Articles posted August 9, 2006

Jockey Tracy Hebert Records 3,000th Win

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• August 9, 2006
• Thoroughbred Racing

Veteran rider Tracy Hebert recorded the 3,000th victory of his career in the fourth race at Evangeline Downs Racetrack and Casino Wednesday night.

Empire Maker, Mineshaft Fillies Fetch Seven Figures at Saratoga

• By Evan Hammonds
• August 9, 2006
• Thoroughbred Sales

Relative newcomer Ahmed Zayat went to $1.6 million for an Empire Maker filly Wednesday night to top the 86th annual Fasig-Tipton selected yearling sale in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The historic sale, now with a two-day run, had yet another solid performance with the average virtually mirroring last year's figure and the gross increasing significantly.

Jockey Jose Lezcano Sent to Hospital After Fall

• August 9, 2006
• Thoroughbred Racing

Jockey Jose Lezcano, second in the Monmouth Park jockey standings, was taken to Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch on Wednesday after being unseated by his mount Hermosillo during the running of the ninth race at the Oceanport, N.J., track.

Walden Says Bluegrass Cat to Run in Travers

• August 9, 2006
• Thoroughbred Racing

Elliott Walden, racing manager for WinStar Farm, breeder and owner of Bluegrass Cat, said Wednesday that the colt will run next in the Travers (gr. I) on Aug. 26.

California Stallion Richly Blended Dead

• August 9, 2006
• Thoroughbred Breeding

California stallion Richly Blended, whose first foals are 2-year-olds, succumbed to colic July 30.

Across the Board Increases at Louisiana Mixed Sale

• August 9, 2006
• Thoroughbred Sales

Increases were registered across the board Aug. 6 at the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Sales Co.'s annual summer mixed sale. The auction was held at the Blackham Coliseum in Lafayette, La.

Former NTRA Commissioner Comes Full Circle

• By Tom LaMarra
• August 9, 2006

Tim Smith was a racing outsider when he was recruited as the first commissioner of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association in 1998. Now, he's again an outsider--maybe even an outcast--caught up in the acrimony dominating the quest for the franchise to operate the three major Thoroughbred racetracks in New York.

Australian Mare Makybe Diva Tops IFHA Rankings

• August 9, 2006
• Thoroughbred Racing, International

Australian super mare Makybe Diva topped the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities official end of season assessment of those horse which had either raced in or been trained in countries whose season ran from Aug. 1 2005 to July 31, 2006 (July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006 in South America).

Jockey Samyn Injured in Saratoga Training Accident

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• August 9, 2006
• Thoroughbred Racing

Jockey Jean-Luc Samyn suffered a broken collarbone and a fractured pelvis in a training accident on the main track at Saratoga Race Course on Tuesday morning.

Shoemaker Foundation to be Dissolved

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• August 9, 2006

The Shoemaker Foundation, named in honor of jockey Bill Shoemaker and established to assist injured racetrack personnel, is in the process of being dissolved, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader

New York Trainer Charged After Accident

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• August 9, 2006

New York trainer Frank Laboccetta, Jr., has been charged with driving while his ability was impaired by drugs following a weekend accident in Saratoga Springs, New York, according to the Saratogian newspaper.

Richardson Reports That Barbaro Continues to Improve

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• August 9, 2006
• Horse Health

Classic winner Barbaro was doing well Wednesday morning after the cast on his right hind limb was changed late Tuesday afternoon under general anesthesia at the New Bolton Center.

ESWG Offers Recommendations to NAIS Subcommittee

• August 9, 2006
• Horse Health

The Equine Species Working Group made recommendations Aug. 1 to the National Animal Identification System subcommittee on how the equine industry might reach NAIS compliance in the future. Each of the different species working groups report to the NAIS subcommittee, which in turn reports to the secretary of agriculture's advisory committee on foreign animal and poultry diseases. The two focal points of the ESWG report were movement and identification.

Michigan Horseman Miller Dies at Age 76

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• August 9, 2006

Bob Miller, a leading Michigan Thoroughbred trainer and breeder and a defensive tackle on the Detroit Lions' powerhouse teams that won three NFL titles in the 1950s, died Monday after a long bout with cancer. He was 76.