Yearlings by Top Sires Set for Colorado Silver Cup Sale Aug. 9
More than 60 Thoroughbred yearlings by leading regional and national sires are catalogued in the annual Silver Cup Yearling Sale to be held at Arapahoe Park, near Aurora, Colorado, on….
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Georgia-owned Mucho Macho Man, HOY Wise Dan to be Honored at Saratoga Gala
Continuing their tradition of paying homage to great Thoroughbreds and their (human) connections, CAPTAIN Youth and Family Services will honor Dean and Patti Reeves’ Mucho Macho Man and Morton Fink’s….
Elite Program Announces Mid-Summer Educational Classes in Louisiana and Oklahoma
Dr. C. Reid McLellan, Executive Director of The Elite Program, Inc. and senior instructor of the nationally recognized Groom Elite certification program announced the following mid-summer class schedule. July 28….
Texas Horses Sweep Exacta in Grade 3 Bashford Manor at Churchill Downs
Texans Bill and Corinne Heiligbrodt’s Cinco Charlie set a pressured pace and shook off a challenge by Texas-bred Silverhill in deep stretch to edge clear for a 1 ¾-length victory….
Oklahoma Derby Headlines $3.5 Million Remington Stakes Schedule
The Grade 3, $400,000 Oklahoma Derby headlines a schedule of 35 stakes races for the upcoming 2014 Thoroughbred season at Remington Park. The purse total for the complete stakes schedule….
TRAO to Host National HBPA Convention in Oklahoma City
The National HBPA’s Summer Convention is set for August 14-17 in Oklahoma City, and online registration is now available. Hosted by the Thoroughbred Racing Association of Oklahoma, the convention will….
Carter Sales Co. adds $25,000 bonus to Clever Trevor Stakes
Officials from Carter Sales Co. announced today that horses from the OKC Summer Sale will be eligible for a $25,000 bonus if they win the Clever Trevor Stakes at Remington….
Stakes Schedule Set for Retama Park, El Joven and La Senorita Boosted by $25,000
Retama Park near San Antonio has set the stakes schedule for its 26-day Thoroughbred meet that is scheduled to run from September 5 to November 29. Racing will be conducted….
Texas-bred Ol Winedrinker Who Wins $75,000 Stakes at SunRay
Texas-bred Ol Winedrinker Who, last year’s Texas Champion Older Horse, got busy working on the defense of his title with an upset victory in Sunday’s $75,000 San Juan County Commissioners….
Georgia Horse Racing Coalition to Hold Exclusive Screening of “50 to 1” in Atlanta
Like California Chrome in 2014, Mine That Bird seemed to come out of nowhere to win the Kentucky Derby in 2009, pulling off a stunning upset. The Georgia Horse Racing….
Texas-bred Silver City Gelding Silverhill Aiming for G3 Bashford Manor at Churchill Downs
After taking the Debutante at Churchill Downs on Saturday with Robert G. Luttrell’s homebred Promise Me Silver, trainer Bret Calhoun has a 2-year-old gelding shipping to Louisville on Tuesday for….
Southern Racehorse Takes Top Honor at American Horse Publications Awards
Southern Racehorse magazine was honored as the winner of the general excellence award in the state or regional publication category at the American Horse Publications Annual Awards on June 21….
From Gold to Silver, Promise Me Silver Wins Another Debutante Stakes for Texas
For the second straight year, a 2-year-old Texas-bred gray filly from the barn of trainer Bret Calhoun invaded Churchill Downs to raid the Debutante Stakes. Last year, it was Clarence….
Strong Field Set for Inaugural Evangeline Downs Turf Sprint
Ten sprint specialists, including $800,000-plus lifetime earners and graded stakes winners Gantry and Sum of the Parts, were entered Tuesday in the inaugural running of the $300,000 Evangeline Downs Turf….
First Winner for Texas Stallion Grasshopper
Texas stallion Grasshopper was represented by his first winner on Sunday as his Texas-bred son Forte Feroce rolled to an easy victory at Emerald Downs near Seattle. The 2-year-old gelding,….
Historical Racing Moves Forward in Texas, TTA Members Asked to Help
On June 10, the Texas Racing Commission considered draft rules for the implementation of pari-mutuel wagering on historical races at licensed Texas racetracks. Those rules will now be published in….
Oklahoma Trainer Kicks Off Career with Rare Thoroughbred-Quarter Horse Double
Story by Greg Thompson, courtesy StallioneSearch.com On this past Friday night, Fair Meadows in Tulsa, Oklahoma, saw 27-year-old Tara Sanders, who is the daughter of 1995All American Futurity-winning trainer Gregg….
Pike Racing Forms ClubHouse Racing Partnership
Pike Racing LLC has announced it has formed ClubHouse Racing LLC, establishing a new venture syndicating exceptional 2-year-olds for racing. Partnerships are now being offered in two first-class Thoroughbreds, a….
First Winner for Texas Stallion Sing Baby Sing
Freshman Texas sire Sing Baby Sing had his first winner on Sunday when his son The Lone Roo scored a 4 ½-length victory at Lone Star Park. Trained by Jack….
Tommy Oliphant, Member of Texas Horse Racing Hall of Fame, Dies at 88
Oliver Tom “Tommy” Oliphant, 88, of Sabinal, Texas passed away on Tuesday, May 20. Tommy was born on March 2, 1926, in Matador, Texas, to the late Boone & Ruth….