One of the essential and time-honored aspects of Thoroughbred breeders’ day-to-day operations – security – is, along with the rest of 21st-century business, undergoing a transformation in the digital age.
While a camera in a foaling barn is nothing new, Mare Stare has upped the ante by allowing the public to witness equine births while also providing a valuable security service to mare owners.
Patrick Smithwick has been awarded the seventh annual Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award, for his 2012 autobiographical work Flying Change: A Year of Racing and Family and Steeplechasing.
The Jockey Club’s Thoroughbred Incentive Program has announced that it will recognize and honor the 17 riders set to compete with registered Thoroughbreds at the prestigious Rolex Kentucky three-day event, to be held April 25-28 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky.
Grade 3 winner Twice the Appeal and multiple Grade 2-placed winner Sway Away have both been retired and will begin their stallion careers at Premier Equine Center in Oakdale, Calif.
A half-brother to Kentucky Derby and Dubai World Cup winner Animal Kingdom was foaled April 10 at Shadai Farm on the island of Hokkaido, Japan.
More than 500 British flat races throughout the year will benefit from a share of a 1-million pound prize money contribution from the British Trustees of the European Breeders’ Fund, Racing Post reports.
Two more Grade 1 3-year-old prep races were showcased on Saturday, April 6 as contenders continued to rise and fall one month away from the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby.
I'll Call kept it all in the family for his connections on Friday, winning at first asking in a one-mile turf maiden special weight event on Keeneland’s opening day.
Michael’s Flyer, a stakes-placed winner and pensioned stallion, was euthanized due to the infirmities of old age April 4 at Ellen Jackson’s Victory Rose Thoroughbreds in Vacaville, Calif. He was 27.
