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• Simulators, invaluable rehabilitation

  Many jockeys are injured during their horse racing career, some suffering more life threatening injuries than others, but one fact remains the same for all of them, they need rehabilitation and ...

• Zenyatta Makes It 17

  Every year a number of top fillies and mares, three years old and older, make their way to the Hollywood Park Racecourse in California to participate in the Vanity Invitational Handicap. This ...

• Pacific Classic at Del Mar

  The first Pacific Classic was run at Del Mar Racecourse on 10 August 1991, It has seen legendary horses such as Best Pal, Cigar, Lava Man, Tinners Way, Dare and GO and Candy Ride in its starting ...

• Moonstone Shines at the Darley Irish Oaks

  It seems that there is just no stopping Aidan O’Brian this year, as he steams ahead after securing his thirteenth Group 1 win for 2008, with winning seven classics in a row and the four ...

• 2011 Belmont Action

  All the big names were lined up in the starting gates for the running of the 143rd Belmont Stakes this weekend, including Animal Kingdom, Mucho Macho Man, Shackleford and a long shot named Ruler ...

• Tattersalls Horse Racing Sponsorship of Gold Cup Extended

  Here has been a boost to horse racing among older horses as Tattersalls have agreed to continue their support of the Group 1 Tattersalls Gold Cup at The Curragh Racecourse until 2009. The new ...

• Secretariat “Vox Populi” Award Finalists Announced

  When the announcement of the finalists for the Secretariat "Vox Populi" Award was made recently, the response from horse racing fans was almost immediate...

• Ownership Opportunities for Punters

  Founders and developers of the new horse racing related site, Blood-Ex, hope to revolutionize the horse racing industry. It is a site that will offer the public and loyal racing punters the ...

• John Henry – King of the Turf

  On the 8th of October 2007, the horse racing industry bid farewell to one of their racing greats and a living legend, John Henry. He did not start out as a racing favorite and many did not think ...

• The Prestigious Vodacom Durban July

  If there is one horse racing event that completely hogs the limelight every year in South Africa, it has to be the Durban July. This premier horse racing event is South Africa’s equivalent to ...

• Ireland Horse Racing Proposes 2 Day Declaration System

  The British Horse Racing Regulatory Authority has agreed to consider a proposal from its Irish horse racing constituent, to implement a 2-day declaration system. Punters should welcome this as ...

• The Magic of Oaklawn

  Oaklawn Park is located in Hot Springs, Arkansas, nestled in the Quachita Mountains. I recently spent the weekend there and had a great one-on-one interview with Terry Wallace. (Yes, I did cash ...