Zenyatta, the sensational 2010 Horse of the Year, was bred Feb. 23 to Darley stallion Bernardini, the second top racemare to be mated in the Bluegrass this week. According to the Zenyatta website, the mare owned by Jerry and Ann Moss was picked up by a Sallee horse van from William S. Farish’s Lane’s End Farm at about 7:30 a.m. (EST) for the 10-minute trip to Darley near

A committee that advises the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KRHC) on its breeders’ incentive program met again Jan. 25 and approved three additional recommendations for ways in which the program should be changed.

The Office of the Inspector General in the Kentucky Transportation Department is assisting the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) in its probe of Life At Ten’s participation in the Breeders’ Cup Ladies Classic. Although the commission staff, under direction of its director of security, is conducting the bulk of the investigation, representatives from the Transportation Department were brought

The chairman of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission said on Dec. 13 that any action stemming from the investigation into the Life At Ten case would be brought before the entire commission upon completion of a thorough review.

It is unlikely that an investigation into Life At Ten’s participation in the Breeders’ Cup Ladies Classic will be completed in time for a report to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) at its next meeting. Lisa Underwood, the KHRC executive director, said Nov. 30 that the regulatory body’s staff is undertaking an extensive investigation into the Life At Ten incident and that all …

An out-of-competition testing regulation that was put into effect in Kentucky prior to the Breeders’ Cup World Championships will soon become permanent. During a meeting on Nov. 30, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission’s (KHRC) rules committee made a few modifications before sending the regulation on to the full commission for consideration.

With only two workouts by Breeders’ Cup World Championship entrants, the scene on the backside of Churchill Downs the morning of Nov. 3 was all about Zenyatta. There was a huge throng outside Barn 41 as the 6-year-old mare, who is the morning line favorite at 8-5 for the Breeders’ Cup Classic to be held Saturday.

The quest to breed a better horse has led Thoroughbred breeders to try many unorthodox theories and systems, all with mixed results. To date, the success (or lack thereof) of most of these tools has been anecdotal, with no way to quantify whether a horse’s achievements were due to one or more of these breeding aides. Now, thanks to the rapidly developing advances within DNA co

In 1973, the great Secretariat propelled horse racing onto the covers of national magazines and on the evening newscasts as “Big Red” rolled through the Triple Crown, highlighted by his impressive 31-length Belmont Stakes romp. Now, 37 years later, Secretariat is again giving the racing industry a much-needed jolt as the horse’s exploits, as well as those of his conn

Regulators in Kentucky are planning to begin out-of-competition testing within the next seven to 10 days after Gov. Steve Beshear signed the new regulation to take effect on an emergency basis.

Acting on a request from the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission that it be implemented on an emergency basis so it would be in place in advance of the Nov. 5-6 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Churc

The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, operating on a tight schedule, approved a regulation Sept. 7 governing out-of-competition equine drug testing with plans to have it in place in advance of the Nov. 5-6 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Churchill Downs. The regulation was unanimously approved with a request it be given emergency status, meaning it will take effect when s

An effort to finalize proposed regulations on out-of-competition testing of horses in Kentucky erupted into a lively debate over penalties when two panels met in joint session via teleconference Aug. 31. The out-of-competition regulations have been drafted, revised, and debated over the course of several meetings and in public meetings conducted by a joint committee of the Kentuck

Two committees of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission have agreed on a set of regulations that will pertain to out-of-competition testing that is being pushed through before the Breeders’ Cup World Championships Nov. 5-6 at Churchill Downs. During a lengthy Aug. 26 meeting, the KHRC rules committee and Equine Drug Research Council endorsed regulations that call for a first-offense penalty o

During a meeting at Churchill Downs in Louisville Aug. 24, about three dozen horsemen told representatives of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) it should delay out-of-competition drug testing. Citing the many aspects of the proposed regulation they find troubling, the trainers, owners, veterinarians, and representatives of horsemen’s groups at the meeting requested t