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Jockey Jeremy Rose, who was suspended for six months for whipping his mount Appeal to the City in the face during a June 23 race at Delaware Park, had his suspension reduced to 90
Following a three-hour hearing that resulted in the reduction of Eclipse Award-winning jockey Jeremy Rose’s suspension from six months to 90 days, attorney Alan Foreman and Bernard
Jane Heart announces the introduction of her original, licensed jewelry designs of the racehorse Barbaro. In cooperation with Gretchen Jackson, Jane has adapted a picture of Barbaro looking out of his stall the morning of the Preakness into an
The Hong Kong Jockey Club recently trotted out its tried and true horse transportation system for the local media, demonstrating how the fleet will safely and efficiently whisk Olympic equines to and from their competitions in three weeks.
The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and United States Eventing Association (USEA) today released a statement regarding the upcoming HBO Real Sports story on the equestrian sport of eventing. This story, entitled “Deadly Ride,” will
The Jockey Club has launched the Equine Injury Database system that will provide the racing industry with its first national database of racing injuries. The Equine Injury Database grew out of a proposal first put forth at the
Carrie Miracle-Jordan and Marilyn McCoy drove nearly 1,000 miles from Sierra Vista, Ariz., to Auburn, Calif., last week. Jordan planned to ride Stealawin, McCoy’s 10-year-old Arabian gelding, in the 100-mile Tevis Cup endurance race.
Jerry Campbell, chairman and CEO of the new Pinnacle Race Course near Detroit, Mich., said he couldn’t remember the last time horse racing was featured on the front page of The Detroit News. Even when the old Detroit Race Course was up an
During a July 18 equine welfare and safety forum, Jay Hickey recalled that in 1982, legislation to regulate parts of the horseracing industry was circulated in the halls of Congress. The bill, which had the not-so-enticing name of the “Corrupt
Tiffany Ostrander made one of the most difficult phone calls of her life to a horse rescue organization, asking if it might have room for her beloved 8-year-old quarter horse, Montana, or her 13-year-old pony, Trudy.
The 37-year-old Ben
A raid on an illegal racetrack in Oklahoma last year resulted in seizure and retainment of 40 of the 70 horses rounded up at that time. Twenty-five of those horses were sold at auction yesterday (July 19) during a three-hour auction at Heritage
Five years after running in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita, Evening Attire will have a chance to run on America’s richest day of racing once again, as the remarkable 10-year-old iron horse romped to a 8 1/4-length victory in the
Officials at Keeneland and Turfway Park announced July 17 a new shoe policy banning the use of toe grabs. The policy is effective at both racetracks beginning Sept. 1.
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The National Thoroughbred Racing Association is formulating a “strategic plan” for equine health and safety and will seek support from various industry organizations when the document is released, probably in early fall.
NTRA president and
A subcommittee of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has unanimously recommended that anabolic steroids be banned in horse racing in the state.
“The use of anabolic androgenic steroids shall be banned in horses competing in pari-mutuel
The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is the national governing body for equestrian sport and is a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee. The USEF is responsible for enforcing the rules of 27 breeds and disciplines. Formerly this
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