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Baze First Jockey to Reach 50,000 Mounts

Baze First Jockey to Reach 50,000 Mounts

Russell Baze, North America's all-time leading jockey by victories, reached another major milestone Jan. 25 at Golden Gate Fields by becoming the first to ride 50,000 races.

 Friday, January 25, 2013
Lone Star to Renovate Main Track for Spring

Lone Star to Renovate Main Track for Spring

Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie announced that the main racetrack is being completely renovated along with grandstand improvements to be in place in time for the 13-week 2013 spring Thoroughbred season beginning April 11.

 Friday, January 25, 2013
He's Had Enough Zips Six Furlongs in Company

He's Had Enough Zips Six Furlongs in Company

He's Had Enough, game runner-up in last fall's Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I), worked six furlongs over a wet-fast track at Santa Anita Park Jan. 25 in preparation for his upcoming 3-year-old debut.

 Friday, January 25, 2013

Brisk Trading Concludes Cape Yearling Sale

Brisk trading continued Jan. 25 in the concluding session of the two-day 2013 Cape Premier Yearling Sale taking place in the heart of Cape Town, South Africa.

 Friday, January 25, 2013

GI Winner General Quarters Sires First Foal

Two-time grade I winner General Quarters had his first reported foal, a filly out of Hannah's Ink, by Pentilicus born at Jim Loebig's Red Sunset Farm near Ocala, Fla., in early January.

 Friday, January 25, 2013
McClain Resigns as NYRA President

McClain Resigns as NYRA President

New York Racing Association President and COO Ellen McClain announced Jan. 25 that she is resigning from her role, and board leaders said they would immediately begin a national search to find a replacement.

 Friday, January 25, 2013

Questroyal North Open House in February

The event will introduce first-year stallion Boys At Tosconova, a grade I-winning juvenile, along with New York newcomers Courageous Cat and El Corredor.

 Friday, January 25, 2013
Calibrachoa, Redding Colliery to Red River

Calibrachoa, Redding Colliery to Red River

Multiple graded stakes winners Calibrachoa and Redding Colliery have been purchased by Jay and Terry Adcock's Red River Farms and will stand near Coushatta, La., in 2013.

 Friday, January 25, 2013

'Equine Forum' to Address Ontario Situation

A member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament will address the end of the slots-at-racetracks program in Ontario during an 8:30 a.m. EST segment on the "Equine Forum" Jan. 26.

 Friday, January 25, 2013
BHA Suspends Jockey Heffernan for 15 Years

BHA Suspends Jockey Heffernan for 15 Years

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has suspended jockey Andrew Heffernan for 15 years after determining the young rider fixed nine races from Nov. 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011.

 Friday, January 25, 2013

RMTC Sees Positive Trends in Bute Study

RMTC Executive Director Dr. Dionne Benson believes data clearly demonstrates the two microgram limit is a workable threshold for horsemen.

 Friday, January 25, 2013
Elnaawi - A New Face for a New Year

Elnaawi - A New Face for a New Year

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Pedigrees don't win races, but on paper, none of the new faces to emerge so far in 2013 looks better than Elnaawi.

 Friday, January 25, 2013

Thinking Through Cheek Tooth Extraction Complications (AAEP 2012)

As far as major dental surgeries go in horses, cheek tooth (premolar and molar) extraction is the most common; unfortunately, more than half these procedures pose risk of complication, noted Edward Earley, DVM, FAVD/Eq, of Laurel Highland Veterinary Clinic, in Williamsport, Penn. He addressed some of these potential complications, ways to minimize their o...

 Friday, January 25, 2013

Aqueduct Cancels Live Racing for Jan. 25

Live racing at Aqueduct Racetrack Jan. 25 was canceled because of a forecast for extreme cold, the New York Racing Association said.

 Friday, January 25, 2013

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