National competitive trail mileage record holder Elmer Bandit was euthanized Feb. 14 at the age of 38 in the pasture of his longtime boarding stable, surrounded by several friends and his lifelong owner, Mary Anna Wood.
Following hi
National competitive trail mileage record holder Elmer Bandit, 38, passed away Sunday evening at 6:30 p.m. in the pasture of his longtime boarding stable, Misty River, in Independence, Mo.
Surrounded my several friends and his lifelo
Best-selling British thriller writer and steeplechase jockey great Dick Francis died in his home in the Cayman Islands Feb. 14, The Associated Press reported. He was 89.
His son Felix said he and his brother, Merrick, were “deva
The owner of Oaklawn Park in Arkansas said the race is back on between Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta.
Charles Cella said the owners of both champions agreed Feb. 11 to run their horses in the Apple Blossom Invitational Handicap on a
The principal owner of 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra said his filly won’t run against undefeated champion Zenyatta in the Apple Blossom, but he proposed a three-race series in which the two talented female runners would meet.
ReRun, a non-profit Thoroughbred adoption program, announced Feb. 10 that Jane Gilbert has been elected as its new president.
A lifelong horsewoman, Gilbert lives on a 36-acre farm in Titusville, N.J., where she and her husband breed
Penny Chenery, owner of Secretariat, sits down with BloodHorse.com’s Lenny Shulman to share her remembrances of Big Red and his legendary career.
Lawyer Ron, the 2007 champion older male, was euthanized July 10 at Stonewall Farm Stallions near Versailles, Ky., due to complications from a recent colic surgery
A 6-year-old son of Langfuhr, Lawyer Ron was standing his second season at stud
Not one tree will be removed from London’s oldest Royal Park, the 183-acre Greenwich Park, in converting the space to the site of the 2012 Olympic equestrian and pentathlon events, said Tim Hadaway, equestrian manager for the London Organizing
Owners and equine rescue groups with unidentified Thoroughbreds that sport lip tattoos now have access to free identification services provided by the Jockey Club.
Unveiled in April, the free tattoo lookup service allows horse owners and
Veterinarians will have the opportunity to volunteer their time at a Seattle-area equine rescue when they gather for the 2009 American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) conference.
Hope for Horses is the first equine shelter to become a
New national laboratory standards for racehorse drug and medication testing, the implementation of a laboratory accreditation program, and a new independent Equine Quality Assurance Program have been established by the Racing Medication and
Thoroughbred Le Havre, winner of the June 7 Prix du Jockey-Club (Fr-I, the French Derby) for owner Gerard Augustin-Normand, has been retired from racing because of a tendon injury suffered during the classic race, according to the Racing
Trainer Chip Woolley announced July 4 that Mike Smith would ride Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands winner Mine That Bird in the $750,000 West Virginia Derby (gr. II) on Aug. 1 and the $1 million Shadwell Travers on Aug. 29.
“Mike Smit
Kendall-Jackson Winery announced July 2 a five-month-long charity auction that will take place on its Web site (www.kj.com) and will feature items, donated by winery owner and co-founder Jess
The Jockey Club has enhanced its free Tattoo Identification Services by adding access its markings database to the tattoo research module.
The free tattoo identification service was unveiled in April to help owners identify tattooed but
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