The 2025 Jamaica horse racing season, marked by 753 races despite disruptions from Hurricane Melissa, highlighted ongoing challenges in the local breeding industry. Despite a slight increase in foal numbers, the overall quality and competitiveness of locally bred horses...
Joe Pride is a distinctive and successful Australian horse trainer known for his deep connection to his horses, symbolized by the tattoos of their names inked on his forearms. His career, influenced heavily by mentor John Size, is marked...
Karen Johannsen, a 66-year-old American horseback tour operator living in Antigua, was fatally attacked by her ex-boyfriend on December 19 while leading a horseback riding tour on Runaway Beach. She suffered severe head injuries, broken bones, and a fractured...
A recent Louisville Metro Council ordinance aimed at microchipping animals has inadvertently threatened urban farming by requiring miniature horses to live on at least one acre and goats on at least half an acre of land. This change has...
Santa Anita plans to resume thoroughbred racing Friday through Sunday after rain cancellations earlier in the week, with an added program on Thursday, January 8. Highlighted is Saturday’s Santa Ynez Stakes featuring the return of Explora, a Bob Baffert-trained...
Jason Weaver offers his all-weather horse racing tips with two selections for Chelmsford and four for Wolverhampton. At Chelmsford, he favors Urban Law in the 14:42 race, noting the horse’s promising handicap mark and suitable step up in distance,...
