Articles posted January 7, 2011

Black N Beauty Sharp in Gulfstream Victory

• By Tom LaMarra
• January 7, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, Southeast Region

Zayat Stables' Black N Beauty probably earned himself a ticket to the $400,000 Holy Bull Stakes (gr. III) with a solid victory in a $51,500 allowance test for 3-year-olds at Gulfstream Park Jan. 7.

Fanlew Farms Announces 2011 Stallion Fees

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• January 7, 2011
• Thoroughbred Breeding, Southwest Region

Fanlew Farms near Serepta, La., has announced its 2011 stud fees for six stallions.

Zenyatta Bobblehead Giveaway at Oaklawn Park

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• January 7, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, Southwest Region

Oaklawn Park will give a Zenyatta bobblehead doll to each paid admmission to the Hot Springs, Ark., racetrack on the Martin Luther King holiday card of Monday, Jan. 17.

Noone Takes First on Handicapping Tour

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• January 7, 2011

Tom Noone, a 53-year-old auto service manager from Redondo Beach, Calif., won a $75,000 first-place prize as the Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship Tour champion.

Open House Scheduled at Journeyman Stud

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• January 7, 2011
• Thoroughbred Breeding, Southeast Region

Brent and Crystal Fernung's Journeyman Stud will host a stallion show and open house Jan. 22 at the main farm and stallion complex at 5571 NW 100th Street in Ocala, Florida.

International Sound Buys Teleview Racing

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• January 7, 2011

Teleview Racing Patrol Inc., a Florida-based company specializing in broadcast television production, photo-finish, and timing systems for horse and dog tracks, has been acquired by International Sound Corp.

Hayden Named to Hartley De Renzo Position

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• January 7, 2011
• Thoroughbred Breeding, Thoroughbred Sales

Rebecca Hayden has been appointed director of stallions and bloodstock consultant at Hartley De Renzo Thoroughbreds in Ocala, Florida.

Sam Houston: Shorter Meet, Higher Purses

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• January 7, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, Southwest Region

The 2011 Texas racing season begins Jan. 21 with the opening of Sam Houston Race Park, which will offer a 27-day meet through March 7.

Boyce Has Chance to Join Top Maryland List

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• January 7, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, Northeast Region

Forest Boyce, 26, has a chance to become the 10th Maryland-based rider to win the Eclipse Award for outstanding apprentice jockey.

Blame, Goldikova, Zenyatta Vie for HOY Honors

• By Ron Mitchell
• January 7, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, Breeders' Cup

Led by Horse of the Year finalists Blame, Goldikova, and Zenyatta, the finalists for 2010 Eclipse Awards were released Jan. 6.

MD Industry's 2011 Legislative Plan Uncertain

• By Tom LaMarra
• January 7, 2011
• Northeast Region

The Maryland General Assembly convenes Jan. 12 for a session expected to include aid for horse racing, but action on the expansion of gambling is questionable.

Santa Anita 'Feeling Way' With New Surface

• By Jack Shinar
• January 7, 2011
• West Region

There has been one racing fatality following a breakdown in the first eight days of competition on Santa Anita Park's new dirt track, according to the California Horse Racing Board equine medical director.

Zenyatta

• January 7, 2011

Equine Piroplasmosis: An In-Depth Review (AAEP 2010)

• By Erica Larson, News Editor
• January 7, 2011
• Horse Health

Equine piroplasmosis (EP), which is classified as a foreign animal disease, has made several appearances in the United States over the past few years, and it's causing concern at racetracks around the nation--the main locations at which EP has been diagnosed. But horse owners should be happy to know that their horses are likely not at risk for contrac...

AVMA Seeking Public Opinions on Three Initiatives

• By Edited Press Release
• January 7, 2011
• Horse Health

Starting Jan. 7, veterinarians and the general public are invited to offer their input on three important initiatives that will help shape veterinary medicine and veterinary education.

New Gelding Clinic Program to be Tested in California in 2011

• By Edited Press Release
• January 7, 2011
• Horse Health

A statewide gelding clinic program will be conducted at various locations throughout California in 2011. This program is intended to help economically challenged horse owners castrate their colts and stallions at a minimum cost and to decrease equine breeding at a time when there is a surplus of horses in the United States.

Rutgers Equine Science Center Receives $100,000 Donation

• By Edited Press Release
• January 7, 2011
• Horse Health

The Rutgers Equine Science Center recently received a $100,000 donation from its director, Karyn Malinowski, PhD. Malinowski made the donation in support of new initiatives, programs, and better horse care through research and education as the Center celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2011.

KENA Dinner and KHC Awards Banquet Combined

• By Edited Press Release
• January 7, 2011
• Horse Health

The Kentucky Equine Networking Association (KENA) meeting will be held on Jan. 14 at the Hyatt Regency Lexington in conjunction with the Kentucky Horse Council (KHC) Annual Awards Banquet.