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The International Gold Cup, one of the largest steeplechase events in the U.S., returns to Great Meadow, VA on Saturday, Oct. 25. The fall International Gold Cup has become the region’s signature fall event and the premier fall race in the U.S. Gates open at 10 a.m. with the first …
(SACRAMENTO, CA) – With great sadness, the California Exposition & State Fair announces the suspension of live thoroughbred horse racing for the 2025 California State Fair. The legacy of thoroughbred horse racing has been an enduring part of the State Fair, beginning in 1854, when the first live races were …
(Photo by Mathew Schwartz on Unsplash) Kitty Block, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, released the following statement regarding tomorrow’s Preakness race in Baltimore: “With the outrageous string of horse deaths in racing, how shameful that the misleadingly named National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association has repeatedly blocked …
WASHINGTON (May 6, 2023) — Kitty Block, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, released the following statement ahead of the Kentucky Derby: “7 was not a lucky number for the horses, as that is how many died in the lead-up to this year’s Kentucky Derby. And …
(Washington, D.C., June 10, 2022): The American Horse Council hosted a highly successful 2022 Annual Conference June 5th – 7th at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. attended by 150 of the equine industry’s leaders and stakeholders. AHC Board Chair, Dr Rick Mitchell stated, “We couldn’t be more pleased …