Jockey Megan Fadlovich attended this year’s Thoroughbred Makeover presented by Thoroughbred Charities of America without a mount. The rider, who has earned more than $4.7 million in her career to date, helps retire racehorses when she’s not busy at the track. Although she’s currently recovering from an injury incurred in...
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Old Tavern is America’s Most Wanted Thoroughbred
Charlie Caldwell entered the Thoroughbred Makeover presented by Thoroughbred Charities of America on a whim. He was already retraining Thoroughbreds off the track for polo, and his friend and fellow polo player Clare Pinney convinced him to enter. After winning the initial round of the polo division Oct. 5, the...
Mid Dancer, Cyrlight, Remember Rose, Rhialco, Oculi…The Champions Return to Auteuil
During the 48 heures de l’obstacle race meeting that takes place at Auteuil racecourse on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th November, Au-Delà Des Pistes are due to organise an inaugural Parade of Champions. This event, that will take place just prior to the running of the Prix La Haye Jousselin,...
Retired Racehorse Rule: Police Horse Named Thoroughbred of the Year
The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program (T.I.P.) today announced the 2017 recipients of its two non-competition awards, the T.I.P. Thoroughbred of the Year Award and the T.I.P. Young Rider of the Year Award, including a police horse who has worked crowd control at the Super Bowl. The Thoroughbred of the...
Editorial: Race Horses Deserve Comfortable Retirement
There are few more thrilling sights for horse-racing fans than the pack thundering around the final turn and charging down the home stretch in front of the grandstands toward the finish line. We love watching them race. We love seeing them parade by on their way to the starting line...
Millionaire Mister Marti Gras is Back to Business in Second Career
When Mandy Alexander heard millionaire Mister Marti Gras was looking for a second career late last year, she tried to tell herself she wasn’t interested. She had decided that she was taking a break from horse ownership and figured a horse with Mister Marti Gras’ long race record may not...
Welfare Not Optional Says Barends
NHA CEO Lyndon Barends has broken new ground for the South African racing industry by acknowledging a Duty Of Care to the Thoroughbred and committing to formally embedding before / during / post racing care. In his hard-hitting contribution to the September 2017 NHA newsletter, he writes: “The IFAR (International...
Industry Groups Join Forces to Help Puerto Rican Racehorses
Personnel from five equine industry organizations are working together to bring food, water, and veterinary services to horses stranded in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico. Hurricane Maria slammed into the U.S. territory on Sept. 20 packing 155 mile-per-hour winds and driving rains that knocked out virtually all of the island’s power and...
Woodbine Plans Aftercare Day on October 15th
The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) announced today that Woodbine Entertainment will host TAA Day on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2017, coinciding with the grade 1 Pattison Canadian International at Woodbine. TAA Day will promote the industry initiative of accrediting Thoroughbred aftercare organizations and the importance of aftercare to the Woodbine racing...
The Jockey Club’s T.I.P. Program Announces Non-Competition Award Winners
The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program (T.I.P.) today announced the recipients of its two non-competition awards, the T.I.P. Thoroughbred of the Year Award and the T.I.P. Young Rider of the Year Award, for 2017. The Thoroughbred of the Year Award recognizes a Thoroughbred that has excelled in a non-competitive career,...