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Articles by Blood-Horse Staff
Dutrow Licensing Case Could Have Lasting Implications
May 31, 2011
One of the horse racing industry's closely watched legal proceedings begins May 31 as state regulators in New Read More
Zenyatta In Foal at 60 Days
May 31, 2011
Zenyatta, the 2010 Horse of the Year owned by Jerry and Ann Moss, has been pronounced in foal at the 60-day Read More
KEDRC Involved in Race-Day Medication Issue
May 27, 2011
The Kentucky Equine Drug Research Council (KEDRC), citing its statutory mission, will be involved in the horse Read More
Full Brother to Barbaro Born
May 21, 2011
Full brother to 2006 Kentucky Derby winner born five years after Barbaro sustained injury in the Preakness. Read More
The Jockey Club Launches Thoroughbred Placement Program
May 16, 2011
Thoroughbred Connect will assist with placement of Thoroughbreds following the conclusion of their racing or Read More
2008 Kentucky Derby Contender Z Fortune Finds a Home
May 13, 2011
New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program announced May 12 that Z Fortune, who ran in the 2008 Kentucky Derby, was officially adopted by HRTV reporter and "Race Day America" host Carolyn Conley. The grade III winner was raced throughout his career by Read More
Racehorse Drug Summit Set for June 13-14
May 12, 2011
The "International Summit on Race Day Medication, Exercised-Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage (EIPH), and the Racehorse" has been scheduled for June 13-14 in New York City. The event is jointly sponsored by the American Association of Equine Practitioners Read More
RCI Board Votes to Examine Furosemide Policy
April 29, 2011
The board of directors of the Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI) voted without objection this week in favor of a resolution calling for the re-examination of whether its current policy pertaining to furosemide (Salix, commonly Read More
Leading International Thoroughbred Sire Sadler's Wells Dies
April 26, 2011
Leading international sire Sadler's Wells died of natural causes the afternoon of April 26 at Coolmore Stud in Ireland, where he had resided since retiring to stud in 1984. Coolmore manager Christy Grassick said, "He was undoubtedly the best sire Read More
2001 Kentucky Derby Winner Monarchos Recovering From Surgery
April 21, 2011
Monarchos, the 2001 Kentucky Derby winner, is recovering from colic surgery performed April 19 at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute near Lexington, Ky. He stands at Charles Nuckols III's Nuckols Farm near Midway, Ky.
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I-95 Tractor Trailer Fire Kills Six Horses
April 16, 2011
The North Carolina Highway Patrol says just before 10 p.m. EDT on I-95 North near mile marker 135 in Rocky Mount a tractor trailer transporting six Thoroughbred racehorses from Florida to New York caught fire killing all the horses. Read More
The Jockey Club Supports RCI Medication Plan
April 12, 2011
Ogden Mills Phipps, the chairman of The Jockey Club, said April 11 the organization supports the recent Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI) initiative to formulate a plan that would eliminate the use of medication in horses Read More
Racehorse Euthanized After Fracturing Ankle Mid-Race
April 04, 2011
Thoroughbred racehorse Meteore was euthanized April 2 after suffering a catastrophic injury in his right lower leg in an allowance race at Golden Gate Fields in Berkeley, Calif. "Meteore sustained multiple fractures and luxation (dislocation) of his Read More
Zenyatta Receives William H. May Award
April 01, 2011
Zenyatta, 2010's Horse of the Year, became the first horse to win the William H. May award when she was honored with the 2011 title by the Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI). She was recognized by 2010-2011 RCI chairman Dan Read More
Blowen to Receive Prestigious Award
April 01, 2011
Michael Blowen, the co-founder and principal of Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Center, will receive the prestigious Sam McCracken Award for Lifetime Achievement from the New England Turf Writers Association (NETWA) for his outstanding work with Read More
Corey Johnsen Elected as Kentucky Equine Education Project Chairman
March 29, 2011
The Kentucky Equine Education Project (KEEP) board of directors elected Corey Johnsen March 29 to serve as its chairman of the board. Johnsen replaces former Kentucky governor Brereton C. Jones, who resigned earlier this month. Johnsen, a resident of Read More
Zenyatta Loses Foal; Will be Bred Again
March 29, 2011
Zenyatta, last year's Horse of the Year for Jerry and Ann Moss, is no longer in foal. She was bred to Bernardini Feb. 23 at Darley near Lexington.
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The Wicked North, Champion Thoroughbred, Euthanized
March 25, 2011
Eclipse Award winner The Wicked North was euthanized March 24 at Hagyard Equine Medical Center near Lexington, Ky., because of complications from an intestinal lipoma strangulation. Read More
CANTER Sets Up Herd Health Reports
March 25, 2011
The Communication Alliance to Network Thoroughbred Ex-Racehorses (CANTER), which helps find homes for retired racehorses, has established a "Herd Health Report" in an effort to provide transparency for donors and the horse buying public. According to Read More
CANTER Opens Arizona Chapter
March 24, 2011
The Communication Alliance to Network Thoroughbred Ex-Racehorses (CANTER) is now offering its services to Arizona horseman with the opening of CANTER Arizona. "We are thrilled to be offering our free listing services to the Arizona Thoroughbred Read More
Santa Anita Continues to Examine Track Surface
March 20, 2011
With a month left in its current winter meeting, Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif., is continuing to work with the California Thoroughbred Trainers and the California Horse Racing Board on its new dirt surface. Seven racing fatalities had occurred Read More
2011 NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance Standards Approved
March 18, 2011
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) board of directors has approved the organization's Safety and Integrity Alliance 2011 Code of Standards. The compliance standards will serve as the basis for future racetrack Alliance accreditation, Read More
Roby, Kentucky Horse Park Hall of Champions Manager, Dies at 62
March 18, 2011
Cathy Roby, who oversaw the care of such retired horses as John Henry, Forego, Bold Forbes, Cigar, Alysheba, Kona Gold, and Da Hoss at the Hall of Champions at the Kentucky Horse Park, died March 16 in Lexington, Ky., after suffering a stroke on Read More
Barbaro Fund Supports Laminitis Project
March 17, 2011
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association's (NTRA) subsidiary, NTRA Charities, has announced that the Barbaro Fund for Equine Health and Safety Research has disbursed $49,000 to support the second year of a research project on laminitis. The funds Read More
Japan's Thoroughbred Racing Industry Minimally Affected by Quake, Tsunami
March 14, 2011
The devastation in Japan that was caused by an earthquake and a tsunami March 11 did little harm to Sheikh Mohammed's Darley operation in Japan. The island of Hokkaido is home to American-bred and raced champions such as Charismatic, Empire Maker, Read More
