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National Stakes Conditions: 1st Quarter 2010

With the loss of two major racetracks over the years and continuous battles with the Atlantic City casinos and state legislature to get slots, New Jersey racing is struggling to remain competitive with surrounding states, most notably New York, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. If the Garden State is to succeed in achieving its objectives, it very well ...

Recognition in the Thoroughbred industry comes slowly, if at all, for a horseman who plies his trade in the great Northwest. But for Howard Belvoir—a trainer, owner, and breeder who got his start in the business as a kid in Vancouver, B.C., more than 50 years ago—2009 was a very good year, and the accolades have followed. Belvoir received a ...

Trade Zone: Foal Health - Click Here to Download PDF   The New Year always brings hope and high expectations, especially for breeders who wait 11 long months for their mares to birth the next generation of racetrack hopefuls. In the excitement of the foaling season, planning for the health and well-being of these foals is essential. A ...

The travel arrangements were made. The horse was ready to go. Unfortunately, the weather didn’t cooperate. Snow in Louisiana? So Richard Owens ended up watching the $750,000 Boyd Gaming’s Delta Jackpot Stakes (gr. III) from the warm confines of his Arizona home the evening of Dec. 4. He certainly got his money’s worth when his homebred 2-year-old ...

Innovation. Progress. Leadership. These are just a few of the words used over the years to describe what David Willmot has brought to the horse racing industry in Ontario since he bulled his way into the business 35 years ago. Under his aggressive, business-minded guidance, Woodbine racetrack has crawled out of the depths of near-bankruptcy and ...