Opening night, Sept. 5, will mark the two-year anniversary of the debut of Polytrack at Turfway Park. The surface, save for maintenance and some tweaking of content, is about as even from the inner rail to the outer rail today as it was in 2005.
Months after installing an $11-million synthetic racing surface, officials at Arlington Park racecourse in Arlington, Ill., said fewer horses are having fatal breakdowns and attendance is up.
That’s good news for the northwest suburban
Pioneering equine veterinary practitioner Dr. Robert Copelan has been named the Honor Guest of the Thoroughbred Club of America?s 76th annual testimonial dinner, club president Mike Barnett announced Aug. 31.
Copelan, who will be honored
Jockey Edgar Prado took off his mounts and was hospitalized with a possible injured right ankle following a Sept.1 racing accident at Saratoga Race Course.
The jockey rode Christophe Clement trainee Admiral Bird to a second-place
With the recent death of 1982 Kentucky Derby winner Gato Del Sol, Genuine Risk’s position as the oldest living Kentucky Derby winner takes on additional importance. That’s to be
The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries stated on Aug. 30 that a Thoroughbred tested positive for equine influenza at Randwich Racecourse. Initial tests at Elizabeth Macarthur Laboratories in Menagle have detected influenza type
Trainer Todd Pletcher reported this morning that Rags to Riches, the first filly to win the Belmont Stakes in 102 years, has had her temperature drop to normal levels and will likely head back to the track at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 30.
An apologetic Russell Baze was suspended for 15 days by Bay Meadows stewards and fined $2,500 Aug. 26 for misusing his whip as the result of a complaint arising from an incident at the Bay Area track last week.
“I’m not going to try to
Exactly how fast is the heart rate of a racehorse as it flies around the track?
For the first time ever, two University of Guelph researchers will be able to answer this question as part of a study aimed at recording the maximum heart rate
“Go home and wash dishes! Have babies!” was the greeting Denise Boudrot got from the railbirds (track spectators) when she first began racing Thoroughbreds in 1972.
In 1972, Boudrot rode in her first horse race, one of thousands she
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich recently signed into law a bill that will allow judges to include animals (including horses) in an order of protection. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) worked closely with
Representatives of the horse industry claim integrity issues have never been more important, and the results of soon-to-be-released research could indicate where the betting public stands on the matter.
During the Aug. 19 Jockey Club Round
The Jockey Club is projecting a 2008 North American registered Thoroughbred foal crop of 37,500–equivalent to the forecast for the 2007 registered foal crop announced at this time last year.
The foal crop projection is computed by
The owner of Czaria Farm in Bourbon County, Ky., said five of her racehorses were in a barn that was blown down by high winds last night, but they escaped with apparently minor injuries.
Sarah Hamilton said one of the horses escaped the
About 200 veterinarians were dispatched yesterday to check 5,000 racehorses in Japan for equine influenza after 20 animals at a training center were found to be positive for the
The Good Luck Beijing–HKSAR 10th Anniversary Cup Eventing Competition concluded Sunday with victory for rider Frank Ostholt and a wealth of information for veterinarians studying the effects of Hong Kong’s heat and humidity on equine athletes.
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