Month: March 2022

TERF Awards $5,000 to TRF

The Thoroughbred Education and Research Foundation (TERF) will award the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) $5,000 to be used for educational purposes. The TRF, whose mission is to rescue ex-racehorses, no longer able to compete at the racetrack, from neglect, abuse, and slaughter, collaborates with correctional facilities in eight states to provide vocational training to inmates who, in turn, care for horses that are not suitable for second athletic careers. TRF will use the funds to implement the Second Chances Farm Groom Elite (SCGE) Vocational program at all TRF Second Chance Programs. TRF's goal is to provide standardized level of education at each facility, educate inmates on proper care of thoroughbreds, and create higher skilled individuals who can receive gainful employment upon release from prison.

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NBC Sports Presents ‘1/ST Saturday’ Coverage Of Triple Crown Prep Races

NBC Sports presents new “1/ST Saturday” Triple Crown prep race coverage, an unrivaled day of bicoastal racing featuring seven horse races live from 1/ST RACING's Gulfstream in Hallandale Beach, Fla., and Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif., this Saturday, March 5 at 4 p.m. ET on CNBC.

Saturday's show will feature a live race every 15 minutes.

Highlighting Saturday's live coverage are the first races in NBC Sports' “Road to the Kentucky Derby” coverage, the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth Stakes from Gulfstream and the Grade 2 San Felipe Stakes from Santa Anita.

The Fountain of Youth and San Felipe each award 50 Derby qualification points to the winner, essentially making each race a “Win and You're In” qualifier for the Derby.

Britney Eurton hosts Saturday's coverage, alongside analysts Jerry Bailey, the Hall of Fame jockey, and Randy Moss. Reporters/handicappers Nick Luck (Gulfstream) and Eddie Olczyk (Santa Anita) will report live from the racetracks.

Coverage will be streamed live on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

NBC SPORTS AND HORSE RACING: NBC Sports is the exclusive home to the most important and prestigious events in horse racing, including the Triple Crown, the Breeders' Cup World Championships, Royal Ascot, and Pegasus World Cup Invitational Series. NBC has been the exclusive home of the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes since 2001, and the Belmont Stakes since 2011, when NBC Sports Group reassembled the Triple Crown.

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NTRA Racecourse Managers’ Conference And Workshop To Begin Sunday

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) is hosting the first annual Racecourse Managers' Conference and Workshop which will begin this Sunday, March 6 at the South Point Arena & Equestrian Center in Las Vegas.

Running March 6-8, the Conference will bring together racetrack management, superintendents, and equine facility managers from across the country to experience comprehensive, science-based discussions and demonstrations on maintaining safe racing, training, and event surfaces, along with an explanation of how to participate in the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) racing surface regulations and the processes for HISA implementation and reporting.

The full agenda can be found here, but highlights of the program include

  • Dennis Moore, Racetrack Consultant and Superintendent, will demonstrate the use of lasers for grade measurements and how to check grades on horse racing and arena surfaces;
  • Glen Kozak, Senior Vice President of the New York Racing Association (NYRA), will lead a panel that discusses the HISA Surfaces Regulations and the process for implementation and reporting;
  • Oliver Hoberg, Footing Expert for the Fédération Equestre Internationale, the international governing body for equestrian sports, and Lars Roepstorff from the Swedish University of Agriculture, a veterinarian and equine surgeon and one of the world's leading experts on equine footing surfaces, will discuss the use of FEI criteria and practical implications for FEI 5* events and Olympic equestrian facilities; and
  • Mackenzie Rockefeller, Manager at Racing Surfaces Testing Laboratory, will demonstrate the new Maintenance Quality System (MQS) database developed by The Jockey Club which will allow reporting for the HISA data to be produced automatically.

There are still a few days to register. For additional information contact Danae Fryman at dfryman@NTRA.com.

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Woodbine Boosts Select Claiming Purses For 2022; First Condition Book Available Friday

Woodbine Entertainment announced Thursday a purse increase for select claiming events this upcoming season at Woodbine Racetrack.

The 2022 Thoroughbred season will see a 20 percent purse boost for $5,000 to $20,000 claiming races.

The boost will bring the purse for a $5,000 Maiden Claiming event up to $20,500 (including Ontario Sired and Bred bonuses).

Woodbine will release its first condition book for the upcoming season this Friday.

All condition books and other relevant information from the Woodbine Race Office is available at www.Woodbine.com/Horsepeople/.

The 2022 Thoroughbred season at Woodbine Racetrack is scheduled to begin on Saturday, April 16.

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