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A unique guided tour of ICONS: The Photography of John Reardon will be offered at the National Horseracing Museum in Newmarket on Oct. 19. Photos of famous chefs, as well as horses are part of the exhibit. The tour will be guided by exhibition curator and wife of the late Reardon, Sacha Lehrfreund. Beginning at 2 p.m., the tour will last approximately 45 minutes and will be included with the price of museum admission. Tickets are £15 for adults with children free. The Moller Gallery of the National Horseracing Musuem...

The 12th annual Sporting Art Collection, presented by Keeneland in partnership with the Cross Gate Gallery of Lexington, will take place Friday, Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. ET in the Keeneland Sales Pavilion. A total of 203 lots will be offered showcasing a wide range of fine Sporting art and American painting as well as sculptures by masters of their genre. Among the offering are works by Sir Alfred J. Munnings, the official 2024 Breeders' Cup program-cover artwork by Charles Church, a group of quality LeRoy Neimans, New Western paintings...

A hearing at City Hall in Lexington, Kentucky is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 26 at 1:30 p.m. ET. in order to solicit comments from the public concerning the expansion of industrial-scale solar development in the county, the Fayette Alliance said in their monthly newsletter on Friday. After the public event, a future vote by the LFUCG Urban County Council will take place on the Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment proposed by the solar development company Silicon Ranch. The Fayette Alliance recently released their official position statement regarding the development of these...

Veteran jockey Corey Lanerie posted the 5,000th victory of his riding career Wednesday at Keeneland, coming with a patented move up the fence to guide the Chris Hartman-trained I Feel The Need (Keen Ice) in race three. He is the 38th jockey in history and is the 12th winningest among active riders behind the ageless Perry Ouzts. "It's beautiful," he said. "I have been waiting a long time and it seems like I got right on it and I could never get over the hump, but today we got over...

John Evans didn't know what to expect when he agreed to go to work for the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) as the equine program director at its farm at the Lowell Correctional Institute for Women in Ocala. He had been a steward, a trainer and a farm manager for Bridlewood Farm and Stoneway Farm, so, at the very least, this would be something different. Perhaps, maybe, less interesting, less rewarding. But a friend, the late Dick Hancock, longtime executive vice president of the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association, talked...

By Christie DeBernardis and Jessica Martini A $1.4-million son of super sire Into Mischief (Hip 604) led a sextet of seven-figure sellers during the opening session of Book 2 of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale Wednesday. Consigned by Summerfield on behalf of Stonestreet Stables, the colt was purchased by Larry Best of OXO Equine. With six horses eclipsing the million-dollar mark Wednesday, the sale total now comes to 28. During the equivalent session last year, just two yearlings brought seven figures, including the $1.7-million sale topper. "It was a great...

Patrick Canchari climbed aboard a horse earlier this month at Canterbury Park and led it briefly around the backstretch. That may not seem like a lot, but after he suffered a traumatic brain injury in a car wreck in March of 2020, one that doctors told his family could keep him in a vegetated state the rest of his life, it was a huge step in a recovery that continues to defy all predictions. "He's been making some good really progress," said his sister and legal guardian, Ashley Canchari. "Him...

Over the past decade, researchers and laypeople alike have noticed an increase in the prevalence of ticks throughout the Midwest. Some blame this "uptick" in ticks on global warming, while others attribute their proliferation on the increasing populations of wildlife in some areas. This increased population of ticks can put horses and other farm animals, as well as those taking care of them, at risk for tick-borne diseases, which means it is not only important to know how to manage and/or prevent them, but also how to get them tested...

Facing a July 1 federal mandate to get all licensed personnel and actively racing Thoroughbreds registered in accordance with the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA), representatives from that organization's Authority team fielded questions from industry participants Friday in an online "town hall" forum, where the most pertinent query had to do with whether horses will get scratched if their online HISA registrations are incomplete by that deadline. The short answer, according to the HISA Authority's chief executive officer, Lisa Lazarus, is yes. But her slightly longer explanation tells us...

Equiwinner™, an electrolye-balancing treatment that is best known for resolving and prevention of anhidrosis (non-sweaters) and exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH), can also reduce the attraction flies have to horses, it has been recently shown. "In the same way that sweat, manure and urine attract flies, so too, do improperly balanced fluids," said Barbara Socha of Signal-Health, the North American distributer of Equiwinner. "Because improperly balanced fluids in skin moisture or bodily secretions actually attract flies, particularly fluid exuding from the eyes, when the electrolytes are balanced and working properly, it...

The Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale gets underway at 10 a.m. Tuesday with the first of four sessions. The sale was originally scheduled to kick off Monday, but was delayed due to a winter snow storm in Lexington, which also pushed back the ship in date. The 1,631-horse catalogue is comprised of broodmares, racing/broodmare prospects, newly turned yearlings, horses of racing ages and stallions/stallion prospects. "It is a very solid catalogue with a lot of depth," said Cormac Breathnach, Keeneland's Director of Sales Operations. "The January Sale catalogue...

James Keogh's Grovendale Sales enjoyed a very strong Keeneland November Sale about seven weeks ago. Finishing in the top 10 on the consignor standings, Grovendale sold 62 head for $6.9 million and had an especially good showing during the auction's second session. The Irishman says he hopes that success will carry into the upcoming Keeneland January Sale, where his consignment will offer 42 horses. "We had several really, really nice mares and just feel very, very blessed. The ball just landed in our court," Keogh said of the November Sale....