The National Hockey League's Stanley Cup–one of the most celebrated trophies in sports–will travel to Saratoga Race Course Aug. 31. Fans of hockey and horse racing will have an opportunity to take photos with the Stanley Cup at no charge when it is on display from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Jockey Silks [...]

Bidding is now open for the Masterson Equestrian Trust's 20th Anniversary Auction, supporting equestrian green space in the Lexington, Kentucky area. Now in its 20th year, MET is a 501c3 nonprofit aimed at preserving and protecting Masterson Station Park as an equestrian facility from development and repurposing. Items up for auction include halters worn by [...]

Brook Smith and Carrie Brogden have been appointed to the board of directors of Thoroughbred Charities of America, the organization announced Wednesday. Current directors Marette Farrell and Marshall Gramm were named secretary and treasurer, respectively. Smith is a resident of Louisville, Kentucky. After graduating from Clemson University with a degree in finance, he returned to [...]

Annelie Rodde has quickly become a recognisable face on the European sales circuit and has cut her teeth with some of the biggest consignors of foals, yearlings and breeze-up horses.  A daughter of Peter and Aline Rodde, who run the historic Gestut Westerberg in Germany, the youngster was destined to make her career in the [...]

The Fasig-Tipton August Digital Sale, which attracted 830 registered bidders–a record for the platform–concluded Tuesday with 181 horses sold for $3,659,700. The clearance rate was 79% and the average was $25,592. The online auction was topped by Something Wicked (Gun Runner) (hip 5), who sold for $260,000 to HX3 Incorporated from the consignment of Northview [...]

McPeek Racing at Magdalena Farm has joined Horse Country and will begin offering tours of its breeding and racing stable Sept. 4. Magdalena Farm is the Lexington base of trainer Kenny McPeek and tours of the farm will offer guests a unique opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look at a leading racing stable and breeding [...]

Longtime owner and breeder Leonard Riggio, founder of the bookstore giant Barnes & Noble, passed away Tuesday in New York City, according to the Wall Street Journal. He was 83 and had been battling Alzheimer's disease. A native of Brooklyn, New York, Riggio acquired a single Barnes & Noble store in Manhattan in 1971 and [...]

Elio Barrera captured the first riding title of his young career and Juan Larrosa fended off a number of challengers in a tightly contested trainer's race at the Evangeline Downs Thoroughbred meet which concluded Saturday. Michele Rodriguez's Elite Thoroughbred Racing repeated as the meet's leading owner. Barrera, a 22-year-old from Guatemala in his second full [...]

Jockey Brian Hernandez, who was fined $1,250, will also serve a one-day suspension for the ride on Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna) in last weekend's GI Travers Stakes, reports Daily Racing Form Tuesday. Issued by the Horse Racing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) and signed by NYRA steward Victor Escobar, the penalty was levied for using [...]

The new Siena Men's Basketball Head Coach Gerry McNamara will take part in a meet-and-greet with fans at Saratoga Race Course on Friday, Aug. 30, according to a New York Racing Association release Tuesday. Prior to the start of his first season as head coach of the Saints, Coach McNamara will visit Saratoga on Friday [...]

Two bodies were found at in the stable area at Ellis Park in Henderson Kentucky Tuesday morning, according to the Henderson County Sherriff's Office. “On August 27th, at approximately 12:35 a.m., deputies were dispatched to Ellis Park Racing & Gaming, in reference to an unconscious subject in the back(stretch) area,” read a press release from [...]

Inglis Digital USA has hired Satomi Oka to be the company's Japanese representative, according to a release Tuesday. In the role, Oka will work to grow the company's buying base in Japan by recruiting new registered buyers to the Inglis Digital USA platform, increasing awareness of the company, and bringing horses to the attention of [...]