By Lynne Snierson

With dramatic, high-tech innovations and fascinating new exhibits, the recently renovated National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame brings history into the 21st century.

“What we have now is the most interactive sports hall of fame in the country,” says Brien Bouyea, the communications officer for the museum founded in 1950 and located in Saratoga Springs, New York. “We’re really excited about it.”

Mon, 08/22/2022

By Melissa Bauer-Herzog

Growing up in Santa Barbara, Cali., Jan Naify had always wanted a horse, but it wasn’t until she met her husband Robert that the dream came true.

Mon, 08/22/2022

By Joe Nevills

How does a guy with a political science degree become one of the most trusted hands-on employees at Lane’s End, dating back to the farm’s very first days?
 

For Callan Strouss, it came down to a simple but powerful choice: Would he rather continue pursuing a law career or work with horses? It hardly qualifies as a spoiler to know what he chose.
 

Mon, 08/22/2022

By Jim Mulvihill

Q&A: Chris Guinty, President & CEO, Drug Free Sport International 
 

The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) assumed its initial partial oversight of U.S. racetracks on July 1 with the rollout of new federal safety standards. The remainder of HISA’s responsibilities – the anti-doping and medication control portion – were delayed until January 1.
 

Mon, 08/22/2022

By Mike Kane

Entering the final quarter of 2021, the newly expanded We Are NY Horse Racing coalition launched a campaign designed to promote the value that horse racing brings to the Empire State.

Mon, 08/22/2022

By Joe Nevills

It can often take years for breeders to discern which broodmare pedigrees and physicals work best with a stallion to produce elite runners. Judging by the returns in 2021, Tommy Wente of St. Simon Place needed just a fraction of the time to crack the code with Connect.

Thu, 04/28/2022

By Jim Mulvihill

The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act is forging on to implementation despite persistent legal challenges and logistical hurdles. The first phase of federal oversight of horse racing will go into effect July 1, when jurisdictions are expected to comply with new Racetrack Safety Program standards drafted by the Horseracing Safety and Integrity Authority (commonly shortened to “the Authority”). The rules and standards that make up the Racetrack Safety Program were approved in March by the Federal Trade Commission, which oversees the Authority.

Thu, 04/28/2022

By Joe Nevills

The Lane’s End stallion complex comprises several buildings, but its foundation sits under a patch of grass and ivy on its outskirts.

A half-circle of hedges to the southeast of the stallion barns conceals the farm’s graveyard; a finely manicured resting place for champions, and the ancestors of champions, that resided at Lane’s End and contributed to the farm’s ascent into one of North America’s leading Thoroughbred operations.

Thu, 04/28/2022

By Melissa Bauer-Herzog

Once called ‘the glue that holds everything together’ by stallion manager Peter Sheehan, Lane’s End’s Alys Emson currently works in a client management role but has done a little bit of everything during her 23 years at the farm.

Thu, 04/28/2022

By JIM MULVIHILL

When the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) was passed in December, proponents heralded the dawning of a new day for the American Thoroughbred industry. Nearly a year later, optimism still abounds but is tempered by growing concerns that the “new day” could be delayed by months or years.

Mon, 11/01/2021

By JIM MULVIHILL

In the last 21 years, Lee & Susan Searing’s CRK Stable—named for children Christina, Richard, and Katherine—has won well over 200 races for more than $15 million in earnings. CRK’s graded/group stakes winners include such talented runners as Our New Recruit, Kobe’s Back, Kettle Corn, Switch, and Candy Boy. Their best runner to date, though, has been the brilliant Honor A.P.

Mon, 11/01/2021

By JOE NEVILLS

A growing spotlight has been given to the use of whips in races, as tracks and state racing commissions have grappled with their use as encouragement versus the growing negative public perception toward their use.

Mon, 11/01/2021