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OwnerView webinar focuses on owner relations
The second installment in the 2025 OwnerView webinar series discussed the efforts racetrack executives make to ensure they are keeping “Owners First.”
Jill Byrne tabbed as new VTA executive director
Jill Byrne will take the reins as the new executive director of the Virginia Thoroughbred Association, representing breeders.
Maryland Horse Forum report released
Organizers have released a Final Report from the daylong 2024 Maryland Horse Forum, including notes, observations, and recommendations.
MHBA to host Handicapping 101 session
The Maryland Horse Breeders Association (MHBA) will host a free Handicapping 101 event October 28 to get you ready for Breeders’ Cup.
Big WVBC gets Arnaldo Bocachica jockey of the week
With five stakes wins Saturday on WVBC night at Charles Town, jockey Arnaldo Bocachica earned Jockeys’ Guild jockey of the week honors.
Bandonarun sells for $330,000 at Wanamaker’s October
Three-year-old filly Bandonarun topped Thursday’s Wanamaker’s online horse sale, fetching a top bid of $330,000.
HISA, Amazon Web Services teaming up to reduce equine injuries
The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) has teamed up with Amazon Web Services to use artificial intelligence to reduce equine injuries.
Wanamaker’s October sale set for Thursday
Wanamaker’s, the online horse auction house, will hold its October sale Thursday, October 24, with 47 hips in the catalog.
In Maryland, pondering a “synthetic” future
At its October 20 meeting, the Maryland Racetrack Operating Authority took a break from track ownership questions to discuss synthetic surfaces.
Maryland bucks ’23 trend as national foal crop falls
The national foal crop continued its long, steady decline in 2023, while Maryland, hoping to buck that trend, saw modest gains.
Canter for a Cause set for return to Pimlico
After being stopped by the pandemic in 2020, Canter for a Cause returns to Pimlico for the third straight year October 29.
Wanamaker’s PA-bred sale kicks off Sunday
Thirty-seven horses are catalogued in the online Wanamaker’s Pennsylvania-bred sale, which kicks off Sunday, December 4 and closes December 8.
Court ruling on HISA to have limited impact, for now
The status of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) is uncertain following a court’s recent ruling it is unconstitutional.
“All others” leads second Kentucky Derby futures pool
The second Kentucky Derby futures pool closed with “All others” the 4-5 favorite and Breeders’ Cup juvenile winner Forte the second choice.
Laurel Park sets winter meet schedule
Laurel Park has announced a winter meet schedule that will include 40 days of live racing Jan. 1-March 31, topped by a pair of Grade 3 sprints.
Cody Dorman named “Big Sport of Turfdom”
Cody Dorman, the teenager whose heartwarming story and namesake horse, Cody’s Wish, captured attention is the Big Sport of Turfdom.
Grand opening set for Md. Horse Library
The Maryland Horse Breeders Association’s Maryland Horse Library and Education Center will hold its grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony December 16.
Second Kentucky Derby futures pool set
The second of six Kentucky Derby futures pools kicks off this coming Thursday and runs through Sunday with 38 individual horses plus the field.
TAA awards $3.6 million in grants
The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) has announced some $3.6 million in grants to accredited aftercare organizations.
Appeals court rules HISA unconstitutional
A US Court of Appeals on Friday ruled that the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) represents an unconstitutional delegation of federal power.
