John Henry’s admirers will be gathering at 1 p.m. March 9 to wish the five-time Eclipse Award winner a happy 32nd birthday at the Kentucky Horse Park near Lexington.

Photo ops, birthday cake, and reminiscing about the cherished racehorse,

Sean Clancy, author of the upcoming Eclipse Press release Barbaro: The Horse Who Captured America’s Heart, is a critically acclaimed writer and former champion jockey who’s had a lifelong association with horses.

Blood-Horse Publications has announced it will publish a special edition commemorating the life of Barbaro, the classic winner who died Jan. 29.

No charges will be filed following the seizure of five horses from a Rye, N.H., farm. The horses’ owner has been diagnosed with dementia and moved to a long-term care facility,

Join Sean Clancy, author of the upcoming Eclipse Press release Barbaro: The Horse Who Captured America’s Heart, for Thursday’s edition of BloodHorse.com’s “Talkin’ Horses.”

A $3-million gift from Roy and Gretchen Jackson, owners of Barbaro, will endow a chair in the name of Dean W. Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

In acknowledging the

As officials and horsemen at Turfway Park work daily to find an optimum Polytrack surface for winter racing, there is growing sentiment the synthetic material is affected by temperature or swings in temperature.

Recently, horsemen have

This was no longer the stressed-out horse last seen standing a few yards past the finish line at Pimlico, wired by adrenalin and pain. No, this was more like the Barbaro the world had come to expect.

Horsemen have indicated they plan to step up efforts to educate legislators about their concerns regarding immigration policy in the United States given the horseracing industry’s heavy reliance on foreign workers, particularly those of Hispanic

The connections of Barbaro, the deceased winner of last year?s Kentucky Derby, were honored Feb. 5 in a resolution adopted by the Pennsylvania state Senate.

The resolution, introduced by four senators, recapitulated the horse?s career an

Horses of all breeds in Kentucky who are currently in life-threatening situations will be given a second chance at Kentucky Equine Humane Center (KEHC). Assistance from the public will be crucial in helping get the center ready to

Soon after the death of Barbaro Jan. 29, horse racing enthusiasts and fans of the colt began contacting equine retirement organizations and making donations in his memory.

“We’ve received at least a dozen donations from Minnesota, Wisconsin

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Arlington Park has selected Polytrack as the new synthetic racing surface that will replace its organic dirt track for the 2007 meet that begins May 4. The project will cost an estimated $10 million.