Emphatic calls for change in dealing with horse racing injuries and related prevention methods were made April 24 during a panel discussion at the annual Association of Racing Commissioners International Conference in Jackson Hole, Wyo.
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Representatives from Churchill Downs will honor the late 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro and his owners, Roy and Gretchen Jackson, during a winner’s circle ceremony at this year’s Derby May 5. The ceremony will take place between races six and
The NBC Sports documentary “Barbaro: A Nation’s Horse,” premieres Sunday at 5 p.m. (EST) on what would have been Barbaro’s fourth birthday. A special one-hour look at the 2006 Kentucky Derby winner, who touched the hearts of horse racing fans and
Nobiz Like Shobiz. Scat Daddy. Curlin. Circular Quay.
As the countdown begins to the Kentucky Derby, these colts and a half dozen other hopefuls will be publicized, scrutinized and handicapped all the way to post time on May 5 at Churchill
Rolex: Lexington Equine Hospitals to Provide Educational Events
Edited Press Release
April 23, 2007
The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event returns to the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington this week (April 26-29), and two area equine hospitals will be presenting veterinary lectures, demonstrations, and tours for spectators looking to get some La Ville Rouge Foals Full Brother to Barbaro
The Blood-Horse Staff
April 22, 2007
La Ville Rouge, the dam of Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, foaled a full brother to the late Classic-winning colt April 19. According to a release from Dr. John and Alice Chandler’s Mill Ridge Farm near Lexington, where the mare is kept, Horse Euthanatized after Keeneland Fall
The Associated Press
April 22, 2007
Racey Dreamer, representing the year’s leading jockey, trainer and owner in steeplechase racing, was euthanatized Friday, as Mixed Up went on to win the $150,000 Royal Chase at Keeneland. Racey Dreamer, an 8-year-old son of A.P. Indy, Drug Testing: California Thoroughbred Owners Could Face Fines
Debbie Arrington
April 20, 2007
Owners whose horses have repeated medication violations would be subject to tough new penalties under changes given initial approval by the California Horse Racing Board April 19. Over the objections of the Thoroughbred Owners of California, 2008 Breeders’ Cup to be First on Synthetic Surface
The Blood-Horse Staff
April 20, 2007
The Oak Tree Racing Association will host the 25th running of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park on Oct. 24-25, 2008, Breeders’ Cup Limited announced April 19. The two-day event will be televised live on ESPN. FEI: 2008 Olympic Games Progress Report
Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI)
April 20, 2007
Delegates of the Hong Kong Equestrian Company have reported on the progress made thus far in the preparations for the 2008 Olympic Games. The presentation, which was followed by a question and answer session, covered key areas including venues Hall of Fame Jockeys Support Disabled Riders at Keeneland
Claire Novak
April 19, 2007
Hall of Fame jockeys Steve Cauthen, Angel Cordero Jr., Pat Day, Don Brumfield, Earlie Fires, Chris McCarron, Bobby Ussery, and Kent Desormeaux took questions from racing fans and signed autographs at Keeneland in an April 18 event that supported Racehorse Trainer Suspended After Horse Switch
The Associated Press
April 17, 2007
A New Zealand racehorse trainer who supplied horses to the late British Queen Mother has been suspended for three months for switching horses in a trials race, New Zealand newspapers reported Tuesday. Kim Clotworthy, who trains in Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event Coverage Available Live on the Web
Press Release
April 17, 2007
Equestrian sports fans around the world will be able to watch the 2007 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Farnam, as it happens. This year’s Rolex Kentucky CCI****, returns to the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky., April Fracture Knocks Notional Off Derby Trail
Steve Haskin
April 16, 2007
Florida Derby runner-up Notional suffered non-displaced condylar fracture of his left front ankle Saturday morning at Keeneland and will not run in the Kentucky Derby, owner J. Paul Reddam said. Reddam said the son of In Excess came off Cocktail Auction for TRF to Feature Barbaro, Secretariat
The Associated Press
April 16, 2007
How do you top a $1,000 cocktail made with exotic ingredients from around the world and served on one day in one place, the Kentucky Derby? Easy. Toss in a slew of past Derby winners–including sentimental favorite Barbaro–a Christie’s Stay on top of the most recent Horse Health news with FREE weekly newsletters from TheHorse.comWeekly PollPartners in Equine Health
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