He asked to buy a breeding to raffle off. She helped us with the raffle and gave us the opportunity to raise money in a way that had never been tried before. Myers donates money to junior fair horse barn. The new facility will house 96 stalls with enough room to accommodate everyone. She bought a stall in the barn, and now this. GEORGETOWN, Ohio -- One of the nation's premier horsewomen and the owner of the leading American Quarter Horse Association sire, Zips Chocolate Chip, recently...

Keeneland realized increases in gross, average, and median this year,with the exact same number of horses went through the ring during the same session a year ago. A dark bay daughter of champion broodmare sire Dixieland Band brought $285,000 early in the day to top the session and close the fourth catalog of the 15-day auction. There was a good cross section of domestic and a wide range of international buyers today from all four corners of the world, as well as our domestic market, so it...

Not only did racing at Suffolk Downs make it through the 100-day meeting, the track saw increases in attendance and handle for the first time in several years. There are not many success stories like that in horse racing, at a track without any gaming component. The average daily attendance increased 22 percent, while the on-track handle for live racing programs increased by 14 percent. Spadea, who currently owns at least a share of 18 horses, believes expanded gaming is essential to the...

The sheik, who has been active in horse racing since 1970 and has owned many of the best horses in Dubai and the United States, likely plans to breed the mares with top-end stallions with the goal of producing a Kentucky Derby winner, the newspaper said. The views expressed in the articles are not necessarily those of earthtimes.org and we accept no responsibility for the views or opinions expressed in the articles either direct or indirect. Sheik spends $35M in race for derby champ....

EI road signs get the message out NSW Department of Primary Industries has begun to install 55 new road signs to let motorists know which equine influenza zone they are entering. Movement permits are required for any movement of horses in the amber and red zones and while horses are free to move within the purple zone, horses can not leave or enter the purple zone. An additional 24 signs at 12 locations in red restricted zones will be placed on both sides of the road. Parkes news,...

That the individual being mourned was a horse didn't seem to strike anyone as odd. But mobilization of the Army during the 1930s was the beginning of the end for horses and mules in the military. Although officially no longer in the military, Pat still participated in parades and was used by Army veterinarians when they gave hands-on seminars on equine health for new recruits. If you look through the bars of the iron fence, you can see a tree-shaded grave with a tall granite headstone at...