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Earlier this year, Santa Anita Park quietly rolled out a new policy requiring any licensee wishing to remove their horse’s foal papers from the racing office to sign a waiver of responsibility. Licensees are also required to provide an explanation about why, where, for how long, and for what purpose...

This year, an automatic payment of $35 will accompany every Report of Mares bred paper filed with The Jockey Club, with the monies collected–estimated at $700,000–going to Thoroughbred retirement. The TDN’s Sue Finley caught up with The Jockey Club President and COO Jim Gagliano to talk about why the rehoming...

Britain’s racehorse owners are to increase their automatic financial contribution to the welfare of retired racehorses from March 1st, 2018. This is the first time there has been increase in the levy since 2009. In consultation with the British Horseracing Authority, the Board of the Racehorse Owners Association has agreed...

For so many in the worlds of horse racing and/or off-track Thoroughbreds, Jonathan Horowitz’s face may not be immediately recognizable, but his voice is. Horowitz and Grand Moony (aka Sorority Girl) jumping The regular track announcer at Arapahoe Park, Horowitz has called races at 26 tracks across the United States...

Breaking new ground, Au-Delà des Pistes is delighted to announce the introduction of a series of show-jumping competitions, reserved for retrained racehorses, starting in March 2018. The initiative is the result of a partnership between the charity, Au-Delà des Pistes, whose mission is to promote the retraining of racehorses in...

£2500 prize to the winner and £1000 for their Hunt Nominations close on Monday 19th March 2018 Kindly supported by Ri-Dry Is there a former racehorse that hunts regularly with your pack? If so, they could earn a £1,000 prize for your hunt and a £2,500 prize for their rider....

Horse people tend to operate on a different level of “busy” than most people, but Amy Paulus takes the term to a whole new level. As one of the most successful rehoming agents for off-track Thoroughbreds in the country, Paulus balances regular visits to racetracks, training centers and farms throughout...

A charity auction of stallion nominations held at Tattersalls on Sunday night in aid of Retraining of Racehorses (RoR) raised just shy of £200,000 for British racing’s official charity for the welfare of retired racehorses. The champagne reception and auction drew a large crowd to the sales ring at Tattersalls,...

This Sunday the first conference dedicated to the retraining and rehoming of racehorses after their race careers have ended, was held during the last day of the 2017 Salon du Cheval in Paris. Organised by the Au-Delà Des Pistes charity and entitled “From one career to another, the thoroughbred adapts...

Anyone even remotely familiar with Herringswell Stables knows that Icabad Crane is and always has been very special to the entire team. He earned his reputation first as a hard-knocking stakes winner on the racetrack, but in his second career as an event horse under the tutelage of Olympic champion...