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Nicholasville Horseman Dan James one of 26 selected for Thoroughbred Makeover project
Dan James of Double Dan Horsemanship has been selected as one of 26 trainers from across the US to participate in the Retired Racehorse Training Project’s Thoroughbred Makeover. The makeover begins shortly and will concluded October 5-6, 2013 …
Thoroughbred Horse Show Association waves Spring Show late entry fee through May 24
The Thoroughbred Horse Show Association (TBHS) is making plans to showcase off-the-track Thoroughbreds that are now competing as hunters and jumpers and in dressage during its second Spring Show on June 1 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. To …
Billy Reed: Calumet jockey not wearing devils’ red-and-blue? Horse-racing blasphemy, I say!
As in most things, I’m a traditionalist when it comes to sports uniforms. The New York Yankees must always be in pinstripes. The Indiana University basketball team must never give up the candy-striped warmup pants. The University of Michigan should …
Madison Scott’s passion for horses, love
for Smarty Jones leads from Texas to UK
By Carl Nathe and Sarah Geegan Special to KyForward Madison Scott’s track to the University of Kentucky began when she was 10 years old. From Austin, Texas, she grew up far away from Lexington horse farms and …
No Triple crown again this year, as Oxbow
is surprise Preakness winner, Orb is fourth
Jockey Gary Stevens, out of a 12-year retirement, rode Oxbow wire-to-wire to an upset Preakness win for his “father figure,” trainer D. Wayne Lucas, assuring another year without a Triple Crown winner. Oxbow is the first Calumet Farm winner …
TOBA to offer breeding clinic in Lex May 31
The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) announced today that it will hold a Thoroughbred Breeding Clinic Friday, May 31 – Sunday, June 2 in Lexington, Ky. The clinic, sponsored by Blood-Horse Publications, will offer topics including planning a …
Liane Crossley: Orb has eight Preakness challengers for second phase of Triple Crown
Kentucky Derby winner Orb takes another giant leap toward his attempt at sweeping the Triple Crown when he face eight rivals in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in the Baltimore suburbs. The race is set …
Ginny Grulke, ‘face of the Kentucky Horse Council,’ to retire as executive director July 1
The Kentucky Horse Council Board of Directors announces the retirement of Ginny Grulke, executive director of the council since 2005. Grulke will officially retire July 1, 2013, but she will assist with the transition of the new executive director and …
Keeneland to host annual celebrations
for Preakness, Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
Keeneland will host its annual Preakness Day celebration on Saturday, featuring picnics in the paddock, crab cakes and a full afternoon of simulcast wagering. Gates open at Keeneland at 9 a.m. ET with grandstand mutuels opening at 10:30 a.m. …
Ky. Equine Humane Center, Unwanted Horse Coalition to host Operation Gelding June 22
The Kentucky Equine Humane Center is pleased to partner with the Unwanted Horse Coalition (UHC) and Hagyard Equine Medical Institute to provide a no-cost gelding clinic. The new UHC program will provide funds and materials to assist organizations, associations …
Kentucky Spring I and II Hunter Jumper Shows under way at Kentucky Horse Park
The The Kentucky Spring I and II Hunter Jumper Shows, competition is under way, attracting some of the nation’s best competitors to the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. During the Kentucky Spring Horse Show this week, May 8-12, …
Central Kentucky Riding for Hope Military Appreciation Day May 18 at Ky. Horse Park
Central Kentucky Riding for Hope (CKRH) has again partnered with the Kentucky National Guard and the Kentucky Horse Park to present Military Appreciation Day on May 18 at the Kentucky Horse Park. “This event enables us to honor our …
Natural Bridge State Park to host sixth annual Kentucky Trail Summit November 15-17
The sixth annual Kentucky Trail Summit, designed as an educational and networking event for Kentucky’s horseback trail users, will be held on November 15-17, 2013 at the beautiful Natural Bridge State Park in Slade, Kentucky. Sponsored by the Kentucky …
Kentucky Breeder’s Incentive Fund awards Derby, Oaks incentives for eighth year
The breeders of Kentucky Derby winner Orb will soon be picking up more prize money, earning $50,000 from the Kentucky Breeders’ Incentive Fund (KBIF). Orb, out of Lady Liberty and sired by Malibu Moon, was bred in Kentucky by …
KHRC receives clean post-race drug test results from all Kentucky Oaks, Derby horses
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) Tuesday received the post-race test results from both the Kentucky Oaks and the Kentucky Derby and the data shows that all samples have been cleared with no irregularities found. The KHRC’s official laboratory, …
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