After Turf Racing Halted and HISA Steps In, Parx Issues Statement
August 29, 2024
Pennsylvania's Parx Racing has issued a statement following news the turf course at the Bensalem track has been closed due to dangerous conditions. For background on the situation, which included the breakdown of Causes Trouble (Creative Cause) Aug. 24, please click here. HISA released a statement earlier Thursday indicating a series of tests will be [...]
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Two-Day Seminar Geared To Future Equine Practitioners Set For Aug. 30-31
August 29, 2024
Encouraging undergraduates to enter equine practice after graduation, Opportunities in Equine Practice Seminar (OEPS) will hold a two-day seminar starting Friday, Aug. 30 at the Griffin Gate Marriott in Lexington, Kentucky, the organization said in a Thursday release. Reestablished in 2023 after a ten-year hiatus, the event hosts third-year veterinary students (Class of 2026) with [...]
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Update: Parx Turf Course To Be Tested Per HISA
August 29, 2024
On Wednesday, Aug. 28 it was reported that HISA and the local horsemen's group pressured Parx management to close down its turf course. Now the racetrack is planning to put the surface through a series of tests, according to a statement issued by HISA on Thursday. Parx management has informed the oversight organization that they [...]
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Monmouth Transferred To Drazin's Darby Under New 85-Year Lease, 80-Acre Development Planned
August 29, 2024
After a dozen years as lessee of Monmouth Park Racetrack, the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association (NJTHA), in conjunction with the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority (NJSEA) has transferred the racetrack, effective immediately, to Dennis Drazin's Darby Development LLC, under a new 85-year lease agreement, the track said in a release on Thursday. Darby [...]
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Dee Urges Fans To Attend 'Finding Value' Bloodstock Forum At Tattersalls
August 29, 2024
Federation of Bloodstock Agents [FBA] member Charlie Dee has urged industry stakeholders and racing fans alike to attend the 'Finding Value At The Yearling Sales' forum at Park Paddocks on the eve of the Tattersalls Somerville Yearling Sale. The discussion will be chaired by Gina Bryce and the panel features Oliver St Lawrence, Alex Elliott, [...]
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Juddmonte's Laurel Dies From Heart Attack On The Gallops
August 29, 2024
Promising Juddmonte homebred Laurel (GB) (Kingman {GB}) sustained a fatal heart attack during training on Thursday. Trained by John and Thady Gosden, the 2022 G1 Sun Chariot Stakes runner-up was last seen running second to Running Lion (GB) (Roaring Lion) in the G2 Duke Of Cambridge Stakes at Royal Ascot in June. A winner of [...]
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O'Brien Team Confirms City Of Troy Set For Breeders' Cup Workout at Southwell
August 29, 2024
City Of Troy (Justify) will head to Southwell for a racecourse gallop on September 20 as part of his build-up to the Breeders' Cup Classic. Winner of the Derby and Eclipse, City Of Troy stamped his authority at York last week when making all for victory in the Juddmonte International, smashing Sea The Stars's course-record [...]
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Jockey Club Elects New Stewards Fenton and Viola, New Members Magnier and O'Rourke, Among Others
August 29, 2024
The Jockey Club has elected new stewards and members to its rolls, the organization said in a release on Thursday morning. The new stewards are Gary Fenton, David O'Farrell, Everrett R. Dobson and Vincent Viola. William S. Farish Jr. (vice chair) was re-elected. The remaining stewards are Stuart S. Janney III (chair), Ian D. Highet [...]
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Organisations Unite in Support of Updated Sales Welfare Guidelines
August 28, 2024
Updated guidelines for the preparation and sale of thoroughbred breeding and young stock at public auction were published Wednesday by the Thoroughbred Breeders' Association (TBA), Irish Thoroughbred Breeders' Association (ITBA), Goffs, Tattersalls and the Federation of Bloodstock Agents, ahead of the forthcoming yearling sales season. Available digitally, the guidance aims to help new and existing [...]
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Mike Repole Joins TDN Writers' Room Podcast
August 28, 2024
The public may have given up on Fierceness (City of Light) before the GI DraftKings Travers S., sending last year's 2-year-old champion off at 7-2. It was all about his inability to string together two good races. But owner Mike Repole remained confident and that confidence was rewarded in the Travers in a victory that [...]
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Stakes-Placed Superwolf An Eighth Winner For Freshman Instagrand
August 28, 2024
2nd-Thistledown, $33,900, (S), Msw, 8-28, 2yo, 6f, 1:11.64, my, 13 lengths. SUPERWOLF (g, 2, Instagrand–Sunshineandsilence, by Speightstown) debuted in the local Cleveland Kindergarten Stakes Aug. 10 and argued the pace through the middle furlongs before settling for a promising runner-up effort. Accordingly off at 1-20 against maidens this time around, the Marion Gorham runner sprinted [...]
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Shin Emperor Arrives in Chantilly Ahead of Arc Tilt
August 28, 2024
After making the long journey from his Japanese base, Group 3 winner Shin Emperor (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) arrived in Chantilly on August 27 ahead of an intended engagement in the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. The three-year-old will use Chantilly as his training base ahead of Longchamp's marquee race on the first Sunday in [...]
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