Owner and Breeder Gerald Dixon Dies at Age 92
Gerald L. Dixon, a popular, if not iconic, Thoroughbred owner and breeder from Guymon, Oklahoma, passed away the evening of July 7, 2015. He is best known as the owner….
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Grade 1 Winner and Sire Congaree to Stand at Lane’s End Texas
Congaree, a multiple Grade 1 winner and accomplished stallion, will stand the 2016 breeding season at William S. Farish’s Lane’s End Texas near Hempstead. Farm Manager Danny Shifflett said the….
WISH-TV to Broadcast Indiana Derby and Indiana Oaks Live from Indiana Grand
WISH-TV’s President and General Manager Les Vann today announced a new partnership with Centaur Gaming, the owners of Indiana Grand Racing & Casino and Hoosier Park Racing & Casino. The….
Consignment Forms Now Available for Heritage Place Thoroughbred Sale
Consignment forms are now available for the 2015 Fall Thoroughbred Sale at Heritage Place in Oklahoma City. The sale is set for October 4 with an entry deadline of August….
Rare White Thoroughbred Wins at Belterra Park
Beautiful Devil, a pure White Thoroughbred, won in her second career start at Belterra Park in Ohio on Saturday. The 3-year-old filly pressed the pace from the onset of the….
Texas-bred Promise Me Silver Returns in Belmont’s Victory Ride
Belmont Park will kick off Saturday’s star-studded Independence Day stakes action with the Grade 3, $150,000 Victory Ride, featuring a talented field of six 3-year-old fillies going 6 ½ furlongs,….
Get Happy Mister Named Colorado-bred Horse of the Year
Get Happy Mister was named the 2014 Colorado-bred Horse of the Year at the Colorado Thoroughbred Breeders Association awards dinner held at Arapahoe Park on June 27. The award honored….
Texas Horse Racing Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
The Texas Horse Racing Hall of Fame will once again honor individuals who have enriched the tradition and sport of horse racing in Texas on Saturday, September 12, at Retama….
Oaklawn Begins Work on New Barn, Other Stable Area Improvements
Oaklawn has begun construction of a new barn that will replace one of the oldest barns in the stable area and will be ready for the 2016 live racing season…..
Texas-bred He’s Comin in Hot Wins Grade 3 Bashford Manor at Churchill Downs
For the third year in a row, a Texas-bred trained by Bret Calhoun and sired by a stallion at Valor Farm won an important 2-year-old stakes at Churchill Downs. On….
Panama wins World Jockey Challenge at Indiana Grand
It was an exciting finish that took a five horse photo in the final race to determine the outcome of the second annual World Jockey Challenge at Indiana Grand Saturday,….
Ten Countries to be Represented in World Jockey Challenge at Indiana Grand
The second annual World Jockey Challenge will include 31 jockeys from 10 different countries over 10 races on Saturday, June 27. The event will be one of the highlights of….
Texas, Louisiana Retired Racehorse Organizations Honored by Thoroughbred Charities of America
Thoroughbred Charities of America has announced the recipients of its Award of Merit honored at breeders associations’ awards ceremonies in June. Launched in January, in celebration of its 25th anniversary,….
Remington Park Renames Race to Honor Barry Sportscasters
Remington Park will change the name of one of its Oklahoma-bred stakes races in August to honor Oklahoma media icon Bob Barry Jr., who passed June 20 in a traffic….
Expect Royalty Reigns in Lane’s End Scholarship Stakes
After a second place finish last year in this race, Expect Royalty redeemed herself this time around winning the fourth running of the $50,000 Lane’s End Stallion Scholarship Stakes for….
Texas-bred Promise Me Silver Works at Churchill, Belmont Race Up Next
Robert Luttrell’s Promise Me Silver returned to the work tab Sunday morning at Churchill Downs with a half-mile breeze in :49 after the renovation break at 8:30 a.m. ET. This….
Texas-bred Ol Winedrinker Who Wins $150K Downs at Albuquerque Handicap
Under a patient and well-timed ride by jockey Isaias Enriquez, Texas-bred Ol Winedrinker Who scored a convincing 4 3/4-length victory in Saturday’s 1 1/8-mile, $150,000 Downs at Albuquerque Handicap. Ol….
Son of a Nut, Nevertoomanykisses Win Indiana Sired Stakes at Indiana Grand
Indiana Grand on June 10 held a pair of stakes for Indiana sired horses with Son of a Nut and Nevertoomanykisses coming out on top. Son of a Nut just….
Remington Park Announces Thoroughbred Stakes Schedule
Remington Park in Oklahoma has announced its stakes schedule for the Thoroughbred meet with a total of 33 events worth more than $3.5 million. The 2015 Remington Park Thoroughbred Season….
Texas Stallion Unbridled’s Heart Dies of Colic
Unbridled’s Heart, a promising young Texas stallion whose first crop of foals hits the track this year, died June 8 after undergoing colic surgery. The 10-year-old son of Unbridled’s Song….