Champion Quarter Horse Moonist dies from colic
Moonist, the champion aged Quarter Horse of 2015, was euthanized late Tuesday after complications from colic.
Steve AndersenJun 22, 2016
Moonist, the champion aged Quarter Horse of 2015, was euthanized late Tuesday after complications from colic.
Otabek Umarov, the owner-trainer suspended recently by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission for 10 years, will appear before a Franklin County Circuit Court judge in Frankfort, Ky., on Wednesday morning for a request of a stay of the commission’s sanction.
Jay Hickey, the outgoing president of the American Horse Council, has been presented with the AHC’s highest honor, the Rolapp Award.
There is a pick six carryover of $190,743 entering Wednesday’s card at Belmont Park after the wager went unhit for a third consecutive card on Sunday.
Trainer Mac Robertson won the 1,000th race of his career when Thunder and Honey won the seventh race at Canterbury Park on Saturday.
A racehorse based at Ruidoso Downs was confirmed positive for the equine herpesvirus late Friday, the New Mexico track announced on Saturday.
Janet VanBebber has been named the American Quarter Horse Association’s chief racing officer, the organization announced on Friday. VanBebber, a former trainer who raced extensively in Louisiana and Texas, will oversee the AQHA racing department and be responsible for developing new programs.
The Oklahoma Racing Commission on Thursday ordered a new hearing in a case concerning a fight between two riders during the running of a Will Rogers Downs race May 21.
Santa Anita’s month-long project to replace its turf course is on schedule for completion by early July, according to track senior vice president Joe Morris.
The racing board approved a request from Del Mar to alter the portions of the pick six pool dedicated to payoffs, or for carryovers when there are no winning tickets, and the amount paid to consolation tickets.