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When a male racehorse finishes its career there's a high chance that its owners will seek to put it out to stud. This is a horse racing term that effectively means it mates with female horses across the country - and sometimes the world - with the intent to produce the next generation of champion horses. Breeding is a big deal in the industry but…

In talking with breeders at home and abroad about the biggest reasons for his country's rapid ascension in international stature in recent years, Japan Racing Association executive adviser of international affairs Masayuki Goto often hears that conversation start with Sunday Silence. He completely understands the sentiment. The United States dual…

With IFAR Chair Di Arbouthnot quoting "there's something good about the outside of a horse that's good for the inside of a man," it was Dr Eliott Forbes at the 23rd ICRAV in Hong Kong. Racehorse welfare featured at the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities Conference in Paris this month, being attended by members of regulatory bodies…

Preliminary competition in all ten offered disciplines at the 2023 Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, presented by Thoroughbred Charities of America, is now complete, giving us our winners who will be honored at tomorrow evening's Awards Party as well as the top five in each discipline who will proceed now to the Finale Championships on…

Corbin Blumberg, the director of racing and bloodstock operations for Jack and Laurie Wolf's Starlight Racing and StarLadies Racing, didn't have a familial connection to horse racing, but rather his deep love for the equine and riding led him to the industry. The knowledge he gained as a participant in the Godolphin Flying Start program and the…

This post may contain affiliate links. We earn from qualifying purchases. Learn More Choosing the perfect name for a racehorse can be just as exciting as the races themselves. With the potential to become a legendary icon in the equestrian world, the name you select carries weight and significance. It's an opportunity to showcase creativity,…

The Kentucky Derby is considered the Super Bowl of horse racing. This year, three Iowa-based horses have a shot at winning. ANKENY, Iowa - The Kentucky Derby is the Super Bowl of horse racing - and three Iowa horses will be participating. Angel of Empire of Albaugh Family Stables in Ankeny has caught a lot of momentum. Depending on what sports book…

Is Anamoe a champion? Form experts Ron Dufficy and Daniel O'Sullivan have their say. Anamoe has the opportunity to join of one of racing's most famous honour rolls in the Group 1 $600000 Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. The first Group 1 weight-for-age race in Sydney each year has been won by some of the greats of…

If there's one thing that's predictable when it comes to horses, it's that they're unpredictable. And, that's a big part of their intrigue and attraction. In 2022, a year when crowds returned to racetracks at full capacity, an 80-1 longshot won the Kentucky Derby and a once-in-a-generation star emerged that was worthy enough to be mentioned in the…

In January of 2006, a plain bay named Strummer made his connections proud as he crossed the finish line first in the $65000 Jimmy Winkfield to score his first stakes victory. Nearly 17 years after posting his biggest accomplishment on the racetrack, Strummer is still putting smiles on the faces of those around him as one of 16 retired racehorses…

Strummer wins the 2006 Jimmy Winkfield at Aqueduct (NYRA/Coglianese) By Mary Eddy - NYRA Press Office OZONE PARK, N.Y.- In January of 2006, a plain bay named Strummer made his connections proud as he crossed the finish line first in the $65000 Jimmy Winkfield to score his first stakes victory. Nearly 17 years after posting his biggest…

Beverly Park wins a starter allowance June 18 at Churchill Downs (Coady Photography) Kentucky HBPA Press Release LOUISVILLE, Ky.- For those lamenting that horses today don't run enough, meet Beverly Park. If ever there was a horse that the Claiming Crown was meant to showcase it's the 5-year-old Beverly Park, who runs in the $100000 Claiming Crown…

For those lamenting that horses today don't run enough, meet Beverly Park. If ever there was a horse that the Claiming Crown was meant to showcase it's the 5-year-old Beverly Park, who runs in the $100000 Claiming Crown Ready's Rocket Express in Saturday's eighth race at Churchill Downs. Blue collar? Check. Work horse? Check. Helping to fill…

On Saturday morning, October 29, there were over two thousand horseracing fans in the grandstand and along the rail at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky long before dawn. The voices got louder when a bright light appeared in the distance and began moving toward the grandstand along the rail. It was an LED light attached to Flightline's…

As "the race that stops the nation" fast approaches, thoroughbreds and trainers across the country are anxiously preparing for the big event. On November 1, thousands of people will gather at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne to watch the historic race, and the rest of the country will join, hosting their own meets in different…

Dessie, Leo, Flight, Fred, Eric, Star or Lil Bruce each have a harness and bit hanging below their name tag on a peg on the wall. Behind each stable name lies a glorious career of famous races from the Gold Cup to the Grand National or Royal Ascot, and glittering trophies and travels around the world. But each of these names is an'incognito' name…

Recently there have been heated discussions on social media that horse racing would be better off left in the hands of just the super trainers, top riders, stakes horses, and wealthy owners. Who needs the small timers clogging up the racing card with their claimers? If a blue collar worker wants to participate in the sport then he/she can simply…

Tony Bradshaw is a lifelong fan of horse racing. He has been attending races since he was a kid accompanying his grandfather to Miles Park in Louisville, Ky. This fall, Bradshaw will step into a new realm of the business as he prepares to purchase his first racehorse at the 2022 ITOBA Fall Mixed Sale set for Saturday, Oct. 15 at Horseshoe…

In its second year, British Racing's nationwide celebration of the racehorse will see more than 180 locations up and down the country open their doors to over 11000 members of the public between 10-18 September. Run by Great British Racing, with principal funding from The Racing Foundation and The Horserace Betting Levy Board, National Racehorse…

Japan Racing Association (JRA) has been confirmed as the first international supporting partner of National Racehorse Week. In its second year, British Racing's nationwide celebration of the racehorse will see more than 180 operations up and down the country open their doors to over 11000 members of the public between September 10-18. Run by Great…

Horses are born to run and when they do, they're beautiful to watch. Thundering across a plain, mane and tail streaming, hardly seeming to touch the ground: it's a sight that has enthralled humans for thousands of years. Nervous wariness was their nature and speed their protection from predation. It was for their strength and speed that we became…

Twenty-five years after the nearly white and cleverly named Alphabet Soup made headlines by narrowly defeating the legendary Cigar in the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) at Woodbine, his name and pedigree (Cozzene-Illiterate, by Arts and Letters) live on through his 18 crops of offspring that often sport equally creative monikers such as Egg Drop, Alpha…

Horses are unique athletes for the pretty obvious reason that they are not humans. Their careers will end just like any other athlete's, but racehorses can't exactly become analysts or businessmen when they retire. Horses also retire much earlier in life than human athletes; the average Thoroughbred lives between 25-28 years, but most racehorses…

A decade ago, the word "aftercare" was not part of the industry vernacular when talking about Thoroughbreds leaving the racetrack. There were a handful of nonprofits which had battled the tide of horses retiring from racing for years. The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation launched in 1983, New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program in 1992,…

Cristiano Ronaldo may strut about like some sort of superstar stud on a megabucks salary but he's a mere donkey - and a badly paid one too - next to Sea The Stars. The thoroughbred galloped into the history books this year by becoming the first horse to win the 2000 Guineas, Derby and Arc in the same season. The Irish colt, still only three years…