , Ky. The clinic, sponsored by Blood-Horse Publications, will offer topics including planning a mating, conformation, foal registration, equine nutrition, pasture management, foaling and farm management. The clinic features visits to Machmer Hall, Adena Springs and Darby Dan Farm. A clinic agenda is available here.
From NTRA WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 8, 2013) -- With the Kentucky Derby behind us, it is time to focus on the 2013 yearling sales. Specifically, the NTRA asks for assistance with enrolling your clients in the voluntary ¼% Check-off program that funds the NTRA’s federal legislative advocacy in Washington, D.C. on behalf of horse racing and breeding.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 1, 2013) -- “The Jockey Club has consistently stated that the overuse of medication endangers our equine and human athletes, threatens the integrity of our sport and erodes consumer confidence in our game.
From The Jockey Club LEXINGTON, Ky. (Apr. 24, 2013) -- The Jockey Club and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) today announced the launch of horseracingreform.org, an advocacy and information website designed to promote improved regulatory standards for horse racing. The site replaces cleanhorseracing.org.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (May 25, 2013) – The California Horse Racing Board conducted its regular meeting Thursday, May 23, at Cal Expo. Chairman David Israel presided. Vice Chairman Chuck Winner and Commissioners Jesse Choper, Richard Rosenberg, Bo Derek, Steve Beneto, and George Krikorian were in attendance.
ALBANY, Calif. (May 24, 2013) – California-breds Siberian Laughter, Summer Hit and Control Seeker are entered in Monday’s $100,000 Grade III All-American Stakes at Golden Gate.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (May 24, 2013) – California-bred graded-stakes winners Tiz Flirtatious and Halo Dolly are entered in Monday’s $250,000 Grade I Gamely Stakes for fillies and mares at Betfair Hollywood Park.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (May 23, 2013) – Curvy Cat is the lone California-bred entered in Sunday’s $70,000 Great Lady M Stakes for fillies and mares at Betfair Hollywood Park.
BONSALL, Calif. (May 23, 2013) – In Excess, an Irish-bred son of Siberian Express who became one of the most dominant sires in California, passed away last Friday at Vessels Stallion Farm from the infirmities of age at 26. He had been pensioned in 2011.
By San Diego Union Tribune
By Bloodhorse OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (May 21, 2013) -- The Women's Horse Industry Network is raising funds to help horse owners in the areas affected by the May 20 tornado in Oklahoma City, Okla. One of the hardest hit areas was the Orr Family Farm which lost nearly 100 horses.
