Mine That Bird, the surprise winner of the May 2 Kentucky Derby, will run in the May 16 Preakness Stakes, according to Pimlico spokesman Mike Gathagan.
Gathagan said Mine That Bird’s trainer, Bennie “Chip” Woolley Jr. informed him of the decision to come to Maryland in a telephone conversation about 11 a.m. (EDT) May 4.
“He (Woolley) also talked to our horsemen’s relations person
Proceedings have ground to a halt pending the next court date for Chicago carriage horse company J.C. Cutters Ltd., including any further adoption or transfer of ownership of the five remaining horses.
Defense attorney John Robeznieks has now secured a temporary restraining order (TRO) preventing the Hooved Animal Humane Society from finding new homes for the five horses still in their
While steroid enhancement of performance is debatable, the public has the perception that it might affect performance in horses. In evidence-based analysis on purported effects of anabolic steroids, there are no documented studies that correspond to anecdotal support.
Mark Webster, managing director of the Austrailian based William Inglis & Son Ltd. bloodstock auctuineers, this afternoon announced that the online stallion nominations auction to raise funds for equine victims of the Victorian Bushfires and Queensland floods has raised an amazing $130,261. The online auction held in conjunction with Project Hope Horse Welfare Victoria (PHHWV) commenced o
CANTER-Mid Atlantic will open a racehorse rehabilitation program with donations from Delaware Park and the Delaware Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (DTHA) earmarked to serve Delaware Park trainers and owners. Funding for the program enables CANTER-Mid Atlantic to provide a practical solution to the local racing industry to rehabilitate, retrain and re-home races horses retiring from
SmartPak Equine, provider of the popular patented daily-dose SmartPak supplement service, has been named the Official Supplement Feeding System of the American Quarter Horse Association.
“We are delighted to be partnering with AQHA and look forward to working with AQHA members across the country to help them manage the challenges of bringing their horses to top health and
Blood-Horse Staff Writer Esther Marr recently caught up with some of the Derby champions still residing in Kentucky for a series of videos showing what they’re up to now.
Jockey Calvin Borel won the Kentucky Oaks May 1 on heavy favorite Rachel Alexandra, and the following day in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands, he scored a huge upset on Mine That Bird.
“I did a Street Sense ride,” Borel said, referring to his winning ride aboard Street Sense in the 2007 Derby.
Borel is known for bringing horses up the rail and is affectionately
Kentucky Derby day 135 dawned with a steady, sometimes heavy rain, and a temperature of 53 degrees in Louisville on the morning of May 2.
If the forecast is correct, those are the conditions that fans coming to the track for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) will encounter. According to weather.com, rain is expected to continue until late morning, with only a 5%
I Want Revenge, the morning-line favorite for the May 2 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), was scratched after a filling was discovered in an ankle on the day of the race.
It is the first time in Derby history (that anyone could research) that the morning-line favorite was scratched the day of the race.
The soft tissue injury was discovered the morning of the
Stormalory, a 3-year-old Thoroughbred colt, was euthanized after breaking down during the Crown Royal American Turf Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Churchill Downs May 1.
Stormalory, trained by Bill Mott and owned by Sheik Mohammed of Dubai’s Darley Stable, was the favorite in the 1 1/16-mile race. He broke slowly under jockey Julien Leparoux and was racing at the
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc. (BIVI) has announced the formation of the equine Joint Health Management (JHM) program, an education program for veterinarians and horse owners designed to prevent and treat equine joint problems.
Osteoarthritis is a leading cause of joint dysfunction in horses. Acute injury and overuse can lead to chronic joint pain. BIVI has formed a collaboration
In a story reminiscent to the movie “Casey’s Shadow,” Mine That Bird, a 3-year-old gelding purchased as a yearling for only $9,500, won the 135th Kentucky Derby. He was sent off at 50-1 odds and won by daylight after getting through on the rail under jockey Calvin Borel. He paid $103.20 for a $2 ticket.
Owned by Double Eagle Ranch and Bueno Suerte Equine, the gelding won the March 29
It is estimated that 3-5% of young Thoroughbreds have left laryngeal hemiplegia, also known as roaring.
More than 1,550 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “What is your biggest equine health concern?”
The song says the sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home, but there is no sun shining Kentucky Oaks morning, and the weather is the big topic of conversation.
Owners, trainers, and racing fans have been watching the skies over Louisville, Ky., all week. It was not raining as the abbreviated training hours ended May 1, necessitated by an early first post of 10:30 a.m. (EDT) both Oaks
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