New Year Thoroughbreds
By Michael Fenrich Every January 1 Thoroughbreds celebrate a birthday. Horses are foaled or born on different dates, but to recognize their racing age they turn a year older on….
Author: American Racehorse
Welder Adds to His Legacy with a Third Straight Horse of the Meeting Award at Remington Park
It basically came down to a victory by a neck in his first ever stakes on the grass – the $70,000 Remington Park Turf Sprint – but that win among….
Heartwood, Multiple Graded Stakes Performer By Tapit, To Enter Stud In California
Heartwood, a multiple graded stakes-placed multiple stakes winner by leading sire Tapit, will initiate his stallion career at Rancho San Miguel in California at the conclusion of his racing career….
Multiple Graded Stakes Winner Blended Citizen to Stand in Oklahoma
Blended Citizen, a three-time graded stakes winner, has been purchased by DMW Racing Stables and will enter stud in Oklahoma for the 2021 breeding season. Mike Recio brokered the transaction….
Oklahoma-bred Welder Ties All-Time Mark for Most Wins at Remington Park
Oklahoma’s millionaire hero of a horse, Welder, tied the all-time mark for most wins at Remington Park on Saturday night, winning for the 15th time in his career here. Welder equaled the….
Multiple Grade Stakes Winner Redeemed to Century Acres Farm in Texas
Redeemed, a Grade 2-winning and Grade 1-placed son of Include, has been relocated to Century Acres Farm in Hempstead, Texas. A leading sire in Maryland and the MidAtlantic region, Redeemed….
First Annual Indiana Thoroughbred Alliance Stallion Service Auction
Just in time for the holidays and right before the end of the 2020 tax write-off period, the Indiana Thoroughbred Alliance (ITA) presents their first annual Stallion Service Auction, hosted….
Tapit to be featured in Season 4 of Foal Patrol
Gainesway Farm’s three-time North American champion sire Tapit will be the featured stallion for the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame’s Foal Patrol Season 4, which will debut….
Grade 1 winner We Miss Artie to Red Feather Equine in New Mexico
We Miss Artie, a Grade 1 winner who formerly stood at Ramsey Farm in Kentucky, has been relocated to New Mexico and still stand at Red Feather Equine in Tularosa,….
Arkansas Stallion Street Strategy Gets First Winner at Remington Park
Street Strategy was represented by his first winner on December 7 when his 2-year-old gelded son Aspen Club won a maiden special weight race at first asking at Remington Park…..
Grade 1 Winner and Leading Sire Competitive Edge to Valor Farm in Texas
Competitive Edge, a Grade 1 winner and nationally ranked first- and second-crop sire over the past two years, was purchased by Douglas Scharbauer to stand at Valor Farm in Pilot….
Claiming Crown continues to evolve with record handle $14.6 million bet
By the time the Claiming Crown had ended Saturday at Gulfstream Park – after a record $14.6 million was wagered on the event – it was clear how much the….
Meals on Wheels receives $5,000 donation from Indiana Grand Racing & Casino
Many homebound individuals might not receive the appropriate nutrition if it weren’t for Meals on Wheels. Indiana Grand Racing & Casino recognizes the impact the organization has on the local….
Four race meetings that you should not miss
The UK calendar is filled with exciting races, full of nail-biting results and adrenalin-rich events. With racing events held all around the calendar, there are some more exhilarating than others…..
Grade 1 winner Congaree euthanized
by Vicky Van Camp Multiple Grade 1 winner Congaree was euthanized due to the infirmities of old age on Sunday, November 22nd, at Valor Farm near Pilot Point, Texas, where….
Fun Facts for the Cheltenham Festival
The end of the year is upon us and that will bring a short break to racing once more – the start of the year had been a little tough….
Sam Houston Race Park Opens for Training in Preparation for 2021 Meet
Sam Houston Race Park will conduct its 27th live racing season with Thoroughbred racing commencing on Friday, January 8. The barn area opened on November 28 with Texas horsemen Danny Payne and Danny Pish as the first….
Tips for Betting and Watching Races Online
Years ago, the only way to bet on horse racing was to actually be there at the track. That system worked well for over a century, but as society become….
ITBOA Online Stallion Season Auction Underway Soon
The Iowa Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association is conducting an online auction of seasons to more than 100 stallions from 12 states. Keep checking the list daily as more stallions….
Jonathan Sheppard Seeks New Worlds to Conquer
Nearing age 80, Jonathan Sheppard has amassed just about every accolade possible in thoroughbred racing. In a career that began in the U.S. nearly 60 years ago, the soft-spoken and….