W. Burton Staniar, MS, PhD, has joined the Penn State Department of Dairy and Animal Science faculty as an assistant professor of equine nutrition.
Prior to coming to Penn State, Staniar was an assistant professor at Virginia Polytechnic
As the Keeneland September yearling sale approached the end of its long run in Lexington, the comments from consignors and buyers were nearly all positive. Here’s what they had to say:
Jody Huckabay, Elm Tree Farm: “If you bring a nice horse
The state-of-the-art equine medical facility currently under construction at Belmont Park will be named after the great filly Ruffian, the IEAH Corporation announced Sept. 20.
“We are honored to able to carry out the legacy of Ruffian on th
A Puerto Rican horse that can’t win a race now has a claim to fame. Dona Chepa, a 9-year-old brown mare, finished last in a six-horse field at Camarero Racetrack in eastern Puerto Rico on Wednesday, a 125th consecutive loss that is believed to b
Participants from the Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit announced a second summit is scheduled for March 17-18, 2008, at Keeneland. In addition, members on Sept. 20
A Puerto Rican mare who hasn’t won much of anything could at least claim a piece of horse racing history.
Dona Chepa, who has lost 124 consecutive races to match the futility set by Ouroene in Sydney between 1976 and 1983, could surpass the
John Henry has had several good days following a tentative period at the end of last week, according to Cathy Roby, who manages the Hall of Champions at the Kentucky Horse Park.
Trainer Todd Pletcher announced Sept. 16 that Rags to Riches suffered a hairline fracture to her right front pastern during Saturday’s Gazelle Stakes, but that the injury is not career-ending.
“She is expected to make a full recovery,”
A donkey in Underwood, Minn., is happily eating grass again after falling down a dry, abandoned well and being freed in an intensive rescue effort. It appeared that the animal wandered away from its farm and onto some boards covering the
The Jockey Club reported that 3,881 stallions covered 63,629 mares in North America during 2006. These matings resulted in 36,317 live foals for 2007 being reported to The Jockey Club on Live Foal Reports as of this Sept. 6.
As in past years,
The American Endurance Ride Conference (AERC) will investigate the deaths of the two horses that were hit by a car after crossing the finish line on day seven of the Great Santa Fe Trail Horse Ride, said AERC President Mike Maul. The
John Henry, everyone’s favorite equine curmudgeon, was placed back on fluid therapy this week after bloodwork showed an imbalance of electrolytes, according to
Maria’s Mon, who achieved star status by siring a Kentucky Derby winner from his first crop of foals, was euthanatized the morning of Sept. 14 at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute near Lexington. The 14-year-old son of Wavering Monarch stood at
Now a yearling, Nicanor is only about a month away from being sent to Ocala, Fla., to be broken by John Stevens at his Thoroughbred horse farm in Marion County. Barbaro fans all around the country are anxious to know how little Nicanor is progressing
Authorities said 11 horses are dead after fire swept through several barns near the village of Peotone, Ill. No other injuries were reported and no other buildings were damaged near the southwest Chicago suburb.
Fire district spokesman Bill
A striking son of Unbridled’s Song brought a final bid of $3.7 million from Coolmore and associates to establish a new high price for the second session and first two days of the Keeneland September sale.
