Massachusetts Thoroughbred Breeders' Association

Royal Breeze Racing, a racing and breeding operation located in Harvard, Massachusetts, owns two Mass-breds, a yearling by Frosted and a weanling by Beau Liam. That may not seem like a lot but when you consider that only five horses were foaled in the state between 2021 and 2023, Royal Breeze has become a leader in an industry still trying to figure out how to stay afloat when there are no racetracks in the state. The last one left was Suffolk Downs, which has not raced since 2019. "We'd rather...

With no track available to host races in its home state, a cross-border plan by the Massachusetts Thoroughbred Breeders' Association (MTBA) to fund and run a $35,000 stakes race at Ontario's Fort Erie Racetrack got scuttled Tuesday when the van carrying all six entrants didn't arrive on schedule. "Basically it was just a series of delays that prevented the horses from getting here on time," Antonietta Culic, Fort Erie's marketing and media relations director, told TDN. "They had to arrive by 11:30 a.m. to receive Lasix, and they weren't able...