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Whether it’s a single-day sprint or a two-week marathon, it takes a lot to get through a Thoroughbred auction. Every veteran member of the bloodstock industry has their own rituals and habits to kick-start long days of showing, selling, and buying, and sustain that energy until their last horse goes …
The American Horse Council (AHC) is pleased to offer the 2019 edition of the AHC Tax Handbook, informing members of the horse industry about major changes brought about by landmark tax reform legislation, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) of 2017. This statute rewrites key provisions of the U.S. …
Two weanlings by Constitution – a colt purchased for $150,000 and a filly sold for $145,000 – were the high sellers of Monday’s sixth session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale. Dailey Bloodstock purchased the session-topping colt, who is out of the winning Dixie Union mare Spikes and was …
Juddmonte Farms announced the 2020 stud fees for the farm’s U.S.-based stallions, led by four-time Grade 1 winner Arrogate. The richest North American racehorse in history, with earnings of $17,422,600, will stand the 2020 breeding season for a fee of $50,000 stands and nurses. Arrogate’s first weanlings sold at the …
Jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr., leading rider at the Big A fall meet, rode five winners from seven mounts on Monday’s Veterans Day card, including a sweep of the Late Pick 3 at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, N.Y. Ortiz, Jr., who was recently named the winner of the 17th Bill …
Six Hong Kong Jockey Club licensees are among the 21 people arrested this week in a bust of an illegal bookmaking ring in Hong Kong, according to the South China Morning Post. Two unnamed assistant trainers and four stable staff are alleged to have passed insider information onto other operants …
With three stakes wins and strong weekly statistics, Paco Lopez was voted Jockeys’ Guild Jockey of the Week for Nov. 4-10, 2019. The award is voted on by a panel of experts for riding accomplishments by members of the Jockeys’ Guild, the organization which represents more than 950 riders in …
There is no avoiding the reality that fractures sustained while training and racing is the most pressing of the challenges facing Thoroughbred racing. Veterinarians, trainers, and their support workers at Santa Anita Park have made some dramatic improvements to their system of checks and balances and have significantly reduced their …
Command Post, a stakes-placed son of Harlan’s Holiday, has been retired and will stand the upcoming breeding season at WynOaks Farm in Pennsylvania. He will stand for $2,000 S&N. Campaigned by Gary and Mary West and trained by Jason Servis, Command Post hit the board in all but one of …
Oct. 27, 1990, was the most somber day I’ve spent at a racetrack. That was when the New York Racing Association hosted the Breeders’ Cup at Belmont Park for the first time on a sunny but cold afternoon. Two horses perished in the day’s first championship race when Mr. Nickerson …
