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The Conscience of Thoroughbred Racing
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL, February 16, 2022–According to science, the chances of determining the cause of sudden death in race horses barring physical injury is a
Text of a letter from California senior Senator Dianne Feinstein to the California Horse Race Board regarding the sudden death of Kentucky Derby first Medina
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL, December 12, 2021 – In many ways, this week’s sudden death of Kentucky Derby first Medina Spirit is a profoundly sad symbol
By HRI Staff — Over the weekend it was widely reported that trainer Bob Baffert was “cleared” of wrongdoing when recent test results confirmed by
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL, November 7 –Could it be that my psyche is so beat up from playing horses for a half century that after imbibing
By Press Release — A California Horse Racing Board, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, and Breeders’ Cup joint statement regarding the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf: The
Edited Santa Anita Release — The California Horse Racing Board will conduct a teleconference meeting 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 16.
There was so much going on this week and weekend — entirely too much – that we need to clear the decks with this series
Selfishly at first, I was miffed by the retirements of my colleagues and good friends, Mark Berner and Tom Jicha, because they believed prevailing industry
Never mind the wheels of justice. Even investigations grind slowly. Last Monday’s FBI bust of 27 individuals who derive their living from the Thoroughbred racing
February 24, 2020–I sincerely hope that the defending dual champion filly, Covfefe, whose retirement was announced early Monday, is in fine health and was not
Once again, the Thoroughbred racing industry is at loggerheads, only this time appearing before a Congressional Subcommittee hearing which has held these types of inquiries
Bad keeps getting worse. The $12 million Dubai World Cup and its lucrative supporting card has already strip-mined American winter racing of many of its
The winter meets of Santa Anita and Gulfstream Park will be conducted under the guiding hand of a new CEO for The Stronach Group, Craig
When you embarrass Thoroughbred racing on a national stage your career is toast. Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer is the latest sacrificial lamb to
