Victory Ride a Test for the Test for Echo Sound
Excuse the redundancy, but it's the test for the Test.
Background in Pageants, Ballet Prepared NYRA's Clement
Viewers watching any of the broadcasts the New York Racing Association produces for FOX are sure to be struck by Acacia Clement's expertise, self-assuredness, and vivacious personality. They would never imagine she was once a shy child.
TOBA July Member of the Month
Involvement with Thoroughbreds requires similar qualities from human owner-breeders and equine competitors: guts, grit, and resoluteness. Determined Stud and Determined Stables’ Matthew Dorman has those qualities in spades.
Health Zone: EPM/Neurological
When it comes to neurologic diseases in horses, three specific letters strike fear into the hearts of equine caregivers.
Red Route One, Unload Back for Cornhusker Rematch
Winchell Thoroughbreds and trainer Steve Asmussen will attempt to have the exacta again in the $300,000 Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap (G3) July 5 as Red Route One and Unload return to the 1 1/8-mile contest this year.
Mindframe New No. 1 in NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll
Following a victory against top competition in the Stephen Foster Stakes (G1) at Churchill Downs June 28, Repole Stable and St. Elias Stables' Mindframe is the new No. 1 in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's Top Thoroughbred Poll.
LaSala Retires From PDJF Leadership Roles
The Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund announced July 1 that president and fundraising director Nancy LaSala has retired and stepped down from its board.
Real Rider Cup Lexington Raises Over $57K for Aftercare
The Lexington leg of the Real Rider Cup welcomed 30 horse and rider combinations, along with hundreds of spectators, to New Vocations at Mereworth Farm on June 28 for an evening of lively competition and entertainment.
Group 1-placed Green Storm Added to Tattersalls July
A total of nine wildcards have been added to the Tattersalls July Sale that runs July 8-10, and the cohort is headed by Criterium de Saint-Cloud (G1) runner-up Green Storm.
Scollay Retires; Hardy Named HIWU Chief of Science
The Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit announced July 1 that Dr. Mary Scollay, HIWU's chief of science, has retired from full-time duties, effective immediately. HIWU will now transition under the leadership of Dr. Michael Hardy.