Thoroughbred stallion Danzig, who topped the general sires list from 1991-93, was euthanatized Jan. 3 at the Hancock family’s Claiborne Farm near Paris, Ky., because of the infirmities of old age.
The 29-year-old son of Northern Dancer
Cash is King Stable, Jess Jackson, and Gainesway Farm have announced that dual classic winner Afleet Alex will enter stud for $40,000 at Gainesway near Lexington. “Having Afleet Alex stand at Gainesway is one of the most exciting moments in our
The 16th annual charity stallion season and art auction conducted by Thoroughbred Charities of America and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association on Dec. 3 at CandyLand Farm in Delaware and audiocast to Cross Gate Gallery in Lexington,
Cash is King Stable’s Afleet Alex, tabbed by the senior writer at Sports Illustrated to be the magazine’s “Sportsman of the Year” for 2005, won’t race again until next year, trainer Tim Ritchey announced Nov. 5.
Afleet Alex, winner of this year’s Preakness Stakes (gr. I) and Belmont Stakes (gr. I), hasn’t fully recovered from an injury to his left front ankle, Ritchey told th
With South Florida under a hurricane warning, Calder Racecourse cancelled live racing and simulcasting Monday (Oct. 24) as the state’s southwest coast awaited the arrival of Hurricane Wilma.
Track president Ken Dunn also announced that
Richard Stone Reeves, perhaps the greatest modern-day horse painter, died Oct. 7 at Eastern Long Island Hospital in Greenport, N.Y. He was 85.
Over the years, Reeves had been commissioned by top owners and breeders to paint portraits of
The Monitoring Committee for the Sales Integrity Program has postponed implementation of the mandatory disclosure of acceptable veterinary practices, says the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association.
The program’s code of ethics
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, horse rescue groups are mobilizing to provide assistance to horses and livestock impacted by the devastating storm and are seeking financial support for the effort.
The National Horse Protection
As Hurricane Katrina moved through New Orleans, La., Monday, the Fair Grounds racetrack sustained some structural damage and the track’s parking lot was being used as a staging area from which rescue vehicles and personnel could
The Jockey Club, the registry for Thoroughbreds, has announced a change in its Stud Book rules that will permit representatives of the organization to physically inspect horses. According to a release, the rule change was made to insure the
The horse believed to have been Dubai Excellence when sold to stand at stud in Australia has been identified as Samood.
Michael Ford, keeper of the Australian Stud Book, confirmed that recent DNA test have confirmed the horse presently i
By Ric Chapman with additional reporting
Authorities are conducting DNA testing to determine the identity of a horse shipped to stand in Australia after preliminary tests proved it is not Dubai Excellence. Th
Prominent Florida stallion Tour d’Or, one of the last major stallions stemming from Secretariat’s male line, was euthanatized in late July after foundering. The 23-year-old Secretariat grandson by Canadian champion Medaille d’Or stood since the
Evelyn Pollard’s Saratoga County, winner of the Dubai Golden Shaheen (a Grade 1 race–G1) in the United Arab Emirates in late March, was euthanatized on July 29 after developing laminitis. The Thoroughbred was being treated for colitis
The New York Racing Association is “100% committed” to race day security barns, but has taken immediate action to address concerns expressed by horsemen at Saratoga Race Course, NYRA president Charles E. Hayward said July 29.
Hayward’s
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA) has released the quarantine of Barn 9 at Ellis Park following a third round of negative test results for the equine bacterial disease known as strangles.
Under the protocol established by the
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