“The impact is not just the earnings potential for the stable, but the broader ramifications for breeding.” This is where the real revenue is earned for a business like Godolphin, which has 26 stallions in Australia, charging up to $82,500 to service a mare. A win in a race such […]
Spread the word 16      [embedded content] A beloved dressage pony is breathing easier thanks to a new pulmonary function test developed at Indiana’s Purdue University. After lameness, respiratory-related health conditions are the most common cause of an equine athlete’s poor performance. Equine athletes require about 64 to […]
THE owner of The Cliffsofmoher, the horse that died at the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, has revealed how heartbroken he is over the tragic event. The five-year-old had to be put down after fracturing a shoulder early in the race, sparking outrage among critics of the racing industry. Owner Nick […]
Ariel Camilo/freeimages.com Ariel Camilo/freeimages.com More Headlines LA VISTA, Neb. – Police in the Omaha suburb of La Vista recently called on their inner cowboys to help corral several loose horses near Interstate 80. The Omaha World-Herald reports that the horses belonged to a group of Wisconsin elk hunters who were […]
Accelerate, trainer John Sadler’s 5-2 favorite and, perhaps, his best shot to end a 44-race winless streak in the Breeders’ Cup Thoroughbred Championships, did just that Saturday by capturing the biggest prize of them all, the $6 million Classic at Churchill Downs. As sweet as ending the streak was, Accelerate’s […]
UIG via Getty Images via CNN The wild horses at Shackleford Banks “have incredible instincts” when it comes to protecting themselves. UIG via Getty Images via CNN The wild horses at Shackleford Banks “have incredible instincts” when it comes to protecting themselves. Related Content (CNN) – Wild horses roaming North […]
Trouble has continued for the FEI World Equestrian Games, which are being held in North Carolina this year. On Friday, the FEI announced that a horse that had been ridden in the endurance championship had died. A 20-year-old Anglo-Arab gelding named Barack Obama was euthanized Friday because of kidney problems, […]
Vegan filmmaker Kevin Smith and his daughter, Harley Quinn Smith, are now the namesakes for rescue lambs at Farm Sanctuary, the nation’s first shelter for rescued farm animals. Via Instagram, Smith shared an image of the lambs and wrote, “Meet Kevin, Harley and Quinn!” The news follows this Thanksgiving, when the “Clerks” creator appeared alongside his daughter in a […]
MARGARET was furious. A horse had died in the Melbourne Cup after being whipped to death – well at least that’s how she saw it – and she was in a right old state. Margaret didn’t know much about racing. Or horses for that matter. But she was upset. So […]
Churchill Downs and Keeneland are jointly asking the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission to allow them to bring harness racing to Louisville in 2019 and Christian County in 2020. WKY Development, a joint venture between Churchill Downs and Keeneland, on Tuesday filed an application for a 10-day standardbred racing meet in […]