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Edge has the upper hand after Dressage at Burghley

September 4, 2010

  BURGHLEY, UK (FEI) – Ruth Edge (GBR) and the 17-year-old Two Thyme lead the clutch of superbly executed Dressage tests which brought the first phase of the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (GBR), the fourth leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™, to a close today. However, Edge, a renowned exponent of this phase, has just...
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New Program Launched for Reining Horses

September 4, 2010

 The National Reining Breeders Classic has long been the leader in the reining world for introducing innovative ideas, and the NRBC is doing it again with a new program that will certainly transform the industry.      The NRBC Classic Challenge Program, which will be offered...
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Just Say No!

September 4, 2010

Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act WASHINGTON, (AHC) – The health care bill passed earlier this year includes a new tax provision that will impose new reporting requirements, known as the 1099 paperwork mandate, on every business in the U.S., including those in the horse...
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Racing Releases New Smart Phone Ap

September 4, 2010

LEXINGTON, (Equibase) – iPhone users can watch video replays and view the results of all graded stakes races from 2010 following the launch of the free Equibase Racing YearbookTM application (app) within the iTunes store, it was announced today by Equibase President & COO...
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Jockey Club Announces Scholarships

September 4, 2010

  NEW YORK, (Jockey Club) – David Allen and Heather Shatz, animal science majors in the University of Arizona’s Race Track Industry Program (RTIP), have been awarded The Jockey Club Jack Goodman Scholarships for the 2010-2011 academic year, it was jointly announced today by Matt...
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Troubled Texas Tracks in Final Negotiations for Race Dates

September 3, 2010
Troubled Texas Tracks in Final Negotiations for Race Dates

  AUSTIN, (TRC) – Representatives from the horsemen, breed registries, Texas horse tracks, staff from the Texas Racing Commission and various members of the public attended the meeting led by Commissioners Ronald Ederer (committee chair), at Lone Star Park on July 16 and Sam Houston Race Park on August...
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Jockey Club Grooms Next Generation of Officials

September 3, 2010
Jockey Club Grooms Next Generation of Officials

NEW YORK, (Jockey Club) – During the Racing Officials Accreditation Program’s summer board of directors meeting in Louisville, Ky., on August 31, the organization approved a strategic plan that focuses on education, communications, and marketing and announced an apprentice program designed to provide aspiring...
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