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• Virtual Horse Racing at the National Museum of Racing

  There can be little doubt that thousands of people across the globe have wondered at some stage of their lives what it would be like to ride a race horse or participate as a jockey in a horse ...

• Euroears a Hot New Favorite

  Euroears is now a seven-year-old veteran of the horse racing industry, and was bred in Kentucky. He began his career with six magnificent consecutive victories, but started raking in various ...

• Whipping under Scrutiny

  On Tuesday, 14 June 2011, Royal Ascot week kicked off in full swing. Even though the festive atmosphere and thrilling live horse racing action has captured spectators’ undivided attention, there ...

• Heat Exhaustion in Horses

  Summer months can be harsh due to high temperatures, and this can be just as dangerous to horses as it can to humans. Competitive horses are at greater risk, as they are expected to perform at ...

• The Sunland Derby surprise

  Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino are getting ready for major horse racing action on Sunday, 29 March 2009. It is the running of the seventh Sunland Derby, and besides for this exciting event ...

• Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit

  The first Welfare and Safety of Racehorse Summit was held in October 2006 and was coordinated by the Grayston-Jockey Research Foundation and The Jockey Club. This year the second summit is ...

• Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds Racecourse

  The Louisiana Derby, or what was to become the Louisiana Derby, was inaugurated in 1898, with the first winner of this spectacular race being Presbyterian. As with the race itself, the ...

• 2008 Hall of Fame Inductees

  On the 4th of August 2008, at Saratoga Springs in New York, six new names will be added to distinguished list of people and horses who have made it into the National Museum of Racing Hall of ...

• Triple Crown Dreams

  If the Kentucky Derby is where every horseman's dreams are made, then the Belmont Stakes is where it is often dashed. A grueling schedule, fresh horses, and freak accidents are just some of the ...

• Well Armed rocks Dubai

  Since its inauguration in 1996, the Dubai World Cup has become a prestigious international horse racing event that is held at the Nad Al Sheba Racecourse every year. It is a Group 1 event for ...

• 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 ...

• The John Smith’s People’s Race Charity Event

  The jockeys are led into the starting gates, in front of them the track lies quietly waiting their arrival and below them are the gracious giants that will give their best effort to carry them ...