The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program recognizes and rewards the versatility of the Thoroughbred through sponsorship of classes and high point awards at sanctioned horse shows.
Arapahoe Park has created a “Race-Day Medication-Free Incentive” program to reward horsemen who do not administer race-day medication to their horses.
Starlight Racing partners has announced it will donate large sums to two organizations for the purpose of funding research into laminitis in memory of Intense Holiday, who recently succumbed to the disease.
Lecture topics will include using data to keep racehorses safe, training and its relationship to bone development, an update on the National Uniform Medication Program, and more.
The affected horse died at Tufts University’s School of Veterinary Medicine, in North Grafton, Massachusetts, after being transferred from the track.
Officials say cobalt, which is sometimes used to stimulate red blood cell production, is being detected in all breeds of racehorses.
The organization seeks to provide a better life for Thoroughbreds by supporting retirement, rescue, and research and by helping the people who work with them.
WinStar Farm’s Commissioner, runner-up to Tonalist in the June 7 Belmont Stakes, has a small chip in his front left fetlock and will undergo surgery to remove the chip at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital.
Both California Chrome and Ride On Curlin are expected to have some well-deserved time off after exiting Saturday’s Belmont Stakes with an injury and a bleeding episode, respectively.
The 2010 Breeders’ Cup Marathon winner has retired with his goats, Yahoo and Google.
In a special two-part video released June 3, officials discuss the steps being taken to enhance equine safety and ensure the integrity of New York horse racing.
Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) has appointed trainer Graham Motion and farm manager Ned Toffey to its board.
Rebel Stakes winner and Old Friends retiree Clever Allemont was euthanized due to colic the morning of May 26. The son of Clever Trick was 32.
The number of farms, horses, and total value of sales for all United States-based equids significantly decreased from 2007 to 2012, according to a recent census conducted by the USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service.
All horses potentially participating in the Belmont Stakes must be on the Belmont Park grounds by noon on June 4 and will be subject to out-of-competition testing.
Veterinarians prescribe thyroxine to treat hypothyroid conditions and, in some cases, to assist in weight loss.
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