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Jess Jackson, whose Stonestreet Stable is majority owner of Horse of the Year Curlin, is appealing to the horse’s fans to help him decide which direction he should take with the colt’s campaign for the remainder of 2008.
On the Stonestreet
Penn National Gaming Inc., second only to Magna Entertainment Corp. in terms of number of racetrack holdings in North America, said July 15 it has developed equine health and safety initiatives it hopes implement at all of its properties in six
Movement of horses on or off the grounds of Charles Town Races and Slots has been called to a halt after a horse there displayed neurologic signs. The track is located in Charles Town, W.V.
“The track has imposed a quarantine to keep any
Reigning Horse of the Year Curlin came out of his second-place finish to Red Rocks in Belmont Park’s Man o’War Stakes July 12 in good order and was on his way to Saratoga the following morning.
The Man o’War was Curlin’s first start on turf
High-tech horse diagnostics were recently on display as the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Equine Hospital hosted a tour for local journalists.
The visiting media were shown some of the high-tech equipment used in the hospital. Demonstrations
Pending U.S. Olympic Committee approval, the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named the following horse/rider combinations to the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team.
The equestrian portion of the games will be held in Hong Kong. The
NBC Universal will be airing 3,600 hours of coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. This includes the equestrian events, which will be taking place in Hong Kong.
The schedule is as follows:
Date: Program–Time (EST) on
Chicago is one of seven international cities in the running to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Although some might not object to running the cross country phase of eventing through Millennium Park, bid organizers have already chosen a more
A Kentucky judge denied a motion July 10 requesting a forced sale of 2007 Horse of the Year Curlin, a decision that was applauded by majority owner Stonestreet Stables, which clearly stated it has no desire to sell its part of the champion
As a result of ongoing California wildfires, the 2008 Tevis Cup endurance race has been cancelled. The 100-mile ride, which was scheduled to take place July 19, draws entries from around the world.
Although the fires are not on the trail at
A Kentucky judge is being asked to order the sale of 2007 Horse of the Year Curlin, but attorneys representing the ownerships interests of the champion colt question the merit of the request.
Plaintiffs in a high-profile civil lawsuit involvin
Champion Vindication, one of this year’s leading second-crop sires, was euthanized because of complications from colic. The 8-year-old syndicated son of Seattle Slew was taken Wednesday to Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital near Lexington, Ky.
Dean W. Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, leader of the team that treated Barbaro, will be the guest speaker at the National Museum of Racing’s 2008 Hall of Fame induction ceremony Aug. 4.
Trainer Carl Nafzger, jockey Edgar Prado, and the horses
The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health announces that the American Association of Equine Veterinary Technicians and Assistants (AAEVT) has become its newest association of subscribers and is pleased to recognize the generous
Researchers at Purdue have designed wearable acoustic emission sensors, which could be used to monitor the formation of these microcracks in bones that can lead to hairline stress fractures unless detected in time. The technology might help prevent
The memory of great American racehorse Seattle Slew will live on in active biomedical research, after a gift from the horse’s owners to Washington State University.
Seattle Slew was one of the greatest horses ever to grace American racing, and
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