National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame Launches Foal Patrol
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame will launch an innovative new project called Foal Patrol, a one-of-a-kind collection of live web cameras where people can view real-time….
Category: TEXAS
Live in Joy, a stakes-winning son of Kitten’s Joy, to stand at Broughton Farm in Texas
Broughton Farm in Odessa, Texas, has announced the addition of Live in Joy to its stallion roster for the 2018 breeding season. The son of champion turf male and leading….
Eagle, a Graded Stakes-Winning Son of Candy Ride, Retired to Valor Farm in Texas
From BloodHorse.com Grade 1-placed, graded stakes winner Eagle has been retired and will enter stud at Douglas Scharbauer’s Valor Farm in North Texas for $5,000. The 5-year-old son of Candy….
Altior vs. Douvon: One of the Most Anticipated Clashes of the National Hunt Season
Both Altior and Douvan are Champions in their own right and are two of the most exciting horses in training. Both have led all before them and have looked virtually….
Texas Thoroughbred Association Sets 2018 Sale Dates
The Texas Thoroughbred Association, in partnership with Lone Star Park, has announced its sales dates for 2018. The Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale will be held April 10 with the….
Newest Issue of American Racehorse Now Online Featuring Man o’ War, the Perils of Riding Racehorses and More
The Fall 2017 issue of American Racehorse (formerly Southern Racehorse) magazine is now available online by clicking here. This issue of American Racehorse magazine features articles about the legendary Man….
Saturday Launch to stand at Baker Ranch in Texas
Saturday Launch, the first North American winner sired by Grade 1 winner Any Given Saturday, has been retired from racing and will stand stud at Baker Ranch near Iredell, Texas…..
A.P. Indy Stallion Revolving Relocated to Stand in Texas
Revolving, a winning son of A.P. Indy and a leading second-crop sire in Florida, has been relocated to Texas for the 2018 breeding season and will stand at Double S….
Why is the Melbourne Cup known as “the race that stops a nation”?
Why is the Melbourne Cup known as “the race that stops a nation”? The Melbourne cup is one of the key events in the Australian sporting calendar that attracts so….
Ivan Fallunovalot Leads Charge of Five Texas- and Oklahoma-breds to Win Stakes on Oklahoma Derby Undercard
While plenty of horses shipped in from outside the Southwest to have success at Remington Park on the track’s biggest day of racing, including Untrapped winning the $400,000 Oklahoma Derby….
Texas-bred Retired Racehorse Named T.I.P Thoroughbred of the Year
The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program (T.I.P.) 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….
Texas-bred Patrona Margarita Upsets Grade 2, $200,000 Pocahontas at Churchill Downs
Craig D. Upton’s Texas-bred homebred Patrona Margarita shook things up in Saturday’s 49th running of the Grade 2, $200,000 Pocahontas Stakes for 2-year-old fillies as she scored a 23-1 upset….
Texas Team Scores Special Win with Terra’s Angel at Del Mar
When Terra’s Angel won the $100,000 Del Mar Juvenile Fillies Turf Stakes on Monday in Southern California, it was special because it was the first Del Mar win for jockey….
Local Firefighter “Aims” High on Super Derby Day at Louisiana Downs
An overflow field of 2-year-old fillies will travel one mile in the $60,000 Happy Ticket, one of the seven turf stakes on Saturday’s Super Derby program at Louisiana Downs. The….
Texas-bred Shes Our Fastest Wins Evangeline Downs Princess Stakes
The $50,000 Evangeline Downs Princess took place on Saturday night and the winner was the invader from Prairie Meadows, Shes Our Fastest. Shane Laviolette, who had ridden the 2-year-old filly in her….
Texas-bred Ivan Fallunovalot Nearly Sets Track Record in Remington Park Victory
Ivan Fallunovalot returned to Remington Park, coming off a nearly six-month layoff, apparently fresh and ready to roll. The 7-year-old cruised to an easy $40,000 allowance win by 5-3/4 lengths….
How You Can Help the Victims of Hurricane Harvey
Groups within the veterinary and equine communities are coordinating a major relief effort—consisting of both monetary and supply donations—to aid horses and their caretakers in Texas and Louisiana impacted by….
Gillespie County Fair to Cease Operations
Five Texas track licensees, including the Gillespie County Fair, have informed the Texas Racing Commission that they will not be paying their annual license fee for the fiscal year starting….
Top Sprinter Ivan Fallunovalot Returns to Action at Remington Park
Ivan Fallunovalot, Remington Park’s two-time defending sprint champion (2015 & 2016) and the 2015 Texas Horse of the Year, is entered for a Saturday night allowance race here at six….
Too Much Bling Offspring Top Texas Summer Yearling and Mixed Sale
A pair of Texas-bred yearlings by leading Texas stallion Too Much Bling topped Monday’s Texas Summer Yearling and Mixed Sale at Lone Star Park with bids of $100,000 apiece. The….