In memorium: Exercise Rider to the Stars Joanne Mc
(Above: Joanne McNamara aboard 1995 Kentucky Derby winner Thunder Gulch at Pimlico for the Preakness Stakes. Photo courtesy Skip Dickstein) Joanne McNamara —Read More
Mystik Dan, Band of Gold shine as McPeek nears 2,0
An Oaklawn Park stakes recap by Robert Yates (Holly Smith photo of Mystic Dan and jockey Brian Hernandez after their Southwest win) PushingRead More
Pessin buys five horses he trained for Lothenbach
Fair Grounds news feature by Kevin Kilroy (Hodges photo of Happy American winning 2023 Louisiana Stakes) New Orleans, La (Feb. 4, 2024) – With 19Read More
Damon Thayer sponsors KY Senate resolution honorin
Below is the text of Senate Resolution 27, honoring the life, memory and great works of Kentucky HBPA and horse-racing stalwart Frank L.Read More
100th Blue Grass highlights Keeneland’s 19 s
A Keeneland press release (EquiSport photo of Tapit Trice winning the 2023 Toyota Blue Grass) LEXINGTON, KY (Dec. 18, 2023) – Keeneland will awardRead More
HISA pairing with AI company to flag horses on rac
An unedited press release from the Horseracing Integrity & Safety Authority (HISA). Message from your Kentucky HBPA: There is a lot to unpackRead More
Gaffalione clinches 11th Churchill title with one
Churchill Downs press release (Jetta Vaughns/Coady Photography photo of Gaffalione winning the G2 Golden Rod aboard Intricate for trainer Brendan Walsh) LOUISVILLE, Ky.Read More
Kentucky HBPA hires Alex Foley as executive direct
(Photo above: Alex Foley, left, and Kentucky HBPA President Rick Hiles. Jennie Rees photo) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023) — The Kentucky Horsemen’sRead More
Xigera could give Rigney, Bauer another Falls City
(Photo above: Xigera winning Churchill Downs’ Seneca Overnight Stakes. Coady Photography) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, Nov. 10, 2023) – It’s been a remarkable year forRead More
Statement from National HBPA CEO Eric Hamelback on
(Photo above: Cody Dorman was in the winner’s circle when namesake Cody’s Wish repeated victory in Saturday’s $1 million Big Ass Fans Breeders’Read More