National TV Schedule

RACING ON TV THIS WEEK
June 15
  Arlington Park: Black Tie Affair Handicap, Lincoln Heritage Handicap.
Belmont Park: Hill Prince, Bed o' Roses Handicap.
Churchill Downs: Stephen Foster Handicap, Fleur de Lis Handicap, Matt Winn, Regret.
Delaware Park: Obeah, Go for Wand.
Golden Gate Fields: Lost in the Fog.

TOC Open Forum at Pleasanton

PLEASANTON, Calif. (June 13, 2013) -- All horsemen are invited to join TOC for an Open Forum on Saturday, June 22.

Meet TOC Directors for discussion of current events and an opportunity to have your questions answered.

The open forum will take place at the Pleasanton Satellite Wagering Facility at the Alameda County Fair beginning at 10:30 a.m.

OwnerView Sections Expanded

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 11, 2013) -- OwnerView, the free, informational website developed by The Jockey Club and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) to assist prospective, new and current Thoroughbred owners, has added sections devoted to veterinary care and racetracks.

Palace Malice Puts Away Preakness Winner Oxbow

By Jay Privman DRF.com
ELMONT, N.Y. – It was an illuminating day at Belmont Park. The sun came out, and the light went on.

After a storm pummeled the area Friday, the sun shined bright on the old New York home of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday afternoon. And Palace Malice added to the wattage, the light finally coming on for a colt held in high regard for months by his trainer, Todd Pletcher.

CARMA Launches New Program to Assist Owners with Safely Retiring Thoroughbred Racehorses

ARCADIA, Calif. (June 8, 2013) -- CARMA is pleased to announce the development of a new service for owners and trainers to assist in the placement of their Thoroughbreds in need of retirement.  Through the generosity of the Santa Anita Park After-Care Program – an initiative to support racehorse retirement created by owner-breeder Frank Stronach – CARMA has created the CARMA Placement Program.  This new program will facilitate the transition of horses from the racetrack to an approved CARMA Aftercare Partner (non-profit benefactors of CARMA grant funds) for placement in their forever home.

Horse Therapy Legislation Introduced in the House

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 6, 2013) -- On April 24, 2013, Representatives Michael Burgess (R-CA) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) introduced The Rehabilitative Therapy Parity for Military Beneficiaries Act of 2013 (H.R. 1705). This legislation would amend federal law to provide that military families and wounded veterans are entitled to be reimbursed for therapies, including "therapies provided on a horse" that are medically authorized.

CHRB Meetings Advisory

From CHRB
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (June 5, 2013) -- Two committees of the California Horse Racing Board will convene consecutively on Wednesday, June 19, in the Sunset Room at Hollywood Park to address several matters of significance to the state’s horse racing industry.

Location Change for CHRB Meeting

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (May 31, 2013) -- The location for the California Horse Racing Board meeting on Thursday, June 20, 2013, originally scheduled for Los Alamitos Race Course, has been changed to the Sunset Room at Hollywood Park Race Track, 1050 South Prairie Ave., Inglewood, California. The agenda for this meeting will be posted on the CHRB Website at least 10 days beforehand and will list the starting time of the meeting.

NTRA Statement on Cost Recovery Act

From NTRA “The NTRA applauds Congressman Andy Barr for introducing H.R. 2212, the Race Horse Cost Recovery Act. If enacted, this much-needed legislation will help the horse industry protect hundreds of thousands of jobs and maintain over $100 billion in annual spending nationwide. Congressman Barr is a true champion for Kentucky’s signature equine industry and the NTRA looks forward to working with him to build support for this important legislation.”

Ship and Win III at Del Mar

From DMTC DEL MAR, Calif. (May 9, 2013) --  “Ship and Win,” the highly successful program to lure out-of-state horses to the summer Del Mar meeting, will return for the third straight season with an additional boost in incentives offered to horsemen who bring new runners to the seaside oval.

Five Breeders’ Cup Challenge Races at Del Mar

From DMTC
DEL MAR, Calif. (Apr. 8, 2013) -- The Breeders' Cup announced today that the 2013 Breeders’ Cup Challenge series will consist of 67 automatic qualifying races into the Breeders' Cup World Championships. This year’s series will be conducted in 10 countries and will feature 48 Grade or Group 1 events, and nine new races. Breeders’ Cup will pay entry fees and provide travel allowances for the connections of the Challenge winners into the Championships. Del Mar will host five races during the 2013 Breeders’ Cup Challenge series beginning on July 28 with the Bing Crosby Stakes. (The complete 2013 schedule is available at https://members.breederscup.com/challenge/schedule.aspx).