Former Owner, Steinhoff CEO Jooste Dies at 63
Markus Jooste, the former racehorse owner at the center of South Africa's largest corporate fraud in history, has died at the age of 63 in South Africa after sustaining a gunshot wound. Local media re...
Racing in Dubai Catalogs 48 Lots for March 26 Sale
"We work closely with Godolphin and Marie Sullivan who hand-selects horses for the sale. We look to have nearly 50 horses for the sale, and these horses have to stay in the UAE and race here the follo...
Oaklawn Park Adds New Eclipse Stakes to Schedule
Oaklawn Park has adjusted its stakes schedule after losing four cards earlier this year to winter weather. The track has added the $175,000 Eclipse Stakes for older horses at six furlongs April 7....
California Purse Overpayments in Focus as Handle Drops
Following substantial purse overpayments at Golden Gate Fields, Santa Anita Park, and Del Mar, California Horse Racing Board staff is working on changes to its race meet applications, CHRB executive d...
Kim Friedman & Electalena shine at TRFAM Non Pro Challenge Qualifier
In the heart of Scottsdale, Arizona, amidst the thrill of the Cactus Reining Classic, Kim Friedman and her tenacious equine companion, Electalena (Electric Code x Starlight O Lena x Paddys Irish Whisk...
Cotran Elected to FTHA Board of Directors
The FTHA is supervised and managed by a board of no fewer than 11 and no more than 15 directors. For 2024, Chester Bishop, Jonathan Green, Teresa Palmer, and Ron Spatz were re-elected, and new to the ...
McCarthy Not Thinking Past Jeff Ruby With Endlessly
Six weeks before the Kentucky Derby (G1) May 4 at Churchill Downs, there are already those with "Derby Fever," caught up in the desire to run any eligible horse in the first leg of the Triple Crown. J...