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The Conscience of Thoroughbred Racing
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL, June 9, 2021 – As is often the case in the world of entitlement, trainer Bob Baffert and owner Amr Zedan are
Edited Churchill Downs Release — Churchill Downs Incorporated (“CDI”) announced Wednesday the suspension of Bob Baffert for two years effective immediately through the conclusion of
By John Pricci — Today the New York Racing Association temporarily banned Bob Baffert from making entries into races at any of its racetracks, including
Let the record show that the mandatory Rainbow 6 payout was $6,234, that Edgard Zayas won the riding title, and Rohan Crichton a training title
By Jennie Rees — Even before Saffie Joseph won Wednesday’s eighth race with Sugar Fix on closing day of the RUNHAPPY Meet at Kentucky Downs,
In the Thoroughbred racing industry, justice it just a seven-letter word. It’s no different in meaning than its antonyms; words like prejudice or inequality or
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
Open letters have become the rage recently. HRI supports the practice. The more open the lines of communication, the better the chances of understanding through
Newswriter — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear echoed the sentiments of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission’s racing dates committee in his daily address on Friday: It’s too soon
Bombshell: Steve Asmussen, who won the training title in a romp and was nearly unbeatable in the waning days of the recently concluded Churchill Downs
This was a Tweet I sent Monday in reply to story written by T. D. Thornton of Thoroughbred Daily News. It is amplified slightly here
By Frank Angst for BLOODHORSE — With a problematic start to the fall meet at Keeneland in terms of equine safety, track officials are working
If handle is the measure—and until a better matrix comes along it will continue to be–the first of five racing days at the popular Kentucky
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission today began posting complete equine mortality information on its website. Without prior notice, the KHRC listed the names of six
