The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program (T.I.P.) Championships concluded Sunday, Oct. 27, with participation from 206 Thoroughbreds and 210 riders. The show was held at Stable View in Aiken, S.C., from Oct. 24-27. Cash prizes of $2,000 per division were awarded to the 42 divisions offered, which included hunters, jumpers, English pleasure, dressage, combined test, Western pleasure, ranch riding, competitive trail, and in-hand competition.
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Trainer left baffled as racing stewards scratch Melbourne Cup hopeful from Tuesday’s big race due to a heart issue
The decision has been contested by the five-year-old's owners OTI Racing with his trainer John O'Shea admitting his bewilderment at the decision.
Thoroughbred Makeover Diary: A Final Goodbye
On the evening of Sept. 6, after viewing and acknowledging pictures of Real Grace in a paddock on a farm in Lexington, his racing trainer and my good friend, Shelley Brown, put down her phone for what ended up being the last time. Pictures and video sent the following day, heralding Grayson’s arrival at Kentucky Horse Park and his first adventures of that pivotal week, will forever remain unread.
Melbourne Cup jockey calls for HUGE change to the way Australia’s biggest race is run
Melbourne Cup jockey Declan Bates is calling on Racing Victoria to make a fundamental change of course that would make life a lot easier for many Australian hoops.