William “Bill” E. Mudd, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Churchill Downs, Inc., has been appointed by the Thoroughbred Racing Associations of North America (TRA) to the Equibase Company LLC Management Committee, it was announced today by Equibase Chairman Alan Marzelli.

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Lexington, KY – Keeneland will donate copies of Anna Morgan Ford’s book, Beyond the Track: Retraining the Thoroughbred from Racehorse to Riding Horse, to nonprofit organizations around the country whose mission is to find adoptive homes for retired Thoroughbreds.

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LEXINGTON, Ky. – The TOBA American Graded Stakes Committee today announced new eligibility requirements for graded stakes races in the U.S.

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WASHINGTON — The Humane Society of the United States applauded recommendations set out in the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ newly released white paper, “Putting the Horse First: Veterinary Recommendations for Ending the Soring of Tennessee Walking Horses.” 

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Lexington, Kentucky - The Southeastern Horse Sale will be held at the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center in Fletcher, North Carolina, right outside Asheville, North Carolina, on December 6, 2008.  The Southeastern Horse Sale will provide a public auction of American Saddlebreds, Hackney and Harness Ponies, Morgans and Roadster Horses and Ponies.

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Calling it one of the most significant welfare issues affecting any equine breed or discipline, the American Association of Equine Practitioners today issued recommendations for eliminating the abusive practice within the Tennessee Walking Horse industry known as soring.

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FORT WORTH, Texas—The American Paint Horse Association (APHA) and the Paint Horse Journal, were recently honored for their marketing tactics, service to members, editorial content and magazine design through several different industry award organizations.

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The new bronze statue of legendary racehorse John Henry will be unveiled in a dedication ceremony on the anniversary of his death, October 8 at 3:30pm.

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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - The RCI Model Rules Committee met in all day session Friday in Saratoga Springs and has made the following recommendations to the RCI Board for adoption.

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OCEANPORT, N.J. * Dual classic winner Big Brown displayed championship form at Monmouth Park on Sunday as he dug down deep to catch a stubborn Coal Play in the final furlong to win the $1 million Haskell Invitational Presented by Vonage (G1) by nearly two lengths.

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The Minnesota Zoo is celebrating a big conservation milestone with the birth of its first Asian wild horse (also known as a Przewalski's or Mongolian wild horse) since 1988.

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Morton, IL- The Hong Kong Equestrian Federation (HKEF) in conjunction with the Hong Kong Jockey Club and ING Corporation, hosted an extraordinary “Hand- Over” ceremony on July 10th in Hong Kong to receive two ponies the American Shetland Pony Club (ASPC) donated to salute Hong Kong’s efforts in hosting the 2008 Equestrian Olympics.

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Lexington, Kentucky - The American Hackney Horse Society (AHHS) has announced a change in location for their Annual General Membership Meeting during the Kentucky State Fair in Louisville, August 17-23.

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Price, Utah—Severe drought and poor forage conditions have culminated in an emergency horse gather in one of the Bureau of Land Management’s wild horse and burro Herd Management Area (HMA) within the next ten days.

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Keeneland has cataloged a record 5,555 yearlings for its 2008 September Yearling Sale, to be held September 8-23.

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The Jockey Club’s Thoroughbred Safety Committee, which in June issued its initial recommendations calling for the elimination of steroids in race training and racing, a ban on toe grabs and a series of whip-related reforms, will provide an update on its activities and announce additional recommendations when The Jockey Club’s 56th annual Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing convenes Sunday, August 17, at the Gideon Putnam Resort in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

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FORT WORTH, Texas—The American Paint Horse Association’s (APHA) annual two-week World Championship Paint Horse Show run made its stop at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas, June 21 through July 5.

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Shelburne , VT -- The American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA) is pleased to highlight the New Zealand Morgan Horse Association (NZMHA) for 22 years of spreading Morgan horse enthusiasm throughout New Zealand.

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America’s Horse – The American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum presents its first show and sale when “America’s Horse in Art…The Horse that settled the West” takes place August 14 through November 14.

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The pony hunter industry's signature auction will be held in conjunction with the USEF National Championship Pony Finals at 3:00 pm. on Wednesday, August 13, 2008, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY.

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