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Special gift to be presented to the NY Jockeys from Race Track Chaplaincy
Elmont, NY – June 4, 2009 – The Race Track Chaplaincy will be presenting "It's All In The Hands" a beautiful oil painting by Tom Chapman. This painting will be placed in the Jockey's locker room at Belmont Park, Aqueduct and Saratoga. The present ... Read the full article

Belmont Stakes Day Crowd of 52,861 Wagers $9,021,196 on Track
A crowd of 52,861 wagered $9,021,196 on Belmont Stakes Day races, a 2 percent increase over $8,843,720 in 2007, the most recent year when a Triple Crown was not on the line. With an additional $615,895 wagered at Belmont on incoming simulcasts, ... Read the full article

Breaking Vs. Training
Many people who are training horses will ask them questions that the horse has no way of understanding or answering. Then they will fight with the horse or hold him hostage until the horse either gives in or gives up. The so-called trainer walks away feeling like he or she has won the game because the horse finally did what they wanted him to do. But no actual communication took place. What happened was "breaking" not training. ... Read the full article

Kicking Bear Mustangs proudly presents…..
Basic Horse Training By Michael Hockemeyer Published by Hats Off Books With its November, 2005 release, Basic Horse Training is the first in a series of books focused on the many different aspects of horsemanship. Take a look at Basic Horse Trai ... Read the full article

Fabulous Strike prevails in Whoop-De-Do True North
ELMONT, N.Y. – Favored Fabulous Strike, back at his favorite track and his favorite distance, survived a suicidal speed duel with longshot Sixthirteen and held off 2008 sprint champion Benny The Bull for a 1¼-length victory in the 31st running of the ... Read the full article

Jess You and I Wins Champion of Champions
Jess You and I, a 15-1 outsider, pulled an upset and set a track record in Saturday's $750,000 Champion of Champions for older Quarter Horses at Los Alamitos. ... Read the full article

A Moose on the Loose is brought to Safety at Saratoga Race Course
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y., June 15, 2009 -- Saratoga Race Course employees arrived at work Monday morning to find a cow moose wandering on the sidewalk outside track property, New York Racing Association officials said. After NYRA security worked in sup ... Read the full article

Make an Ex-Race Horse merry with a small holiday donation!
They’ve run to win and bring home the prize, but now, no longer able to sustain the pace, these ex-race horses come to CANTER-Mid Atlantic to rehabilitate their bodies and renew their spirit. Away from the rigors of race track training, these horses flourish in the care of CANTER-Mid Atlantic as they wait to be adopted and begin their second careers. And, for the holidays, a carrot treat is all they ask. ... Read the full article

Retired Racehorses Thrive With Proper Care and Retraining
Tips for Creating a Healthy Environment for Your Thoroughbred CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - October 12, 2007) - Racehorse rescues and retirement programs have successfully placed thousands of retired Thoroughbred racehorses into new homes. Ensuring t ... Read the full article

"Bird" has his first gallop at Belmont
ELMONT, N.Y. – Under a light drizzle, Belmont Stakes morning-line favorite Mine That Bird had his first tour of Belmont Park’s 1½-mile oval Thursday morning, galloping briskly over the sloppy, sealed track just after 7 a.m. Trainer Chip Woolley an ... Read the full article

Icon Project pulls upset in the Muddy New York Stakes
ELMONT, N.Y. – Trainer Marty Wolfson had always wanted to try Star Crown Stable’s Icon Project on the dirt, and Saturday afternoon at Belmont Park, he got his chance. With the $250,000 New York Stakes moved off the turf because of continued wet we ... Read the full article

Munnings' Victory Pretty as a Picture
Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith’s Munnings, who has won only once in five previous starts, split horses in the lane Saturday afternoon and powered on to a 5 ¼-length victory in the 25th running of the Grade 2, $250,000 Woody Stephe ... Read the full article

Go Smarty Go, Son of Smarty Jones, 2004 Kentucky Derby Winner
Loxahatchee, FL - April 7, 2009 -- On March 29, 2009, Go Smarty Go arrived at Pure Thoughts Inc.'s expanded OTTB (Off Track Thoroughbred) Rehab and Placement division. Go Smarty Go is the son of 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Smarty Jon ... Read the full article

Commentator's Belmont return kicks off Party at the Park
ELMONT, N.Y. – He’s New York-bred, New York tough and he’s the darling of New York racing fans. Friday afternoon, Tracy Farmer’s 8-year-old Commentator will face four other state-bred rivals at a mile in the $65,000 Kashatreya (race 3, 4 p.m. EDT) ... Read the full article

Horse Logic
Good horse training is boring to watch. It looks like nothing is happening. Many people are impressed by training methods that are nothing more than a blatant series of attacks on the horse because they are dramatic to watch. However, physically dominating a horse does not teach him anything. To train a horse, you must use mental strength, not physical strength. ... Read the full article

Turf Course updates on Nyra.com
ELMONT, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has introduced turf course updates to NYRA.com in order to provide the most accurate and timely information on each day’s grass races. Racing fans can go to NYRA.com, click on the web ban ... Read the full article

Charitable Man, Summer Bird, Dunkirk work for Belmont
ELMONT, N.Y. – It was a busy morning at Belmont Park for contenders for the 141st running of the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 6, with Charitable Man, Summer Bird, and Dunkirk all breezing on Belmont Park’s main track. Chari ... Read the full article

Two Minute Training
All horse owners have one thing in common… we all want our horses to behave perfectly when other people are around. No horseperson wants their horse to be known as that horse, and it is the simplest of tasks that seem to earn a horse that name. Some of the scariest moments for a horse owner (and horse) are with the vet. Deworming and vaccinations can bring out the worst in a horse, and every vet wishes that more people would take extra time to work with their horses to overcome this. Two minutes a day can go a long way to making everybody feel better about a visit from the vet. ... Read the full article

Canter-Mid Atlantic Racehorse Rehabilitation Program to serve Delaware Horse Racing Industry
Gaithersburg, MD (April 29, 2009) – CANTER-Mid Atlantic to open a racehorse rehabilitation program with donations from Delaware Park and the Delaware Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (DTHA) earmarked to serve Delaware Park trainers and owners. Fu ... Read the full article

New Synthetic Racing Surface at Golden Gate Fields
AURORA, ON, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Magna Entertainment Corp. (NASDAQ: MECA; TSX: MEC.A) Magna Entertainment Corp. (MEC) today announced that, after extensive consultations with its California management team led by Ron Charles, MEC has cho ... Read the full article