A new study by the University of Kentucky and three other universities has produced what UK researchers call the most comprehensive genetic database of North American Thoroughbreds in history.

Many of these genes regulate the bone matrix, but a large number of the genes have never been studied in bone before ...

Average field size edged above eight runners per race in month that saw an 11.50 percent increase in total starts ...

A Letter To The Industry from Damon Thayer The Florida State Legislature is facing a crossroads similar to what we in Kentucky's General Assembly faced in early 2021. At stake, as it was in Kentucky, ...

Submissions for the Friday, May 2 Kentucky Oaks Survivors Parade are now being accepted, Churchill Downs announced Monday morning. This year's event will honor 150 Breast and Ovarian cancer survivors ...

On January 29, a 10-year-old Thoroughbred mare in Manatee County, Florida, tested positive for equine influenza. The horse, ...

Researchers from the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE)—in ...

There is a lot ahead for the CTHF team in 2025 including the launch of a comprehensive diabetes education program.

There is plenty to think about when considering how to take care of a horse. A good starting point are the following seven core areas: hoof care, diet, exercise, general health, teeth, worm control, ...

It’s sad, as I see it, that the sport is getting too precious and it’s not left to trainers to make their own decisions about their horses’ welfare. We would never put our horses’ health at risk by ...

The new sign along Route 198 that now welcomes race fans to the track now operated by the new Maryland Jockey Club Inc. (WBAL Photo by Scott Wykoff) A new era for Maryland’s proud Thoroughbred ...