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Racing may have been winding down on Saturday, Oct. 28, the final day of Keeneland’s fall meet in Lexington, Ky., but top stakes contenders were taking advantage of the opportunity to get in one last work over Polytrack before the Breeders’ Cup
A horse was killed and its rider was seriously injured in an accident on a movie set west of Santa Fe, N.M.
A spokesman for the American Humane Association says producers were shooting a scene Monday in which riders came toward a
ReRun, the non-profit adoption organization, announced Oct. 25 that a select group of its signature “Moneigh” paintings created by past and present Breeder’s Cup winners and contenders are available on eBay.
Each Moneigh is an original
EasyCare, Inc. will be giving away multiple prizes including admission to an upcoming two-day Pete Ramey Hoof Care Clinic that will be held in Tucson, Arizona on Jan. 20-21. Also included in the Grand Prize is admission to the Hoof Boot Fitting
The Dixon City Council has tentatively approved a proposal that will bring a multi-million dollar horse racing track to the California city. The council voted in favor of the Dixon Downs project at their meeting on Monday night (Oct.
New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority officials are awaiting test results on a horse that shipped from a Canadian farm to the Monmouth Park backstretch and is suspected of having equine herpesvirus.
The horse, which was sent to the
It has been a little over five months since Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro was brought to the University of Pennsylvania’s George D. Widener Hospital at New Bolton Center. “I am happy to report that Barbaro had another good week, and his
In an effort to control the spread of infectious diseases, including Equine Herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1), among Thoroughbred racehorses, Calder Race Course is instituting the following standing policy effective immediately:
All horses seeking
Churchill Downs is putting the finishing touches on quarantine and isolation facilities that will house foreign participants set to compete in the 23rd
Wildlife Services, a program within the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, began distributing oral rabies vaccine baits on Oct. 16, to prevent the spread of raccoon rabies in portions of Alabama, Georgia, and
The Jockey Club reported Oct. 19 that 3,053 stallions covered 59,434 mares in North America during 2006, according to “Reports of Mares Bred” received through Oct. 12, 2006.
The number of stallions declined 1.4% from the 3,097 reported at
Maintaining healthy hooves may be the biggest challenge horse owners face when it comes to caring for their horses. Horseshoer’s Secret was scientifically developed to ensure your horse receives a balanced blend of the essential ingredients
A coyote that was beaten to death by a man cutting logs has tested positive for rabies, state Department of Environmental Protection officials said Thursday (Oct. 19).
The coyote was suspected of attacking two other town residents before it wa
Central Kentucky Thoroughbred stallion El Gran Senor was euthanatized Oct. 18 at Ashford Stud due to the infirmities of old age. He was 25.
A champion and classic winner in Europe, El Gran Senor sired 55 lifetime stakes winners,
Horses with atrial fibrillation (AF, disorganized electrical conduction and pumping of the atria) can have a difficult time with exercise. Scientists have shown that the condition influences the properties and blood flow in horses during
While the often-raised question, “How many horses are there in Kentucky?” is a simple one, the answer isn’t as straightforward. The answer depends on who you ask and how the count is done. What is known is that many horses never get counted by
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