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• Honoring Excellence in American Thoroughbred Racing

  Named in honor of the 18th century British racehorse, Eclipse, the Eclipse Awards were established in 1971 to honor the champions of American thoroughbred horse racing. The Eclipse Awards are ...

• A day to Remember for Sumacha’hot

  The atmosphere was electric at Laurel Park Racecourse on Saturday, 26 September 2009, and spectators were scrambling to get their bets in and seats secured. The main race of the day was the Jim ...

• Geelong Disappointment

  Australia only has three synthetic racecourses, of which Geeling ThoroughTrack is one. And when a synthetic track begins to cause problems, it affects everyone in the horse racing community. ...

• Murawih Opens Dubai Racing Club Season

  The 2008 – 2009 UAE horse racing season kicked off on Thursday, 6 November 2008. Emirates Airline again sponsored the opening event to the delight of the Dubai Racing Club. The Winter Racing ...

• Rachel Alexandra rules the Woodward

  Rachel Alexandra became a racing sensation on 16 May 2009, when she swept past her male counterparts at the prestigious Preakness Stakes and became the first filly since 1926, to win this leg of ...

• Aiming for the Prestigious Eclipse Awards

  Every year many breeders and owners hold onto the hope that their horse will walk away with one of the prestigious Eclipse Awards, such as the Horse of the Year Award. It is a ceremony that has ...

• Why You Should Back the NTRA

  Horse racing lovers all over the world may support or oppose President Bush, but his exclusion of our favorite sport from his new gambling ban is certainly a matter for universal celebration! ...

• Concern over Hendra Outbreak

  As the July Grafton racing carnival kicks off, officials are doing all they can to reassure the public and the horse racing community that there is no need for concern in regard to the recent ...

• Horse Racing Project with China

  It seems that United States horse racing and the horse industry is moving its boundaries, with twenty-nine horses being shipped out to China recently. Though horse racing is illegal in China, ...

• Wild Again Laid to Rest

  “We all knew this day would come, but that doesn’t make it any easier to accept,” an emotional Robert Clay commented in the wake of Wild Again being euthanized. “At 28 years old, he lived a long ...

• Secretariat Nominated for 2013 CHRHF Honor

  Details of the election ballot for the 2013 Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (CHRHF) have been released, with the results of the election process due to be made known on April 9, 2013. Changes ...

• 2007 World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings

  The World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings for 2007 have just recently been released by the IFHA, or International Federation of Horse racing Authorities. Two official rankings are released every ...