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Rachel Alexandra Out of Apple Blossom

March 15, 2010

Jess Jackson, principal owner of 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra, announced March 14 that the 4-year-old filly will not face Zenyatta in the Apple Blossom Handicap at Oaklawn Park April 9.

Jackson's announcement, after co Read More

Champion Mare Zenyatta Stays Unbeaten in 2010 Debut

March 14, 2010

Undefeated Zenyatta, showing she's ready for next month's much-anticipated Apple Blossom Handicap, caught the outsider Dance to My Tune in deep stretch to register her 15th consecutive victory March 13 in the $250,000 Santa Margarita In Read More

California Thoroughbred Deaths Down in 2009, Director Says

February 26, 2010

Equine fatalities in California held steady during the 2008-09 fiscal year, although Thoroughbred deaths at the state's racetracks decreased by more than 10% over the preceding year, data released during the week of Feb. 22 revealed. Accord Read More

Zenyatta to Run in 2010

January 17, 2010

After conferring with owners Jerry and Ann Moss, a decision has been made to run the champion mare Zenyatta in 2010 rather than breed her, trainer John Shirreffs said Jan. 16.

The undefeated Zenyatta, a finalist for 2009 Horse of the Read More

Barbaro's Brother Lentenor Third in First Start

November 01, 2009

Lael Stables' Lentenor, the full brother to 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, finished third in his career debut on closing day at Keeneland Oct. 31, a race won by the favored Positive Split.

Ridden by Julien Leparoux for trainer Read More

California Report: Racehorse Hind Limb Injuries Increased

August 28, 2009

A necropsy report presented to the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) Aug. 27 at Del Mar tends to support trainers who complain that synthetic tracks lead to more hind limb injuries.

In 2008, 19 Thoroughbreds from a total of 111 that died Read More

Rachel Alexandra Beats the Boys in the Haskell

August 03, 2009

Rachel Alexandra turned in yet another dominating performance in a campaign for the ages when she captured the $1.25 million Haskell Invitational on a sloppy track at Monmouth Park before a crowd of 37,009 Aug. 2.
With regular rider Calvin Read More

Onetime Derby Favorite Old Fashioned Injured

April 12, 2009

Old Fashioned sustained a non-displaced slab fracture of his right knee during his second-place effort in the $1 million Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park on April 11 and will miss the Kentucky Derby.

Trainer Larry Jones said the injury was no Read More

Tendon Issue Takes The Pamplemousse Off Kentucky Derby Trail

April 06, 2009

The morning after the scratch of pre-race favorite The Pamplemousse from the Santa Anita Derby due to a tendon flare-up, co-owner Alex Solis II said the promising colt is off the Kentucky Derby trail.

Later, Solis said The Pamplemousse woul Read More

Barbaro's Brother Second in Third Start

March 29, 2009

Nicanor, full brother to the ill-fated Kentucky Derby hero Barbaro, will have to wait until another day to get his first victory following his runner-up showing as the odds-on choice to Glittermans Cartel in a $42,000 maiden race at Gulfstream Read More

Racing Fatalities Decline in California

March 01, 2009

Since a rash of five catastrophic injuries in the opening five days of racing at the current Santa Anita meet--resulting in four fatalities--there has been just one race-related death since Dec. 31, Rick Arthur, DVM, told the California Horse Read More

'Jockeys' TV Series Starts Tonight

February 06, 2009

The thrills. The spills. The rivalries, rages, and romances. And yes, the flipping, too. It's all there in a new 12-part documentary television series, "Jockeys," that begins Friday night, Feb. 6, at 9 p.m. EST on Animal Planet.

The series, Read More

California Racing Group Launches Synthetic Track Study

January 16, 2009

Love them or hate them, one of the main concerns about synthetic tracks is how to determine if they are doing what they were intended for--provide a safe, consistent racing surface.

In California, where four major racetracks use different Read More

Surgery for Injured Race Filly Postponed

December 29, 2008

Surgery for the brilliant filly Indyanne, who fractured a sesamoid in her left front ankle while leading in the stretch of the La Brea Stakes at Santa Anita Park Dec. 27, has been postponed, trainer Greg Gilchrist said the morning following the Read More

Undefeated Racehorse Might Retire on Win 19

December 15, 2008

Undefeated record-holder Peppers Pride saved her most dazzling effort of the year for her 19th and probably last race, surging past the leaders in the stretch run to win the $125,00 Read More

Unbeaten Record-Holder Could Have Her Final Start Sunday

December 12, 2008

In what is probably her final race, unbeaten Peppers Pride puts her modern North American record 18-race winning streak on the line in the $125,000 New Mexico State Racing Read More

Racehorse Remains Undefeated in 18 Starts

November 10, 2008

Undefeated Peppers Pride left the door open for a challenge, but once again she proved too tough for her state-bred competitors, holding sway for her record 18th consecutive win in the $177,615 New Mexico Cup Fillies & Mares Stakes at Zia Read More

Breeders' Cup Trainers Weigh in on Artificial Surfaces

October 28, 2008

Though champion Curlin may not have handled the synthetic racing surface as well as some of his European rivals did in the $5-million Breeders' Cup Classic, Santa Anita Park's Pro-Ride racing surface performed safely during the two-day World Read More

Curlin Nears Cigar's Earnings Record

September 01, 2008

Defending Horse of the Year Curlin made his return to dirt racing in the $500,000 Woodward Stakes a successful one at Saratoga Aug. 30, but he had to work to get the job done.

Curlin, the 3-10 favorite against six rivals, looked like a big Read More

California Steps Up Racehorse Steroid Rule Enforcement

August 22, 2008

The California Horse Racing Board announced it is stepping up enforcement of its medication rules with increased pre-race and out-of-competition testing and by prohibiting horses from running for 30 days after they've been administered anabolic Read More

Santa Anita Track Footing Nearly Ready to Test

August 20, 2008

With the Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita less than 10 weeks away, track president Ron Charles told the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) that its new synthetic racing surface is nearly ready for the acid test.

"The track's coming along Read More

Endangered Mares Removed From Feed Lot

August 17, 2008

Following more than a week of difficult negotiations, 36 pregnant Thoroughbred mares and one stallion were removed from a Phoenix, Ariz., feedlot Aug. 15 and are now at two safe locations in the state, eventually bound for new homes.

That's th Read More

Finger Lakes Thoroughbred Adoption Program Fulfills Need

August 11, 2008

With the vision of a few caring people, in 2004 Finger Lakes Gaming and Racetrack in Farmington, N.Y., created the first Thoroughbred adoption facility run as a collaborative effort between racetrack management and local horsemen. They named it Read More

Endangered Thoroughbreds on the Way to Being Rescued

August 07, 2008

Forty-six Thoroughbreds that wound up on a feedlot in Phoenix, Ariz., are on their way to being rescued, according to the president of a Southern California horse retirement farm who has spearheaded the effort to save the animals.

"I'm Read More

Bo Derek, David Israel Appointed to California Racing Board

July 17, 2008

The California Horse Racing Board took a Hollywood twist July 15 when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced the appointment of well-known actress Bo Derek and veteran television producer and writer David Israel as commissioners.

Derek, 51, i Read More