Oklahoma Stallion Going Wild Dies
Oklahoma stallion Going Wild, a multiple stakes winning son of Golden Missile, died February 17 after a stall accident. The 14-year-old was standing at Equitech Services in El Reno, Oklahoma,….
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Texas Juvenile Sale Attracts 85 Entries at Lone Star Park
The Texas Thoroughbred Association, in concert with Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie, has hip numbered 85 juveniles for the upcoming Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training and Horses of Racing Age….
Prairie Meadows Announces EHV-1 Policy
Prairie Meadows Racetrack has adopted a policy for Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1) that will be in effect for the 2016 Thoroughbred racing season at this Altoona, IA track. The Equine Herpesvirus….
Oaklawn Announces Second Purse Increase
The second half of Oaklawn’s record-setting season will feature a sizeable second purse increase. Beginning Thursday, March 10, purses will be increasing by as much as $5,000 thanks to continued….
Georgia Voters Denied the Chance to Vote on Horse Racing
The Georgia Horse Racing Coalition regrets that bills to allow voters to decide whether to allow horse racing in the state were prevented from coming before the Georgia Senate for….
Equine Sales Company Announces Date for Unified Yearling Sale with LTBA
Equine Sales Company today announced that it will hold its Consignor Select Yearling Sale on September 7, 2016, in Opelousas, Louisiana. This will be the first unified yearling sale held….
LTBA, Equine Sales Company Announce Louisiana Sale Agreement
The Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association (LTBA) and Equine Sales of Louisiana on Tuesday proudly announce a mutual agreement with the purpose of encouraging and supporting the sale, purchase, and racing….
First Winner for Texas Stallion Preferred Issue
Texas stallion Preferred Issue was represented by his first winner on February 27 as his son Unbridled’s Issue scored in a maiden special weight race at Fair Grounds. The 3-year-old….
Sam Houston Announces EHV-1 Policy
Due to the serious nature of the recent outbreak of the neurological strain of Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1), the following entry policy will be implemented at Sam Houston Race Park, effective….
Louisiana-bred Mobile Bay Captures $100,000 Maxxam Gold Cup at Sam Houston
Saturday’s Maxxam Racing Festival featured four stakes highlighted by the running of the $100,000 Maxxam Gold Cup. A field of 11 was assembled for the mile and one-eighth main track….
Texas-bred Ivan Fallunovalot On Fence for Hot Spring Stakes at Oaklawn
Multiple stakes-winning sprinter Ivan Fallunovalot, the 2015 Texas Horse of the Year, is iffy for the $100,000 Hot Springs Stakes Saturday at Oaklawn because of a quarter-crack that popped up….
Weast Hill, Easter Indy Win Arkansas-bred Stakes at Oaklawn
Oaklawn Park over the weekend held two stakes for Arkansas-bred runners with $100,000 on the line in each race. Easter Indy proved she’s the top female horse bred in Arkansas….
Grade 2 Winner Excaper to Stand at River Oaks in Oklahoma
Excaper, winner of the Connaught Cup (G2) and runner in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1), has been retired to stand at Francisco Bravo’s River Oaks Farms in Oklahoma as….
Louisiana-bred Stakes Winner Populist Politics Claimed, Retired by Amoss and Klaravich
Populist Politics, a tough Louisiana-bred stakes winner who won for the 10th time in his 45-race on Wednesday night at Delta Downs, has been claimed for $4,000 and retired by….
Lone Star Park Announces EHV-1 Policy
Due to the serious nature of a recent outbreak of the neurologic strain of Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1) at racetracks in the southwest United States, the following entry policy has been….
Remington’s Springboard Mile Proves to be Key Race at Oaklawn
Five horses entered in the $250,000 Springboard Mile for 2-year-olds on Dec. 13 at Remington Park have won races at the Oaklawn meeting, including two important races on the road….
Indiana Grand Releases $4.4 Million Stakes Schedule
A total of 36 Thoroughbred stakes races valued at more than $4.4 million will be featured during the 2016 racing season at Indiana Grand Racing & Casino. The season, which….
Ride on Curlin Headlines Maxxam Gold Cup at Sam Houston
The Maxxam Gold Cup Racing Festival is set for Saturday night at Sam Houston Race Park and will feature four stakes. Nationally prominent horsemen are shipping in runners for the….
Condition Book and Stall Applications Available for Prairie Meadows Meet
Condition Book 1, covering the first 14 days of the 2016 Thoroughbred season at Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino, is now available both online and in print. “We’re confident that….
Thievery and Bravura Capture Texas Stallion Stakes at Sam Houston
An enthusiastic crowd was on hand Saturday night at Sam Houston Race Park for an entertaining mix of wiener dog races and two quality fields competing in the Clarence Scharbauer….