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Stewart’s Shops to Offer Special Admission Passes for Belmont Stakes Racing Festival

Approximately 175 Stewart’s Shops throughout the greater Capital Region will offer special Belmont Stakes Racing Festival three-day admission passes under a continuing partnership with New York Racing Association. The $99 pass–a 15% savings based on individual day pricing–includes general admission for three days of the final Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga Race Course from...

First Group of West Coast Mares Confirmed in Foal to Collected

A dozen mares bred to recent California transplant Collected at the start of the 2026 breeding season have checked in foal to the son of City Zip, reported Rancho San Miguel Friday. The group is part of the stallion’s inaugural book in the state, which comprises of 90 mares through mid-March–a reportedly higher number than...

Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance On-Site at Florida Derby

Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance will be on-site at Gulfstream Park for the GI Curlin Florida Derby on Saturday, Mar. 28. As part of Florida Derby Day, Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance will be recognized with a named race on the undercard. After the race, the winning connections will be presented with a Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance branded blanket and...

Inaugural Graves Memorial Thoroughbred Hunter Derby Set For Warrenton

During the 127th Warrenton Horse Show in Virginia the inaugural $7,500 William E. “Bill” Graves Memorial Thoroughbred Hunter Derby, sponsored by Gainesway Sales Company, will be held on Thursday, Sept. 3, according to a press release from the show on Monday. The event will be a two-round hunter derby class at the three foot height...

Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society Joins Ontario Racing

The Ontario division of the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (CTHS-Ontario) has been approved as a member of Ontario Racing, effective immediately. The CTHS-Ontario will represent the province’s Thoroughbred breeders at Ontario Racing, a not-for-profit group that serves as the voice of the province’s horse racing industry. “We are pleased the CTHS will represent Ontario’s Thoroughbred...

NTRA, Caesars Reach Long-Term Agreement on NHC Host Hotel

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) and Caesars Entertainment have entered into a multi-year agreement that will keep the Horseshoe Las Vegas as the host venue for the National Horseplayers Championship (NHC) through 2029. The dates for the upcoming NHC are: Mar. 5-7, 2027; Mar. 3-5, 2028; and Mar. 9-11, 2029. “We are thrilled to...

Breeders’ Cup Charities to Donate Over $650,000

Breeders’ Cup Charities, the official outreach program of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, will make more than $650,000 in charitable donations. A Thursday afternoon release by the organization said the funds were a result of a revitalized philanthropic effort launched in the second half of 2025. Breeders’ Cup Limited makes a direct contribution of all...

Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Honored with Race at Texas Champions Day

Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance will be on-site at Sam Houston Race Park on Saturday, Mar. 21 for Texas Champions Day. Throughout the race day, Sam Houston will spotlight aftercare by featuring Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, which has three accredited organizations located in Texas: Lake Fork Stables, Lonestar Outreach to Place Ex-Racers (LOPE), and Remember Me Rescue. As...

NYRTC To Honor Hollidays With John Hendrickson And Marylou Whitney Award

The New York Race Track Chaplaincy will honor Marc Holliday, a Thoroughbred owner, breeder and chairman of The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA), and his wife Sheree, an avid and competitive equestrian, with the John Hendrickson and Marylou Whitney Award for their generous support of the New York backstretch community at its 19th Annual...

First-Crop Stallion Tale of Silence Moved to Colebrook in Ontario

Graded winner Tale of Silence (Tale of the Cat–Silence Beauty {Jpn}, by Sunday Silence), whose first 2-year-olds will race this year, is standing the 2026 season at Colebrook Stallion Station in Ontario. He previously stood at Darby Dan Farm in Kentucky. A homebred for Charles Fipke, Tale of Silence won the 2018 GIII Westchester Stakes...

Post ‘Big Cap’ Spoils, Jockey Diego Herrera Heads to Florida

With an elite-level victory under his belt, jockey Diego Herrera will move his tack east to set up at Gulfstream Park in South Florida, the track announced Sunday afternoon. The 21-year-old Herrera was the pilot aboard British Isles (Justify) last Saturday when the gelding pulled the upset to take home the Big Cap. An Inglewood,...

Wyoming, Kansas Horsemen Join National HBPA

Wyoming and Kansas thoroughbred horsemen have officially joined the National HBPA, the organization announced Saturday. The Wyoming HBPA and Kansas HBPA were unanimously approved for full membership at Saturday’s board meeting of the National Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association, which concluded the annual conference at Oaklawn Park. The Wyoming HBPA, which represents horsemen at Wyoming...