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ARCADIA, Calif. (Apr. 15, 2013) – The consignor's contract for the 2013 Northern California Yearling Sale is now available online here.

From Loomis Basin Equine Medical Center
PENRYN, Calif. (June 11, 2013) –The Loomis Basin Equine Medical Center will host its grand opening celebration and hold a horse health fair at its new location, 2973 Penryn Road, Penryn, CA 95663, on Sunday, June 30, 2013 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

ARCADIA, Calif. (June 8, 2013) -- CARMA is pleased to announce the development of a new service for owners and trainers to assist in the placement of their Thoroughbreds in need of retirement.  Through the generosity of the Santa Anita Park After-Care Program – an initiative to support racehorse retirement created by owner-breeder Frank Stronach – CARMA has created the CARMA Placement Program.  This new program will facilitate the transition of horses from the racetrack to an approved CARMA Aftercare Partner (non-profit benefactors of CARMA grant funds) for placement in their forever home.

From CHRB INGLEWOOD, Calif. (June 5, 2013) -- Two committees of the California Horse Racing Board will convene consecutively on Wednesday, June 19, in the Sunset Room at Hollywood Park to address several matters of significance to the state’s horse racing industry.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (May 31, 2013) -- The location for the California Horse Racing Board meeting on Thursday, June 20, 2013, originally scheduled for Los Alamitos Race Course, has been changed to the Sunset Room at Hollywood Park Race Track, 1050 South Prairie Ave., Inglewood, California.

From NTRA “The NTRA applauds Congressman Andy Barr for introducing H.R. 2212, the Race Horse Cost Recovery Act. If enacted, this much-needed legislation will help the horse industry protect hundreds of thousands of jobs and maintain over $100 billion in annual spending nationwide.

By Bloodhorse WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 30, 2013) -- Congressman Andy Barr (R-Kentucky) has introduced a measure that would make permanent the three-year depreciation schedule for all race horses that is scheduled to expire with the 2008 Farm Bill at the end of the year. http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/78581/barr-seeks-to-reta...

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...

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.

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 CHRB SACRAMENTO, Calif. (May 15, 2013) -- The location for the California Horse Racing Board meeting on Thursday, May 23, 2013, originally scheduled to be in the State Capitol, has been changed to the satellite wagering facility in the clubhouse at Cal Expo at 1600 Exposition Blvd. in Sacramento.

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.

DAVIDSONVILLE, Md. (May 3, 2013) -- Retired Racehorse Training Project, an organization dedicated to increasing demand for Thoroughbreds off the track, is celebrating Derby weekend by accepting applications from trainers for its Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium.

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.

By Paulickreport LEXINGTON, Ky. (Apr. 26, 2013) -- Rick Porter, owner of Fox Hill Farm’s Normandy Invasion, is on the hunt for World War II veterans who were at the Invasion of Normandy, the battle for which his Kentucky Derby contender is named.

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.