Max Hodge

In horse racing, performance matters. I am a bloodstock agent and my performance is measured by the winning post. If I don't perform, I no longer have the credibility to earn a living buying racehorses. The Jockey Club was founded "not only to encourage the development of the thoroughbred horse, but to establish racing on such a footing that it may command the interests as well as the confidence and favourable opinion of the public." I moved to Kentucky to work in the horse business in 2000. Since then: The...

It is time for Stuart Janney to make his greatest gift to racing. On Sunday afternoon, I received a text from a colleague alerting me that I should tune into 60 Minutes later that night to watch their feature, "Horse Racing Reform?" Never before has it been more clear that as the sun begins to set on 2023, we are well past time to modernize the structure of The Jockey Club to make it accountable to all Thoroughbred industry stakeholders. The Jockey Club ought to be a fair representation of...

The Enhanced Catalogue, featuring Virtual Inspection Videos, for the Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearlings Showcase may be viewed online. Held at Fasig-Tipton's Newtown Paddocks in Lexington, Kentucky Sept. 9 and 10, the sale will begin each day at 10 am. The Enhanced Catalogue provides an individual webpage, which feature "Virtual Inspection Videos" (walking videos). Videos may be "favorited" either in the index, or on the video itself, to create a short list of hips that can then be shared via Email, Facebook, or Twitter. Buyers may also utilize the index to filter...