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The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) will host its upcoming Thoroughbred Breeding Clinic on May 29-30. With only 40 spots available, the two-day clinic, sponsored by the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association, provides participants with access to leading industry professionals and breeding operations. Attendees will gain in-depth knowledge of breeding practice...

The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) will host its upcoming Thoroughbred Breeding Clinic on May 29-30. With only 40 spots available, the two-day clinic, sponsored by the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association, provides participants with access to leading industry professionals and breeding operations. Attendees will gain in-depth knowledge of breeding practice...

Former Southern California jockey and “King of the Bullring” Francisco “Paco” Mena died last week in Rosarito, Mexico where family members said he had been living. He was 78. Mena's brother, former jockey Guillermo Mena, said his older sibling retired to Mexico and had been staying with family before recently getting his own beachside residence

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Former Southern California jockey and “King of the Bullring” Francisco “Paco” Mena died last week in Rosarito, Mexico where family members said he had been living. He was 78. Mena's brother, former jockey Guillermo Mena, said his older sibling retired to Mexico and had been staying with family before recently getting his own beachside residence

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It's a busy time for NTRA President and CEO Tom Rooney as there are some important issues facing horse racing that are being addressed in the nation's capital. Most notably, is the provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill that allows gamblers to deduct only 90 percent of their losses from their winnings. If nothing

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It's a busy time for NTRA President and CEO Tom Rooney as there are some important issues facing horse racing that are being addressed in the nation's capital. Most notably, is the provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill that allows gamblers to deduct only 90 percent of their losses from their winnings. If nothing

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Fee (hip 191), the half-sister to 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' Englishman (Maxfield), became the top-selling broodmare out of Tuesday's Fasig-Tipton March Digital Sale when Frankfort Park Farm stepped up to $310,000 to purchase the 6-year-old daughter of Into Mischief. A w...

Fee (hip 191), the half-sister to 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' Englishman (Maxfield), became the top-selling broodmare out of Tuesday's Fasig-Tipton March Digital Sale when Frankfort Park Farm stepped up to $310,000 to purchase the 6-year-old daughter of Into Mischief. A w...

Roger Attfield, 86, a member of both the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame and the United States National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, is retiring from training after a 54-year career, although he plans to remain involved in the sport as an owner, breeder and consultant. The news was announced via press

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Brad Cox always seems to be loaded when it comes to top 3-year-old fillies, and he's got another good one in Life of Joy (Gun Runner), who pulled off an impressive victory in the GII Fair Grounds Oaks. With the GII Fantasy Stakes and the GII Gulfstream Park Oaks on tap this week, the picture

Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman's Explora (Blame), winner of Oaklawn's GIII Honeybee Stakes on Mar. 1, will miss her intended engagement in Friday's GII Fantasy Stakes at that venue after spiking a temperature, according to Horse Racing Nation. “She spiked a temperature from the trip and...

Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman's Explora (Blame), winner of Oaklawn's GIII Honeybee Stakes on Mar. 1, will miss her intended engagement in Friday's GII Fantasy Stakes at that venue after spiking a temperature, according to Horse Racing Nation. “She spiked a temperature from the trip and...

His name is Immortal Wink (Gimmeawink) and after a career that spanned nine years and 142 races, most of them in Puerto Rico, he was done. He was 10 and had suffered through the kind of wear and tear that is typical with horses who run so often, last so long and wind up at

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Every week, the TDN posts a roundup of the relevant Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) related rulings from around the country. The following rulings were reported on HISA's “rulings” portal and through the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit's (HIWU) “pending” and “resolved” cases portals. Resolved ADMC Violations Dates: 03/24/2026 Licensee: Joe ...

The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority has reached an agreement with Churchill Downs regarding the track's unpaid HISA dues, according to an order posted on HISA's website Tuesday. No specific details of the agreement were made public Tuesday other than that the case has been stayed “until notification from the parties that the conditions of the

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The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority has reached an agreement with Churchill Downs regarding the track's unpaid HISA dues, according to an order posted on HISA's website Tuesday. No specific details of the agreement were made public Tuesday other than that the case has been stayed “until notification from the parties that the conditions of the

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Promising allowance winner Maximum Bourbon (Maximum Security) topped the 2026 March Digital Sale which closed Tuesday evening with gross sales of $4,430,500 for 142 horses sold. The sale, which opened Thursday, March 19, included horses of racing age, racing/broodmare prospects, broodmares–including mares with foals at foot–2-year-olds in training, 'short' yearlings, and a fractiona...

The TDN is proud to announce the launch of its latest podcast, TDN Business Hour. Hosted by Najja Thompson, Executive Director of the New York Thoroughbred Breeders, the show serves as a resource for owners, breeders and other industry stakeholders by examining the fiscal and operational complexities of the racing world. Each month, the podcast

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Two-time Sovereign Award winner Fatal Bullet (Red Bullet) and three-time champion One for Rose (Tejano Run) lead the finalists for the Canadian Hall of Fame which were announced Tuesday. The Thoroughbred categories and finalists include: Thoroughbred Builder – John Burness, Dr. Robert McMartin, DVM, Stanley Sadinsky Thoroughbred Communicator – Michael Burns, Jr., Neil Campbell, Bill...

The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) published its 2025 Annual Metrics Report Tuesday which showed just 1.04 racing-related equine fatalities per 1,000 starts. The report notes that that number, which is “a sustained reduction from pre-HISA benchmarks”, also marks a nearly 50% decline since reporting began nationally in 2009 by The Jockey Club's Equine

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