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• The Equestrian and Racing Industry Gives Back

  It is not every day that the opportunity arises to help service men and woman, who have been injured. To assist in raising funds, the Horses for Heroes initiative has recently been launched and ...

• The Heat was on at Worcester

  After almost ten months of sorting out a waterlogged racecourse, Worcester Racecourse was only too happy to open its doors to horse racing in the beginning of May. But yesterday, 1 July 2009, ...

• Jack o’Lantern Lights up Hollywood Prevue Stakes

  Jack o’Lantern was purchased by Purple Shamrock Racing and Bruce Chandler at the 2007 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October sale for $10 500. Trainer Richard Matlow immediately liked Jack o’ Lantern, ...

• George Bakers Victorious

  The fact that a horse named George Baker eventually developed into a winning horse and recently took the John Smith's Handicap, which was hosted at the Leicester Racecourse, is not such an ...

• Big Brown’s Little Girl

  The new year brings new hope for the future of Girl Power with the birth of almost Triple Crown winner Big Brown's first foal. As evidenced by this past Monday's Eclipse Awards, the 2009 ...

• Injury Database Launched

  In 1894, the Jockey Club was founded with their main objectives and goals being to improve the Thoroughbred horse racing industry by becoming the registry for the breed, finding solutions to ...

• Sea the Stars victory at Longchamp

  The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe is held at the famous Longchamp Racecourse in Paris, France, every year, and is one of the most prestigious horse racing events on the racing calendar. Many ...

• An Urgent Need for a Technology Injection – Horse Racing

  Aintree, near Liverpool is a place steeped in history. The race course is a highlight of this quaint village, and the Grand National, a top annual event here is watched by thousands in person ...

• Scientists Discover Trotting Ability is Genetic

  A groundbreaking study in the field of genetics has revealed that some horses are not able to trot or pace, regardless of their training, while for others trotting is a breeze. The discovery ...

• Bold Chieftain Rules Supreme

  The Sunshine Millions Classic was inaugurated in 1981, and is hosted by at Santa Anita Park Racecourse. It is an event for four-year-old horses and older, and carries a purse of $1 million. Only ...

• Elusive Bluff Claims Pilgrim

  The Pilgrim Stakes was supposed to take place on Sunday, at Belmont Park Racecourse, but had to be postponed due to bad weather. On Wednesday, the contenders for this $159 300 Grade 3 event ...

• Barbaro…our new hope! – Horse Racing

  "Oh boy, is this great?" That's what Kent Dorfman said in Animal House many years ago. And it's that same adage that could be said right now about the eye-popping and heartwarming performance ...