2016 TCA Stallion Season Auction to be Held Jan. 4-9
In 2015, TCA granted over $515,000 to more than 67 Thoroughbred-related charities.
In 2015, TCA granted over $515,000 to more than 67 Thoroughbred-related charities.
Illinois Racing Commissioner Kathy Byrne withdrew the proposal and resigned after the board did not vote on the issue.
Trainer Gary Contessa is encouraging dialogue about a possible fund designed to help retired racehorses out of feedlots.

Attendees discussed potential changes to the jumping, dressage, and eventing formats for future Olympic games.

The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event donated $10,000 to Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) in support of its work.
Take-homes on racehorse welfare, obseity, euthanasia, horse keeping and training, and more.
The Ocala Initiative is designed to build support for equine health and welfare research in Florida.
The commission hopes a smartphone-based ECG device could help reduce risk of sudden death of racehorses.
The drug, AH-7921, is one of the novel psychoactive substances that continue to emerge onto the designer drug market.

Olympic Agenda 2020 is the strategic road map for the future of the Olympic movement.
There are now 56 accredited aftercare organizations using more than 180 facilities across the United States and Canada.
TOBA supports reforms to medication testing and enforcement in American Thoroughbred racing.

Veterinarians and riders should consider cardiac recovery times of more than 13 minutes as a warning sign of a problem.

The 3-year-old colt became the first Triple Crown winner to contest–and win–a Breeders’ Cup Classic race.
Del Mar’s continuous emphasis on safety and integrity sets an example for the industry, officials said.

Dr. Larry Bramlage, AAEP On Call veterinarian, reviews communications in the face of a racehorse injury at Derby or Breeders’ Cup.
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