Thoroughbred Racing Weekend Advance
By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer This weekend: Four big graded stakes at Gulfstream Park and Black Caviar stretching out to 7 furlongs in Australia in quest of her 18th straight win.
New drugs schedule makes horse racing a sure thing
( Queensland University of Technology ) QUT professor of biosciences, Martin Sillence, said the new research pinpointed the length of time it took for 18 of the most commonly used therapeutic drugs to work their way out of a horse's system, providing greater certainty for horse owners, trainers and vets."Because horses are prohibited from racing with any trace of drugs in their system, the ...
NY Racing Board Sticks Trainer with Verbal Abuse Fine
Thoroughbred horse racing trainer Diane Balsamo is $500 poorer, now that the New York Racing and Wagering Board has upheld a fine imposed for a temper flare in 2011. As The Saratogian reported January 25, Balsamo apparently blew up at the Belmont Park track veterinarian and her...
New HBO Series 'Luck' Investigated for Horse Mistreatment
David Milch's new HBO series "Luck," a dramatic depiction of the dark and seedy side of thoroughbred horse racing and betting, has been investigated for the treatment of its four-legged stars after two horses broke their legs and were euthanized during the show's production, " The New York Observer " reported on Monday.
UPI Thoroughbred Racing Roundup
By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer Wrap-up of thoroughbred stakes action.
Dustin Hoffman's horse-racing drama under fire
TV bosses behind Dustin Hoffman's new thoroughbred racing drama Luck have come under fire from animal rights activists after two horses were put down due to injuries sustained on set.
Beyer: Trakus's great data should be available to all handicappers
In no sport is data more important than in Thoroughbred racing, because billions of dollars in wagers are based on information about horses’ past performances. Yet the industry’s data-gathering is a product of the Stone Age.
New racing technology could offer vast amounts of data to handicappers
MIAMI — In no sport is data more important than in thoroughbred racing, because billions of dollars in wagers are based on information about horses’ past performances. Yet the industry’s data-gathering is a product of the Stone Age. Read full article >>
Horse of the Year Havre De Grace Completes Trio of Top Girls
Havre de Grace, translated "Haven of Grace," zoomed to the top of the Thoroughbred horse racing world for 2011, winning the Horse of the Year Eclipse Award. The 2007 Kentucky-bred bay filly, trained by J. Larry Jones, is owned by Rick Porter's Fox Hill Farms.